[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago
[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

How does forcing a company like Apple or John Deere to allow their customers to repair their own products lead you to think China isn't already ripping off every bit of tech they come across?

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

Based on what?

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago

What a negative take. OP just finished saying Biden is taking steps to fulfill his promise, and you're trying to put an ultimatum on "he can, or he cannot." It is never that black and white nor is it an overnight action

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does it not add to your history so you can search sketchy or embarrassing things? I never thought they weren't tracking my rewatches of BLACK MEAT ANAL HEAT 6, just that the phrase wouldn't show up in my search history or recently visited. I'm not going to NOT rewatch a classic like that, but I don't need it popping up in my history when I'm about to give a presentation

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah OP! Pay the cuteness tax!

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

US schools teach that the atom bombs were used as an alternative to an invasion of Japan. The numbers said millions would die on both sides if the Allies staged an invasion. Instead, the largest estimated loss ended up being 226,000 Japanese.

The second bomb was dropped because the military leadership in Japan couldn't believe the destruction from one bomb wasn't just another night raid that was super effective and refused to surrender. Then the second bomb dropped, and immediate unconditional surrender was issued

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

What the Nazis did to the Jews was genocide. What the Chinese are currently doing to the Uyghurs is genocide. The Circassian genocide in Russia was happening around the same time as the US genocide of the Native Americans.

The troll doesn't understand the meaning of genocide, and doesn't understand strategic bombing. The US didn't want to extinguish the Japanese, and neither the Japanese of that era or the current era believe(d) it was genocide. They had great respect for US General Douglas MacArthur, so much so that Japanese Emperor Hirohito stood side by side with him and publicly declared his respect for his one-time opponent.

Trolls seem to think US schools don't teach this stuff. My children learned it and taught it to my immigrant ass.

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Being forced to shake hands with the representation of the people committing war crimes against your family and nation is an awful standard.

"Okay, we know he raped you, but it's been 17 months. Just get over it and shake his hand."

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Americans don't need to pretend about it. We are well aware that our war machine is what keeps the dollar on top, and keeps our place on the world stage. Adversarial countries are well aware. The reason China has publicly stated they want a military that can compete with the US by 2050, is because the smartest people in government understand your influence only goes as far as your military can reach. That military ability has come at a cost of basic things a world leading country should have at home: healthcare, affordable higher education, etc. Imagine if all of those brilliant minds in the military were instead focused on the issues that face an average citizen!

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I still want that. Those new folding RAZR phones fall super short by not being able to flip open or slam shut quickly

[-] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

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