Alternative history

[myata]

This may not be what some want to hear or even think about these days, but at this time, de facto the cult has already detached itself from democracy. It does not see itself a part of it. It suspects and despises it. And in the large picture, it can do without it. It thinks.

At this time, it is a-democratic, ambivalent and detached from democracy. But if it sees a threat or a benefit, it can become anti-democratic quite easily and fast too. This path is wide open now. See, think for yourself, disagree if you will but complacency, playing with these things pretending that they are some funny fancies can be very risky. History tells us that in no uncertain terms.

Edited September 27, 2024 by myata

[Deluge]

10 hours ago, robosmith said:

None of ^these have anything to do with strategic subterfuge that are a routine part of war.

What makes you believe that the US and allies couldn't break Japan's codes?

Because pronouns don't crack codes. 

They do, however, make the military look like a bunch of fairies. 

 

[Deluge]

10 hours ago, CouchPotato said:

The combination of "holistically" and "housing" makes me picture this:

That's under good conditions.

But under a Harris presidency? A LOT more of this: 

 

Edited September 27, 2024 by Deluge

[myata]

The cult is deliberately avoiding any meaningful conversation about responsibility, acceptance and commitment to democratic principles and values. These are replaces by extreme hostility, blatant lies, manipulation, and hot air rhetoric.

We have seen this before. We should know what it means and where it's coming from. These are not innocent funny fancies. Good that we knew.

[robosmith]

2 hours ago, Deluge said:

Because pronouns don't crack codes. 

They do, however, make the military look like a bunch of fairies. 

 

Thanks for proving you're a DELUGINAL lDIOT again with ^this BULLSHIT.

[Deluge]

27 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Thanks for proving you're a DELUGINAL lDIOT again with ^this BULLSHIT.

And no thanks to ldiots like you, America is in the midst of a woke pandemic. 

[myata]

Raising stakes of a "quick solution" is a dangerous game - except he couldn't care less. If Vlad says no to anything even remotely reminiscent of a fair resolution that is based on the international law, he would be fully prepared to ride and slide all the way to accepting Vlad's terms and through the entourage, he's already hinted - not once, that that would be exactly what he would do.

This of course would be a catastrophe - not for Ukraine, but for the international law and the future of the world. Diminished and divided, West would begin to fade. People around the globe would be looking for new masters and new alliances. Hopes for a lawful, peaceful world, blown away in a decade - an instant, in history's measure. The new age of dark terror, dictators deciding the fate of free people whenever they like, with nothing to stand to them. Why would any of this be an exaggeration, based only on the reason and facts?

But he couldn't care less. Power at all cost and now. This is what it's about. And we knew.