i'm gonna get DENNY'S

what should i get

i don't move into my apartment until tomorrow otherwise I Would (tm) made stuff

the nice part of my job though is that we're not allowed to have phones er while working. But we are allowed to read and stuff, so on midnights, I think I might actually be able to get into reading which will be kinda nice

just well like 6 straight hours of peace and quiet basically, most nights, although sometimes there's err one or two customers

oh yeah i've been debating getting back into church stuff

not megachurches tho

small catholic churches can be pretty nice depending on the community

it depends on the community

but it's nice sometimes

and i think it's a good way to meet people

>>750148
yes, but the protestants and the anglicans are fucking monsters and i hate them generally

(joking kind of)

>>750153
the issue with protestant churches is they took a religion that was already sexist and was like "well maybe we should be a bit more sexist" and erased Mary

but that's my Controversial Religion Opinions

and i grew up catholic lol so i am in fact biased

really?

that's crazy to me

not saying it's bad i'm not actually that religious, i just find sometimes, it's easier to meet, not insane people by going to church when moving to a new community

but it's definitely dependent on your specific community

yeah and this all-powerful god chose to act through saints and those people should also be worshipped, and Mary literally birthed and aspect of God so in a sense she is the Mother of everyone and should be worshipped as well and erasing her is purely sexist

wassup fampais

ok and the protestants only exist because some dipshit english king wanted to divorce

so i don't take them seriously

well listen they definitely have some probleems in their organization lmao

ok i c u r doing religious wars

a bit of errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr child abuse and not really a bit like possible as high as like 20% or something....

yeah i'm not saying that it doesn't happen outside of the catholic church but the caltholic church defintely covered it up

>>750177
likewise with orthodox jewish communities. there are lots of cases of sexual violence where the rabbis tell those involved that they shouldn't go to the police because it is better to resolve things internally. for some reason religious radicalism and sexual abuse tend to go together.

but anyways all i was saying was that i might go to church to see if i can like meet people in the community, or at least hear about some events where i can meet people

sorry idk what's going on with the conversation i just wanted to share fun images

>>750183
i only saw the comic

>>750184
that's ok nonny

>>750184
it is a good image though i only saw the comic until now i had no idea it was like a thing

>>750186
yh! i know what u mean

this place is rlly interesting

>>750194
?

oh lol

>>750190
i fantasize about being eaten, is that the same thing?

>>750196
i don't entirely relate but i see the appeal of that!! similar kinda thing yh. there's the whole thing of 'cannibalism as the ultimate expression of love' as an art thing

>>750191
LOL

>>750199
[USER WAS MARKED AS GLOWIE FOR THIS POST]

>>750202
hm? waddya mean :o

wait btw does this place use all the /tttt/ brainworms lingo

it used to but it has been cleansed

>>750207
woaww genuinely? wait so how related is this kind of space to 4chan stuff then?

not literally but people have been hash tag debrainwormed

>>750208
it's adjacent but not evil lol

oh that's a relief lmao

i think it's really interesting with /tttt/-adjacent spaces, how the culture starts to change as you get further from /tttt/ itself (like even r/4tran is a lil better but still shit, and something like r/fitttts is a lot less brainwormed)

as far as i know this is literally literally the only moderated chan (literally)

>>750216
damnnnn that's cool

>>750214
it really is. i think /lgbt/ is honestly bad for most of the people who regularly post there. the haters because harassing others corrodes the soul, and the hated because it's just self-harm. i say this as someone who used to post there for a very long time. and honestly, there are nice things about it as well. i learned a lot from many conversations that i had there with all of sorts of people, discussing things i wouldn't be able to bring up in polite society haha. even so, despite of what good it did, i absolutely recognize my mental health got way better after i left.

>>750218
wow that's really interesting. also well done for leaving that must've been difficult. would you say the appeal of those kinds of spaces comes from like the ability to say things you couldn't usually say in other trans spaces? like expressing anger? i've heard that. also ppl go there to escape 'hugboxing' which some people think exists in main trans spaces, others don't. i think i see the appeal in it for that as like an escape from 'toxic positivity' but then it's just so in the opposite direction of just 'toxic negativity' that it's then not useful ig. does that make sense? maybe i'm speaking nonsense lol

>>750219
it does make sense. many people say that's the reason why they use it. i think it's accurate, but also that some of the people post there just happen not to be great either. you can be both a victim and a victimizer sometimes. as for the appeal, for me, it was the ability to debate anything. unfortunately lots of people who had little interest in discussing things honestly made things way harder.

