Zuzak

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[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Europeans when the US invades multiple countries without provocation, slaughters a million people, but they're brown: sleepi

Europeans when the US is somewhat hesitant to provide unlimited military aid to Ukraine: dennis-stare

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The idea of China of all places exporting weed to the US is just bizarre, I've seen people on RedNote saying that weed is a hard drug that will literally kill you.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

I'd say after everything the Brits did to Iran, they've earned a bit of election interference, yeah? It's like when you gotta let the other kid punch you to even the score. You don't gotta let them decide everything that happens, and they don't get to loot all your natural resources, but surely they've at least earned a referendum or two, I mean, come on.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

My favorite part of the book is when Trotsky goes, "And THAT is why Stalin is the biggest GOOFBALL I've ever met... he's right behind me, isn't he?" and then Stalin throws a water balloon at him and somebody goes, "Well THAT just happened!"

 

It's so cringe lmao

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 18 points 3 days ago

The big question is whether they're going to demand nuclear war to avoid accepting that America is no longer "#1," or if they're just going to retreat into total delusion, or what.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 3 points 5 days ago

I've found that it helps to understand this psychology by imagining that I'm living in the Warhammer 40k Imperium.

"Things are absolutely horrible, but I'm not some kind of heretic. It's probably the xenos' fault that I work 18 hours a day and live in a broom closet. Glory to the Emperor!"

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Libs turning on the US for not being interventionist enough is pretty funny, like at least they're turning on the US I guess?

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh, absolutely, I've got plenty so I can totally-

quality posts

Never mind.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

"They tried to stop us from conquering the world so we had no choice but to attack them."

 

I'm at my wits end trying to figure it out. I've tried pressing the button even more to fix the issue but even with that it's still getting worse??

I don't know what could possibly be causing this. The only thing I can think of is that women are getting too uppity on account of having too many rights. Sounds bad but I don't know what else I could even try. I already tried pressing the button a bunch of times.

Fortunately, we've found someone to press the button even harder, and who hates women's rights, and best of all, she is a woman so nobody gets to complain about it.

Oh I just realized I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Japan.

 

In the wake of the tragic assignation of a loyal advocate for the Imperium, Carolus Kirk, the High Lords of Terra have added their voices to those condemning all forms of political violence as a vile form of heresy which must be immediately purged through cleansing fire.

Although the Inquisition has yet to release details on the assassin's motivations, it is likely that he was under the influence of heresy, manipulated by either by xenos or the forces of Chaos. Heretical rumors that the shooter believed that Carolus himself was being manipulated by such forces are completely false. Carolus, who is survived by his wife and children, never once wavered in his loyal advocacy for the values of the Imperium, which he believed in to his core: hatred and intolerance to xenos and heretics of all kinds.

In brighter news, a dozen xenos worlds have been put to the torch leaving no survivors, as the Adeptus Astartes continue their heroic mission to eradicate all those who would stand against the Imperium and the absolute dominance of humanity.

Glory to the Emperor, and death to all those who celebrate political violence!

 
 

Many abolitionists have complained to me that, as a traveling performer, I have not spoken to my audiences on the issue of slavery. I have received many angry letters attacking me based on assumptions about what my silence means.

Allow me to make my position clear: I oppose the institution of slavery. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, I believe it is a "moral depravity." I feel that way about other things as well.

After the raid on Harper's Ferry, the mood among Southern leaders was an existential panic and unstoppable lust for revenge. It reminded me of the Alamo. There was no reasoning with those leaders, nor could action be taken by congress. It would have required replacing most of congress and overturning decades of bipartisan negotiation and compromises. Even in the best case, it would have taken years.

But even worse, the abolitionist, pro-Negro movement quickly decided that their primary goal was not merely opposition to the reprisals or specifically cruel owners, but opposition to the entire institution of slavery, that is, opposition to the entire way of life of Southern plantation owners. And here they decided to draw the line between decent people and oppressive tyrants, which had the following consequences:

It shrunk the coalition. Most southerners support slavery. Anyone who supports the solution of having slave states and free states supports slavery.

It was politically infeasible. What is the pathway that takes us from the present situation to the abolition of slavery as an institution? I do not see how it could happen without a total collapse of the union. As usual, these Jacobins have championed a doomed cause.

The abolitionists have been distributing hundreds of pamphlets about the horrid conditions of slaves. The main effect of this has been to create a population of people in a constant state of bloodboiling rage with no consequential political outlet.

I fear this may be worse than useless. Yes, there are disingenuous proponents of slavery dismissing and censoring all criticism of slavery on the pretext of "states' rights." But there's also valid fear of historical government overreach and that fear gives power to pro-slavery leaders who say that only they can protect Southern culture.

Does this mean slavery should not be criticized? Absolutely not. But it's something I do not wish to contribute to unless if not outweighed by tangible benefits.

Many abolitionists have been single-mindedly focused on slavery, and the willingness of the Republicans to compromise on the issue, and that focus has had the following effects:

Not a single slave was freed by their efforts. Not one fewer lash was delivered by the owners.

It may have slightly contributed to the election of James Buchanan, ensuring that nothing can be done to stop the expansion of slavery into new states. Buchanan also does not support giving women like me the right to vote. A perfectly enlightened being would feel no bitterness about this, but I do.

None of this is the fault of slaves, of course, who are overwhelmingly the victims here.

But if women like me are ever going to get anywhere in this country, we need a broad movement that stands up for the rights of ALL women, REGARDLESS of their views on slavery.

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(Every blank is a different nation or nationality)

In 1972, three (1) _______ radicals smuggled (2) _______-made assault rifles in violin cases into an airport in (3) _______, where the security ignored them because they were on the lookout for (4) _______ threats. The radicals opened fire and 28 people were killed in the ensuing firefight, including two attackers.

The sole surviving radical plead guilty, saying, "It was my duty as a soldier of the revolution." He was given a life sentence, but was released in a prisoner exchange after 13 years. Upon release, he became the only person to ever claim political asylum in (5) ______, which does not have an extradition treaty with his home country (where he's still wanted). He is still alive, at 77, and resides there to this day, reportedly watching cartoons like Tom and Jerry.

In 2008, (6) _______ (ethnicity) families of victims of the attack sued the government of (7) _______ for allegedly supporting the attacks and (8) _______ ordered that country to pay $378 million to the families.


Points awarded for either getting correct guesses or coming up with something that feels more like a game of Mad Libs than the correct answers do. I'll be especially impressed if anyone guesses (1) correctly.

spoiler

spoiler no peeking

  1. Japanese

  2. Czech

  3. Israel

  4. Palestinian

  5. Lebanon

  6. Puerto Rican

  7. DPRK

  8. United States

The Japanese Red Army was wild

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dz%C5%8D_Okamoto

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2094256/%7B%7B

 

“They can’t get stuck in a hurricane if they self-deport,” Bill Helmich, executive director of the Republican Party of Florida, said on X in response to concern that the facility is in an area of the state that is regularly affected by hurricanes.

barbara-pit

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Cui bono? (hexbear.net)
 
 

I heard it has something to do with different interpretations of the DotP (Dictatorship of the Papacy) but idk if that's true.

I'm not the most well-read on theory, but I don't understand why the left is always purity testing and fighting over little differences like this.

You never see this sort of thing on the right, even when they seem to have wildly different ideologies. Look at the level of coordination between right-wing countries like China (anarcho-capitalist), DPRK (neoliberal), and Cuba (white nationalist). If the left could figure out how to get along that well, I feel like we could've already achieved MAGAcommunism by now.

 

Never knew who the institute was named after

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