Pelicanen

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[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you look at the timeline in the article, post-2030 the act states that it would be indexed.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 week ago

It doesn't quite feel right for other countries have to send their citizens to fight and die against a former ally just because American citizens can't hold their government accountable.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

If I'm not mistaken, the US spends more on military than the rest of NATO combined. How do you imagine a military engagement against the US would end for us?

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're either an apologist for totalitarian dictatorships who falls for propaganda as easily as MAGA cultists or you're just straight-up trolling. The racism accusation was really the cherry on top.

I have never even visited the US, nor do I have any intention to.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

First: No I cannot, the people of China do not enjoy freedom of press or freedom of expression, so finding out the actual statistics can be very difficult.

Second: What is your point? Two governments can be bad simultaneously, and even more than just two. Just because I oppose Israel's genocide doesn't mean I suddenly support Iran's totalitarian leadership.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

The enemies have never been the Chinese proletariat who toil and slave for scraps to feed the demands of a capitalist, consumerist society and always the greedy, totalitarian faux-socialists with a love for concentration camps that form the ruling party.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This was literally my second sentence.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Voter turnout was roughly 64.1% and out of those, 49.8% voted for Trump, bringing the total to about 32% of eligible voters. While one can absolutely make the argument that abstaining from voting implicitly supported Trump as Republicans typically fare better in low-turnout elections, it's not exactly factual to say that the majority of citizens voted for him

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Sweden, long known for being neutral (up until joining NATO last year) and peaceful, can by law compel every single swedish citizen between the ages of 16 and 70 to serve during wartime.

Exactly as you state, almost every sovereign country on the planet likely has some version of this.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Starts with green card holders, then it progresses to those who weren't born in the US via denaturalization (as the administration has already started with), and finally it gets to all citizens. The people cheering for this are the ones who don't realize that the leopards will eat their faces sooner or later as well.

I don't know if it's related to the culture of American exceptionalism, that people are so used to the idea that they're special and that they won't be affected, that they never even stop to consider the possibility.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think most western governments aren't totalitarian dictatorships that are willing to burn through public funds in order to gain geopolitical advantages over their adversaries.

Do note that if China gains a market advantage, the price will likely go up to reflect the real cost of production.

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