dessalines

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

I posted this above, but considering platner's statements about how he signed up for the military to kill people, and went back multiple times (even as a merc), how many innocent middle-easterners do we think he killed? He's definitely murdered at least a few innocent people.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Basically this:

Side point but considering platner's statements on how he signed up to the military to kill people, re-deployed multiple times (eventually even as a blackwater merc), said he "enjoyed his experience", how many innocent middle-easterners do you think he killed?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 23 hours ago

Neat vid, thx.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We're gonna start cracking down on the rage-bait posting a little bit.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're so propagandized, they take it as a given, or as a first principle before the conversation can even begin, that the US is a democracy with the best form of government.

IMO we need to keep repeating to these people that the US is not a democracy, its a capitalist dictatorship, and it used liberal / parliamentary "democracy" to kill off an entire continent of native peoples, and has since been the most evil empire in world history.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

US liberals are even more far gone than the strasserists they're trying their best to emulate. Platner went to the middle east as a troop and then a blackwater mercenary 6 times to kill innocent civilians. When we point this out its considered "divisive".

We don't care who wins in your himmler vs hitler elections, the US is a one-party capitalist empire that must be overthrown for the world to have peace.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

class consciousness

For US liberals, the best "class conciousness" they can come up with is strasserism - Supporting people like Platner who love killing middle easterners, and align with US supremacy and nationalism, and promise to keep the imperialist superprofits flowing to the imperial core.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

After the rice is done cooking.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)
  • Lime + olive oil on the rice
  • Any kind of spicy powder for beans: cumin, chili powder, etc.

I make corn or flour tortillas and eat these a lot.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 days ago

Here's a table made from the article data:

Country/Territory Total Military Imports (Reported) Notes
United States ~$372 million (calculated) Largest supplier (>42% of total $885.6m)
India ~$230 million (calculated) Second-largest supplier (≈26% of total)
Romania ~$70.8 million (calculated) Third-largest supplier (≈8% of total)
Taiwan ~$35.4 million (calculated) Fourth-largest supplier (≈4% of total)
Czech Republic ~$26.6 million (calculated) Fifth-largest supplier (≈3% of total)
China $19.6 million Total military-related shipments
France $13.7 million Total military-related goods
Germany $12 million Total exports during the war
Italy $6.6 million Total military-related goods
Spain $5.9 million Total military-related goods
Singapore $5.6 million Total military-related imports during the war
Bulgaria $5.5 million Largest single shipment (explosive munitions)
South Korea $3.8 million Largest consignment (tank and armored vehicle parts)
Switzerland $2.5 million Total military imports during the war
Brazil $2.4 million Total military-related shipments during the war
Azerbaijan $2.3 million Total during the war (down from $22.3m previously)
Turkey $2.1 million Total military-related goods
United Kingdom $1.8 million Total consignments during the war
Canada $458,000 Total military-related goods
Netherlands $29,000 Total military exports during the war (down from $11.1m previously)
 

Some summaries:

  • Overall Scale: In the 20 months before the war, military-related imports to Israel totaled 1.41 billion shekels ($388.1m). During the war (October 2023 to October 2025), this surged to 3.22 billion shekels ($885.6m), with 91% of that value recorded after the ICJ’s warning of a plausible risk of genocide.
  • Supply Chains: The investigation traced military supply chains involving at least 51 countries, many of which are signatories to the Genocide Convention. The top five suppliers (US, India, Romania, Taiwan, Czech Republic) all increased shipments during the war. European Union member states collectively accounted for nearly 19% of the total value of Israel’s military-related imports.
  • Legal Concerns: Legal scholars suggest that governments arming Israel after the ICJ's ruling could be complicit in genocide. This highlights the tension between international legal obligations and the continued flow of military supplies during the conflict.
Country/Territory Total Military Imports (Reported) Notes
United States ~$372 million (calculated) Largest supplier (>42% of total $885.6m)
India ~$230 million (calculated) Second-largest supplier (≈26% of total)
Romania ~$70.8 million (calculated) Third-largest supplier (≈8% of total)
Taiwan ~$35.4 million (calculated) Fourth-largest supplier (≈4% of total)
Czech Republic ~$26.6 million (calculated) Fifth-largest supplier (≈3% of total)
China $19.6 million Total military-related shipments
France $13.7 million Total military-related goods
Germany $12 million Total exports during the war
Italy $6.6 million Total military-related goods
Spain $5.9 million Total military-related goods
Singapore $5.6 million Total military-related imports during the war
Bulgaria $5.5 million Largest single shipment (explosive munitions)
South Korea $3.8 million Largest consignment (tank and armored vehicle parts)
Switzerland $2.5 million Total military imports during the war
Brazil $2.4 million Total military-related shipments during the war
Azerbaijan $2.3 million Total during the war (down from $22.3m previously)
Turkey $2.1 million Total military-related goods
United Kingdom $1.8 million Total consignments during the war
Canada $458,000 Total military-related goods
Netherlands $29,000 Total military exports during the war (down from $11.1m previously)
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Somehow this country is excluded from it:

 
 

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This is from hellochinese, the mandarin learning app.

 
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