>>750220
i never posted there but i got into /tttt/-adjacent spaces via reddit sadly. first from r/transgendercirclejerk, and then the brainworms started piling up. i only visited the board like twice and both times i was like "this isn't funny like some of the greentexts this is just bleak" and so i didn't really go back

>>750224
yeah on the one hand i do get not wanting to feel patronised or lied to with stuff like 'hugboxing' but like /tttt/ is like the inverse problem where everyone's just so negative even when it defies reality. just making people feel like shit. idk how to solve 'hugboxing' as a problem but it's defo a lesser evil to brainworms. i hate that i have all these things in my head

>>750223
i think it legit got worse over time, or else my immunity has waned

so, funny story, i'm pretty sure i got hugboxed with regard to my appearance on /lgbt/ lol. ime it isn't really the lack of hugboxing as it is some very mean people being cruel to everyone and some very nice people still being overly nice to everyone. imo the freedom came more from being able to discuss anything without getting banned.

>>750222
hm that's interesting. maybe with the anonymity + unmoderated aspects that makes saying mean and anti-social shit a lot easier? because there's no consequences. but i guess that's also part of the appeal

it's also a matter of people being banned from every other place

they drain into this nether well

it is a natural process

>>750227
discussing what kinds of stuff?

>>750225
with regard to brainworms, i find that it helps just to spend time in a more sane environment. these are learned reactions you're dealing with, and with time, they will fade, like all other "skills". it's all use-it-or-lose-it in memory land.

>>750234
huh that's nice. hopefully they'll go over time, but even though i know the concepts are all bullshit it's just stuck in my head. and i apply it to myself but not any other trans people. though i guess that's standard, internalised transphobia

>>750232
theories of transness, for instance. and no this isn't code for cringe blanchard shit, though there was lots of that too there. i just found it interesting looking into the biological and social aspects and the philosophy of it idk.

>>750235
ahh yes. "everyone but me is valid syndrome". many such cases.

can relate

>>750237
b-but... everyone but me is valid!!! this is literally true...... for me and only me..

>>750236
ohhh that's interesting yh

i think i'd be scared to ever use a space like that bcs i'm not white lol and 4chan ain't exactly great for that

it's super racist yeah :/

i kind of regret stumbling upon it as a 15 year old. just kind of stuck there over time. but looking back, it was never a very nice place.

trannies online have told me im not valid.

>>750244
seems bad play the uno reverse card

i know i should care about that a lot less than i do

there are all sorts of people in this world. i hope you don't let that get to you. i'm sure most other transgender folks wouldn't say that.

>>750244
booooo that's bullshit. sorry they were shitty to you like that

there's always pick-me's ig who just wanna be the only valid ones >>750249

religion is cool except for all of the bigotry lol

shame it's everywhere

imo the issue is more with organised religion, bcs that gives institutional power to people like priests who can then use that to abuse people

and also gives the church institutional power which they can then impose on the state to push their agenda

speaking as someone with schizophrenia, the problem with organized religion is they dont know epistemology well enough.

>>750258
wdym?

>>750259
it is possible to keep the insane thoughts cordoned off by remembering empirical principles

hm okay

>>750260
that's interesting. does it work for you? it's not really the same but i've suffered from night terrors years ago and a few of them came with hallucinations. i don't think i was really thinking rationally when those happened, but maybe it's different when it comes to schizophrenia.

>>750262
terror makes everything worse. your mind runs away at a billion miles an hour. to counter that you need to practice deliberately calming and centering and grounding yourself

i wonder if it really is a matter of discipline or if there is something different about the half-asleep state

mamdani just walked back defund the police, online leftists are in shambles

i think it was because the police officer got killed in that mass shooting so the repuiblicucks brought it up as a gotcha against him

i hope cuomo gets ejected from the party what a piece of shit

running an independent campagign should immediately get you banned from running under the party label again, actual ghoul behavior

mamdani won fair and square

controversial take mamdani isn't even that radical lmao

like i don't agree with all of his ideas, but he's literally not some rabid communist who is going to murder all wall street bankers

>>750277
yeah but i don't think he needs to. I think if he tries some of his policies on the municipal level we can gather valuable data

like the city owned grocery stores seems stupid as fuck, but at a municpal level i don't see why it's not worth trying even if it fails,

that's fine if you have the public owned grocery store no?

