B_Larson

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Okay, so in the background is a Consolidated P2Y seaplane. Those were retired and withdrawn from service in 1941 and sent back to Naval Air Station Pensacola. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_P2Y

So if it's 1942, then it has to be in Florida at least.

But how do we know if it's 1942?? 😨

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

That's weird because as I recall it, what happened is that her administration proposed an economic plan which caused a brief economic crisis because I guess they thought they knew more than actual economists - sort of like 5 year olds that think they know more than their parents.

"The deep state." I guess, if by that you actually mean "the free market"...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/30/liz-truss-uk-economic-crisis

[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (5 children)

The War in Iraq lasted 8 years and cost over 1 trillion dollars.

So aside from the immense risk of starting a war with a nation right next door to you, ...aside from the fact that there would be no clear strategic objectives, it would also cost a fortune.

If the US wass really serious about supporting the Mexican government against the cartels, then they would start with increasing financial aid to said government. But these very same people would probably be against that idea.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think it bears pointing out that both the UK and France have their own nuclear weapons and are ultimately not beholden to the US.

So encouraging Russian aggression with the implicit notion that the US wouldn't do anything in response to an attack actually makes nuclear war more likely because even if we didn't respond... they would still feel compelled to.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

The Republicans in charge in Ohio brought this on themselves when they passed their absurd 6 week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape and incest. The citizen-initiated constitutional amendment gathered steam as a direct result of that.

The lesson should be: when you pander to the extremists in your party, you actually accomplish the opposite of what you wanted.