I am relieved to read this.

I can’t strictly identify with your beliefs, but the “this country versus that country” conversations are driving me nuts; as though any government is ideal, or free from corruption.

I don’t see any signs of either.

I attended an international event on Friday, and was standing next to the Canadians. When I asked if they’d seen any shame or shyness, the two ladies at the table told me that two teenage boys had come next to the table and started singing the American anthem. I looked around and saw that they had stood between the Danish table, with the Ukrainian table a few meters away. They were just kids, but they were old enough to be able to consider what is right versa wrong. This suggests that there are American families abroad who internally think that American imperialism is not a problem, while living in another country. It’s not just domestic conversation.

Of note is that in these events are often found political and military representives of foreign nations, as opposed to just immigrants and residents.

Actual experience is like that.

Stories from Grandma for the history, State Russian TV for the recent stuff. Russians and Americans are both trying to acquire territory, to reclaim their fantasy Golden Eras.

Not sure how you can say that Russia isn’t empirialist with Putin invading a neighbour in order to gain control. Putin, Trump and Xi talk frequently about “our vassals and your vassals”

O just read that China, Japan and SK will cooperate on anti-American economic action. I am azed to see those three cooperate.

I admit that opinion is more rhetorical and anecdotal than informed - bit don’t kide yourself into thinking that the East isn’t also in crisis.

I mean the general failure of capitalist idealogues, and imperialists destroying their own countries. I’m not great with detailed evidence, but Chinese abandonment of their working class, focusing on export production instead of domestic support - rich get richer and corruption grows. Indian divisive and racist politics, Russian imperialist destruction of their domestic economy to chase the dream of a king, South Korean cultism.

The world is a funky place with people really not feeling like they belong.

Not even gonna start on the mess that is the middle east, as that has been burning for a hundred years.

It’s like that comic “best I can do is drugs to trick your mind into thinking it’s alright”

It doesn’t feel much better in the East. This is global, the rot just smells more in the West.

It is my understanding the US aid is restored after the Ukraine capitulation to the support blackmail.

What’s wrong with labradoodles?

All three Baltic nations had already stopped/trivialise purchasing Russian electricity. This was the final step (I don’t think that they are going to destroy the infra.)

This.

JBL pods manual even says that you need the app to enable the noise cancelling, but if you tap twice it enables it.

No need to go into the dark when analyzing Trump’s behaviour. Looking at his desire for power and legitimacy usually suffices.

You had my attention, now you have my interest

Russian speaking/ethnic, or Russian national? Two different things.