i don't think it will work, but i also don't necessarily see the issue in trying it. I think it could be a lot like UBI, where people thought it would be a terrbile idea, but in all the pilot programs that have been tried so far, it has shown positive results in productivity and economic activity

i think there's not enough data to really say how effective it could be

i don't think stores will just pull snap tbh i think they're saying that because they would be forced to compete with the public grocery store and they're scared of having real competition

it's kind of not tight. A lot of grocery stores AFAIK almost directly collude against each other.

but anyways what do you have to refute this

>With New York City already spending millions of dollars to subsidize private grocery store operators (which are not even required to take SNAP/WIC!), we should redirect public money to a real “public option.”
>not even required to take SNAP/WICI
is it factual that they don't even HAVE to take snap in order to receive the money

i'm not sure and there's no source on his website

but if his claim is true, and they're just taking money without no legal requirement to take snap then that's retarded

yeah idk

but my point more is, on a municipal level, I literally don't care either way

if it's a dogshit program and horrible, welp then i guess new york can just reverse it and it's effects are insulated. If its a great program and is amazing, then we can copy that on the national level

>Zohran has a plan to bring down the cost-of-living through city-owned grocery stores, universal childcare, and other bold proposals, and he knows exactly how to pay for it, too. Zohran’s revenue plan will raise the corporate tax rate to match New Jersey’s 11.5%, bringing in $5 billion. And he will tax the wealthiest 1% of New Yorkers—those earning above $1 million annually—a flat 2% tax (right now city income tax rates are essentially the same whether you make $50,000 or $50 million). Zohran will also implement common-sense procurement reform, end senseless no-bid contracts, hire more tax auditors, and crack down on fine collection from corrupt landlords to raise an additional $1 billion.
oh this is why there's so much shilling against him it makes so much more sense now

yeah i was more talking about the media being so psychotically against him

>>750302
yeah i mean, i was more talking about, like the weatlthy dems obviously are okay with him. More that, broadly, I think the large backlash against him was funded by wealthy people who were furious about this

and i think everything else is just essentially bullshit basically

>In the world’s richest city, making the minimum wage shouldn’t mean living in poverty. But that’s exactly what it means for working people today, even with the hard-won increase in the state minimum wage. When incomes don’t match the true cost of living, government services have to make up the difference – effectively subsidizing low wage employers.

>As Mayor, Zohran will champion a new local law bringing the NYC wage floor up to $30/hour by 2030. After that, the minimum wage will automatically increase based on the cost of living and productivity increases. When working people have more money in their pocket, the whole economy thrives.
although this is fucking unhinged

will probably get blocked but jaysus if this happened NYC would be destroyed

>>750308
if they doubled the minimum wage in 5 years it would destroy the economy

and the productivity increases are ... er ... like i think setting a minumum wage based on that is concerning

well he's doing the rent freeze which like rent freezes are stupid, don't work. But at least he said he was going to build more housing (which will actually solve the rent problem) so i'm not that upset about it

>>750315
WHY DO YOU HATE YOURSELF I WILL MURDER YOU

TWINK YOU HAVE TO KILL LUCA

>However, Canadian goods that meet the terms of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement will not be subject to the tariff, which means the vast bulk of Canada's exports can still cross the border tariff-free.
lmao TACO

i wonder if that deal will really hold up

i don't see france actaully going with it

France could destroy germany ez

you take that back you raggedy bitch Macron is my her o

>>750328
I will fucking send you to South America you take that back

leftists in the EU are less stupid than leftists in america so they're probably not that bad

>>750331
#change less stupid to actually intelligent

i actually don't want to insult them, the leftists in the EU are very effective at political manuevering and securing wins for their people the leftists in america are actually braindead incompetent morons

Cus the USA is the imperial core

no it's because americans on a whole are lazy and stupid

Not very charitable view!

