To make a long story short: The USSR was a massive threat to Western hegemony so they had to go.
Nice! I used to vape but was told to stop because my blood pressure became abnormally high for an 18 year old (how old I was when I quit)
I think Scotland will be the first to achieve independence from England since a good amount of people are starting to get sick of parliament. The UK used an obsolete law that's never been enforced just to make life harder for trans people and that's kind of been a big catalyst in Scottish independence gaining traction again. I don't think Northern Ireland will last much longer in the UK after that. The inevitable abolition of the monarchy will put an end to the UK since we wouldn't even be a Kingdom anymore. Either way this is definitely the end of the United KIngdom now and it's going to happen within the century.
It pretty much is. People are literally pulling their own teeth out because they can't get dental care, the cost of living crisis is so extreme that at one point I was spending £50 a week on food for just myself, the NHS is basically on its last legs due to conservative incompetence and people are dying of easily treatable cancers and illnesses because by the time they're actually seen to it's already too late. On top of that our government is sending money to Ukraine and supporting Israel, our politicians are turning the lynchings of trans people into a game of political football, and the entire political system is literally primarily based on documents that were written between the 13th and 18th centuries. If you think America sucks I genuinely do not see the UK surviving this decade.
I really set myself up for this one
The fact that 21% of my country's population thinks things are going in the right direction here is fucking insane to me. The UK is literally one of the worst countries in the world right now.
Unsurprising unfortunately
It is sad but yeah, it was necessary in this case. A tranquilliser can take up to a few minutes to take effect and would not have guaranteed the kid's safety.
The overall issue however is not whether it was justified in this case but the zoos themselves. It is absolutely evil in my eyes to entrap animals in cages and exploit them for entertainment. The entire zoo industry is disgusting and needs to be rid of.
I am as well. Took a lot of breaking away from the anti-communist propaganda but I'm glad I did.
It says a lot about how fucked the Overton window in America is given in most of europe liberals would be considered centrist at best
Horrible. My heart goes out to everyone who has been killed or injured and their families.
People already are on Twitter. Disgusting behaviour.
This is pretty much how I feel about music. It is pretty much my biggest interest outside of politics and I love exploring new artists.
I think it's the same reason that popular music is so formulaic (This isn't a "modern music bad" argument, this goes for popular radio-hit music of any decade). These big studios are more concerned about making money than putting out a passion project so they go the safe route.
Avid reader, especially political non-fiction. Interested in reading something about North Korea but am anticipating most books containing exaggerated and unverified claims and just being biased overall.
Was wondering if anyone knew any good, unbiased books on North Korea? If any actually exist?
I want to learn how to speak Russian and have for years now, but have no idea where to begin. I don't think finding an actual tutor to help is really an option and I've used Duolingo in the past but don't really find it too helpful.
Anyone had any experience with learning Russian or even any language online?
