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tweet in which jon points out the obvious and libs get mad

excerpt from a Libbrainworms:

Jon gives his best impression of a 14 year old tankie in this video.

The following is true simultaneously:

  1. It is appropriate to critique US foreign policy, it’s actually necessary in a free society.
  2. Some bad actions are worse than others. Iraq wasn’t annexed into the 51st state, as opposed to Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia.
  3. Not all foreign policy decisions are zero sum, it’s possible for both parties to derive a benefit from an agreement (US and Philippines for example).

what a great deal

amerikkka i receive Military bases and access to your natural resources

you philippines-cool received: a US backed dictatorship

  1. The world does not revolve around the US, people in the Kremlin have agency.
  2. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and PRC threats of a Taiwan invasion are not about US foreign policy, they are a response to internal Russian and PRC pressures.
  3. Not every policy decision is based on trade and natural resources, those some of the variables in a long list of strategic considerations.
  • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 months ago
    Tankie Jon Stewart (Chat-GPT)

    “Alright, folks, let’s talk about Stalin and his grand tour of Europe. Now, I know what you’re thinking – Stalin, really? But hear me out. The guy had a vision, and he wasn’t afraid to make some bold moves to see it through. I mean, sure, he stopped at Berlin, but why stop there? Why not keep on truckin’ and spread the revolution like wildfire across the continent? Think about it – a communist Europe, from Lisbon to Moscow. It’s like the Red Wedding, but without all the backstabbing and betrayal. Sure, there would’ve been some logistical challenges along the way, but hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day. And think of the perks – no more Cold War, no more NATO, just one big happy socialist family. So yeah, maybe Stalin missed a golden opportunity to shake things up a bit, but hey, hindsight’s 20/20, right? So let’s raise a glass to what could’ve been, and who knows, maybe one day, someone else will pick up where he left off. Cheers to the road not taken, comrades.”