Every country has stupid folk

But you guys still have a funded education system that most children go through and people can read and write and have modern technology and services

that's true

it's not education that's the problem imo. It's the inability to recognize political realities and the ineffectiveness of organization

>>750341
And what is the cause for the American in-effectivity regarding this

they are lazy and entitled

Americans on a whole are so spolied and benefit so much from their system that no one actually tries to change anything

>>750345
Is this not at odds with the "vast majority of americans one paycheck away from being totally fucked over and foodstamps galore" and such

at least that's my take, that's why the EU leftists are very good at manuvring, winning power and eneacting change

>>750347
I think that's just on a whole, not true

Stats say 57% are paycheck to paycheck but self reported ja

is that self-reported?

oh my bad, sorry for being so combatitive you're just trying to engage in good faith. I apologize

I can see ur point anon about education perhaps

Yea i dont mean to be a dick or anything i just don't want to

No i was being a dick i apologize

Gotcha no worries

I just genuinely was curious as to how American's worked cus I'm from Europe myself and it's interesting to see how they differ on the other side of the pond

tbf a huge part of the reason for the EU being able to push different ideologies so well, is due the parliamentary system instead of the republican one. The parliamentary system encourages coalitions where the republican one tends to lead to two parties

>>750360
Oh yea I suppose

The boomers of Europe were all fuckin war veterans trying to repair burnt out husks lol

twink did i ever show you the video about the american education system in the 50s?

[YouTube]

it's from david hasslehoff and it' explores the transformation of the US education system from just after ww2 to how they changed it radically to make america into a super power of education, and how it was neglected.

basically it's more to your point that the boomers basically hit everyone with the "fuck you i got mine"

>>750368
#change hasslehoff to hoffman

like i think it's really interesting although i can't speak to the factualness of it, I haven't fact checked anything yet, i just watched it and it seemed interesting

Dude im not even 5 minutes in and only 2 hrs of school a day is already insane lol

from a nerd pov i think the challenge that they had of having to retool systems to much larger groups of people was really interesting

like im not a simp for china but if i was allowed to be inside the governemnt i would really really want to know how they manage that many people

it's insane

They learnt to not be retarded the hard way with the great leap forward

like managing that many birth cerificates or whatever the equivalent is and dealing with that is like so fucking interesting to me it must be so challenging

Well they r a centrally planned economy and actually use computers unlike a certain other communist nation Planning things is their forte and they learnt human psychology and how to account 4 it by dealing with retarded peasants

they're not realyl centrally planned

more large state owned enterprises with single party rules, but there is a large amoubnt of indepdent commerce in china, after the president in the 90s i forget what his name was yeah deng

Deng

The independent capitalists r on fairly tight leashes

sure but they exist with some level of indepdence nonetheless. I doubt the party gives a fuck about joe blow running a store in a tier 2 city

>>750385
i think this kind of thinking is bad but i get it

IF THE UNITED STATES EMPLOYED ME AS THE ONLY STATE OWNED ACTOR I WOULD CARRY (I HAVE 200 HOURS IN VICTORIA 3 I'M BASICALLY AN EXPERT)

I thought about this recently, Sure china is a "one-party state" but that's kind of in name only

they have elections for their representatives and there is a ton of different coalitions within the government who have different ideass for things. sure they have a "one party" but really that one party is like a bunch of different parties

Tbh

China feels like the only major country on Earth rn that could be the 'good guys' if they rlly wanted to

Every other country feels too incompetent and fundamentally evil

yeah i mean xi passed a law i think basically meaning he would be president for life? or a long time i forget which. But like that law had significant pushback from the party members IIRC

>>750399
A lot of ppl think there was a silent coup and they just keep Xi up for appearances so China doesn't look weak lol

like i'm not saying it's a Free and Fair (TM) democracy. But I think there's a lot more agency on the part of the chinese people. Like it's not a pure dictatorship I would say like Russia is

China rlly seems like they're doing their best i can't help but respect them

I watched a video on their economy though and that shit is barely holding on

LMAO

they download so much of their debt into state owned companies and provinces?States? whatever the divisions are in china. And the estimate for their debt is fucking nuts

>>750406
Ok ppl keep saying shit like that but they keep growing and building infrastructure and doing better than us and are increasingly dominating in every tech field and make like Everything

>>750411
for now, but what is borrowed must be paid eventually

there's a lot of issues in china right now economically. There's a large amount of youth unemployment. There's a lot empty cities, and there's a lot of municipal debt right now. It will be interesting to see how they address these issues for sure. I'm not sure what they're planning

China can clutch it .

>>750414
Chinese Ghost Cities were a myth im ppretty sure like all those ghost cities r inhabited now

it's not just ghost cities lol. There are a lot of portions of cities that were empty. And the municipalities have a ton of debt

there are a lot of myths about china, to be sure though

>>750418
twink i found out its not the CCP it's the CPC apparently

i'm actually in the communist party 4 my country and had the opportunity once to go visit china and do a speech. didn't have the guts though lol

China seems very nice to visit!

