the difference between polarizing forces & a polarizing central government could not be more real, obvious, painful, & marked to me.
there are plenty of radical & extremist forces within America but they are engaged in the great-but-often-shitheaded debate. no voices are censored, even lowlifes propogandists are simply expelled from major content networks not repressed by the state nor the economy: we permit them their squalid shitty, existence as radical extremists within our nation. any voice is allowed. the penalties are nil.
it's chaos & hell, but a far less small minded & dogmatically regressive form of hell. how anyone cant tell the differnce is a sad sad sign to me. what about this info authoritarian-fascist state of being isnt fucking crystal god damned clearly far far far worse? the western states do not have violently intolerance towards outside views & delusional state-insisted upon views. the west keeps letting even the most base speak, does nothing. the west understands that cultural victories are not truly attainable by force. this article is all about a state that has hyped up and worshiped force & the state as the absolute, as the only power worth of respect, & it shows how far those sodden idiots fall for their state-sponsored delusions. i see no parallel.
disreality is rampant within the united states, but it is not state-enforced. there-in lies a key difference. we have a critical culture which attempts to check ourselves. this is a Hard problem, but one we are engaged in, struggle for. all views must support themselves amid the debate. China doesnt have any such nuance, doesn't permit cultural engagement.
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you're supposed to be using this war to sell patriotism. nobody actually cares about what happens to the ukraine. they just don't want russia to improve it's global position.
Nobody contemplates attacking a nuclear power such as Russia. I want to Russia to improve its global position be deposing Putin, withdrawing from Ukraine, and compensating Ukraine for the casualties and destruction. Then sanctions against Russia can be lifted and it can be a normal country.
don't patronize me with your false morality. you're all fucking liars. who needs 1984 propoganda when the average idiot flocks to the war drums like a fly to honey.
Only global position Russia has is nuclear weapons. Also attacking other countries is not improving global position any more than attacking a person with such statement. At least soviets had some innovations. A failed country that China will buy now that all that is left is cheap.
That and also makes you realize why no problems get fixed - nobody can a) agree its a problem worth fixing, or b) agree who is to blame or c) agree on how to fix it.
