So long American empire, you were the worst thing that ever happened to human freedom in the history of the world
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The British empire might still be ahead
America and Israel are offshoots of the British Empire, as well as apartheid South Africa, Klanada, and Australia. I would even blame them for Hitler for a number of reasons, and of course capitalism itself came from the empire.
Edit: also, Britain is almost single handedly responsible for the existence of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf State monarchies in their current state, and therefore did 9/11
It's also responsible for Israel!
I would say Burger Empire is two nukes ahead of Brits.
I'm really praying.
thoughts and prayers for the empire
I'm willing to make like Abraham and sacrifice my child to god if he/she/they grants this one request
The post arrives at a moment of confusion around who has control over the Strait of Hormuz. The strait has been effectively closed for its third week, though there are signs that a small trickle of vessels are getting through.
If it's been closed for three weeks despite the US's best efforts, it doesn't really seem confusing to me who controls it.
The post is unsure that the country controlling the strait is doing so. And, presumably, the signs ships are getting through are cryptic satellite imagery artefacts they got people around the clock looking through because no one at the post checked Iran's announcements or a ship traffic radar.
A moment of confusion indeed!
I was reading that going there's ship tracking you can look at!
Are the small trickle the ships bound for China?
And a few Indian ones that paid in Chinese Yuan.
Damn, it's almost like Iran, which set very clear terms for safe passage of ships through the strait, is able to enforce those terms and thereby demonstrates clear and unambigious control over the waterway.
Yes, but who is in control? We just don't know!
oh we're at the point where Fortune magazine will just put a phrase like "American Empire" in a headline. Things really are coming to a head.
Yet it's still unthinkable to work with Russia but given that you have to be a close partner of the US.
So chat what are some things i should be doing to survive living in a dying empire
Grifting?
The Burger King is always looking for good and brave men to join his army.
Among us fortnite sussy baka
I will prepare the Iran #1 foam fingers posthaste
american credibility
sure thing man
if all current actions are moot, what is the next escalatory step? a suitcase nuke or two?
Hitting each other's civilian nuclear reactors
Battle of Adrianople vibes here.
Fireballs and lighting are raining from the sky
Chaos and bloodshed while all the people die
In this epic battle begins the final war
Cut off the fingers and tongues of evangelicals
A unicorn invasion of Tehran?
well, not really, because the entire gloryhammer discography is pro-royalist propaganda. zargothrax is fighting the class war on the side of the oppressed (remember, he got pissed at the kings of fife cos they took the land he worked and lived on)