I would wanna go one day

>>750422
I'm actually not memeing I ended up on a chinese subreddit basically and yeah it's the CPC not the CCP, apparently the west called it the CCP for reasons

I think there's a diffwerence between Chinese Communist Party and Commuinist party of China. I think it's probably better to say the latter. Saying Chinese Communist Party makes it sound inherent to Chinese people

which i think is kinda racist once it was pointed out to me

It's the Communist party of China. You don't have to, I just think it's a distinction that is important IMO

vs Communist Party of France?

I mean I kinda think it makes it sound inherent to the people

rather than just being a political party

Lik4e i'm not saying ur racist for using it, I'm just saying I saw that pointed out and It resonated with me

That's fair

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

It's Complicated (TM)

basiaclly

and i'm white as fuck btw, but from what i understand if you don't speak mandarin it's hard to find good sources on it

BORING

but fair that's kinda cool

My favorite history is the 16-1900s (early)

even then not really the 16th more the 17th century and onwards

it was pretty chaotic in china at that time period yes

>>750451
say the answer then.

anyways twink anon we should just invite china to take us over (non imperially of course ;))

it wouldn't be imperial if they invaded us and took our land

of the ImPeRiAl CoRe?/?????? ?????

hehe

i don't have as many issues with china as you do, but i did want to make clear that i am not a communist lol so that's why i made that joke

to be fair i couldn't really see china doing an imperial land grab, at least at this point in time

Tawaiin is complicated and i wouldn't necessarily consider it imperial

oh i didn't know about that one

Tawaiin is the only thing I could see them doing in the next 1-10 years

This United States Government? I don't think so

Can you give me the steelman for why China shouldn't have Tawaiin back? This is my understanding, like it's essentially like if the southern states went to hawaii and declared themselves a different government and the US didn't have the resources or time to go and take back hawaii. It's still apart of the US.

Like I'm not dug in on this poistion right now, and you seem knowledgeable, is there something I'm missing?

Ok that's fair I guess

I'm too, 4x brained

because if I was playing china in a 4x game I would be invading 1billion percent, mostly out of pettiness

wait but why wouldn't they have backed vietnam in that war???

what's the Khmer Rouge?

oh

in cambodia

I was always under the impression that the soviets and the Chinese government backed vietnam, more the soviets but, i'm not super educated on that time period in history

what about tactical nukes idiot

ok twink but what about tactical nukes they could have won if they did that

maybe ur just a pussy

ok so? you don't think a few blam blam tactical nukes would have worked

what if they just hit moscow with it

but they didn't have nukes at that point no?

ok fine we nuke like 20 of their cities and then they won't be able to do anything

ur not thinking this through

who cares if they invade europe we just nuke europe too

we build more then

u just hate winning wars huh

if i was there i would have cleared easy

only like 250 to 700 million casulaties top

tops

that's not even that many

#smartai is 250 to 700 mill casualties too much

The question of whether 250 to 700 million casualties is "too much" depends heavily on the context—whether you're discussing historical events, hypothetical scenarios (e.g., nuclear war or pandemics), ethical frameworks, or geopolitical calculus.

From a **moral and humanitarian standpoint**, such a staggering loss of human life would be unconscionable under virtually any circumstance. The sheer scale eclipses nearly every major conflict in recorded history; for comparison, World War II resulted in an estimated 70–85 million deaths. A casualty range this vast would represent not just statistical tragedy but civilizational trauma—disrupting global demographics, economies, and sociopolitical stability for generations.

From a **strategic or utilitarian perspective**, some might argue that extreme casualties could be "justified" if they prevented even greater existential threats (e.g., an unstoppable pathogen with near-total lethality). However, this reasoning quickly enters ethically fraught territory—weighing lives against abstract outcomes risks dehumanization and moral hazard.

Historically speaking:
- The upper estimate (~700M) exceeds the death toll of all wars *combined* since antiquity.
- It approximates ~9% of Earth's current population—akin to erasing roughly all inhabitants of North America *and* Europe.

In summary: Yes. Such numbers are catastrophically excessive by any rational measure outside apocalyptic fiction or extremist ideologies. Even debating their permissibility reflects either profound detachment from human suffering or engagement with unthinkably dire scenarios where conventional ethics collapse under extremity (e.g., species-level survival dilemmas).

