This mindset can be traced back to a superficial understanding of the subject matter. Individuals often parrot cultural tropes without critically examining their validity or applicability in real-world scenarios. It's also important to recognize that anarchists, on the left, exhibit the same shortcomings. Anarchism and libertarianism share a similar flaw, often oversimplifying complex issues and failing to consider the nuances and ramifications of their ideas in practical settings.
A new system with a slow China-made processor
Foreign volunteers have been fighting in Ukraine since February 2022. Since then, many have returned home or been killed.
The notion that Biden represents a lesser evil compared to the chaotic reign of Trump is a common argument. However, we must not forget that there exists a moral threshold below which neither choice is acceptable. To suggest that enabling a literal genocide can be considered a lesser evil is a morally bankrupt stance.
Saying that voting for Biden is a moral obligation to prevent the return of Trump perpetuates a dangerous fallacy. It implies that the democratic party is immune from scrutiny and accountability, no matter the atrocities they commit. This line of thinking allows for a never-ending cycle of justification, as long as there's somebody considered worse, the democrats are granted a blank check. This is nothing more than a form of gaslighting, manipulating the public into believing that their only choice is between two evils, rather than demanding a better standard of leadership and true representation.
There's a strong possibility that the conflict could end before US elections. Given the current situation, it appears that Ukraine is struggling to defend both its eastern and northern fronts simultaneously. As a result, Russia may achieve a breakthrough in one of the ongoing offensives. Furthermore, Ukraine's rushed movements between fronts only exacerbate the situation. The challenge for Ukraine is that it cannot afford to lose Kharkov, which would be both a political and logistical disaster. However, due to widespread corruption, the area is defenseless. As a result, Ukraine is compelled to relocate its best troops from strategic locations like Chasov Yar to bolster its defenses. This may temporarily halt Russia's advance, but it could also result in the front line being split into two cauldrons, one in the north and one in the south, with communication between them severed. In such a scenario, Ukraine's situation would be dire, and the conflict could quickly reach its conclusion.
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While Russia’s gains over the last several weeks have been comparatively small, analysts say they are straining Ukraine’s military over a broad geographic area.
Yeah, now that Ukrainian forces have been thinned out, it's impossible to hold all of the front for them. They will likely start kidnapping more people, but I imagine we'll just start seeing mass surrenders since they have no interest in fighting. There are already a lot of reports of that happening now. As ideologically committed people are replaced with conscripts the combat potential is going to keep degrading.
that's what you call poetic justice
It's because western economies are built on the exploitation of the colonized countries. Admitting that colonization is happening and allowing these countries self determination would result in a massive drop in living standards in the west.
French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday (17 May).
French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday (17 May).
that certainly appears to be the peak of their intellectual development
The US has relaunched its military cooperation alliance under a new name "the Squad", but with the same goal: to counter and "contain" China
China is continuing to strengthen its relations with socialist Cuba in practical ways. On April 8, Radio Havana reported that: “The advance of a rice donation and the completion, with Chinese help, of the deepest oil well ever drilled in Cuba, illustrated in recent weeks the scope and relevance of ...
The Party Central Committee, the National Assembly (NA), the State President, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, and the northwestern province of Dien Bien held a grand ceremony on May 7 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 19...
if they manage to start a war with China it's gonna be a disaster orders of magnitude worse than Ukraine
Funny that Soviet engineering outshines what free-market innovation has produced in the West.
Russia's T-72 main battle tank, a Soviet-era staple, has been modernized to the T-72BM3 variant to counter Western tanks in Ukraine.
It looks like they're stretched incredibly thin at this point. I recall how Nebenzya quipped a little while back how soon the only thing anybody will be talking about is Ukraine's unconditional surrender. The Kharkov collapse might be what he was alluding to.
I agree with the risk that there could be mistranslation, so that has to be balanced with the need for speed of communication. If you're in battle conditions, waiting for the translator to hear the message and then translate could lose valuable time. I'd also argue this could be a narrower use case where the militaries could decide on a set of common phrases to be used in such situations, which would be a much easier problem to tackle. So, yeah there are definitely pros and cons, but if translation can be made reliable then I can see a lot of benefits at least in some contexts.