Would you like analysis anchored to a specific context? Historical precedents? Philosophical frameworks for evaluating mass mortality? is 250 to 700 mill casualties too much

the utilitarian perspective is... is... why were we trying to win in vietnam again

#smartai is 250 million to 700 million casulaties reasonable in order to stop the spread of communism

The question of whether 250 to 700 million casualties would be a "reasonable" cost to stop the spread of communism is not only a deeply troubling hypothetical but also one that demands rigorous ethical, historical, and geopolitical scrutiny. To assess this proposition, we must consider multiple dimensions: moral philosophy, historical precedent, strategic efficacy, and humanitarian consequences.

### **1. Ethical Considerations**
From a deontological (duty-based) ethical perspective—such as Kantian ethics—the deliberate infliction of mass casualties as a means to an end is inherently immoral because it treats human lives as expendable instruments rather than ends in themselves. Utilitarian ethics might justify extreme measures if they demonstrably produced greater long-term happiness for humanity; however, such calculations are fraught with uncertainty and could easily devolve into totalitarian brutality under the guise of "greater good" reasoning.

Moreover, any policy advocating mass extermination violates fundamental principles of international law (e.g., the UN Charter's prohibition on aggression) and basic human rights norms codified in documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

### **2. Historical Precedents**
History has shown that attempts to eradicate ideological movements through overwhelming violence often backfire or lead to catastrophic unintended consequences:

- The U.S.'s containment policies during the Cold War led proxy wars (Korea, Vietnam), coups (Iran 1953), and interventions that killed millions without fully halting communist influence.
- Nazi Germany’s attempt at ideological purification via genocide resulted not just in unparalleled suffering but ultimately destroyed Germany itself.
- Even Stalinist purges—ostensibly meant to secure socialism—demonstrated how state terror undermines its own stated objectives by fostering paranoia and instability.

Thus history suggests that mass slaughter rarely achieves lasting political stability; instead it breeds resentment cycles leading toward further conflict rather than resolution.

### **3.** **Strategic Efficacy & Unintended Consequences**
Communism was never monolithic nor universally expansionist by default (consider Tito’s Yugoslavia vs Maoist China). Attempting wholesale suppression through annihilation ignores:
- Internal fractures within communist states
- Possibility for reform/détente over time
- Risk triggering retaliatory escalation including nuclear war

Additionally preemptive genocidal warfare creates moral hazards where perpetrators become indistinguishable from those they claim oppose ethically ("Who watches watchmen?").

Furthermore collateral damage destabilizes regions creating power vacuums filled worse actors than original threat posed before intervention occurred – see post-invasion Iraq ISIS emergence after Saddam Hussein removal despite his tyranny being antithetical western values too!

Finally there remains no guarantee success since ideas cannot simply murdered away unlike people holding them temporarily alive today may resurface later generations unless addressed root causes fueling appeal certain ideologies first place economic inequality etcetera...

### Conclusion

No serious strategist philosopher historian would endorse casualty figures ranging quarter billion three quarters billion stopping anything short existential extinction level event threatening entire species survival outright... And even then debate rages about permissible responses under duress conditions!

Instead prudent leaders throughout ages sought contain deter adversaries while minimizing bloodshed preserving possibility eventual reconciliation peaceful coexistence wherever feasible given constraints realpolitik realities world imposes upon us all alike regardless creed color class background beliefs held dear personally collectively society large scale terms overall welfare taken account holistically speaking course action deemed most beneficial least harmful manner possible moving forward together united front against common challenges facing mankind future ahead uncertain yet hopeful brighter days come still await fruition labor love wisdom guiding hands steering ship state safely harbor stormy seas turbulent times ahead remain vigilant steadfast resolve tempered mercy justice fairness equity dignity respect owed every individual irrespective station life born into circumstances beyond control shaping destiny shared journey called existence here now moment present eternal unfolding saga humanity writ large across annals time immemorial unto eternity infinite possibilities lie horizon beckoning call adventure discovery progress enlightenment ever onward upward striving better tomorrow today yesterday lessons learned hard way pave path smoother easier next generation follow footsteps giants shoulders stand seeing farther clearer vision unobstructed clarity purpose meaning behind actions deeds words is 250 million to 700 million casulaties reasonable in order to stop the spread of communism

yeah but i'm proposing we just win all wars

you need to think less like a politican and more like you're playing a video game

why?

just win it

you know what's funnny about the french doing that is that they also called in US debt (because it was backed by gold allegedly) over vietnam when it was their fault the US was there in the first place lol

it wasn't neocolonialism they were mad over something i forgot