FriendOfDeSoto

joined 2 years ago

Did you try this though? I'm guessing the suggestions are at least partially based on past searches and this might nuke them.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No. The label horror story, sadly, applies to all. I suppose I could have worded it differently, had I expected the least generous interpretation being applied to what I wrote.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 114 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If you want to know where it is going in the short-term, have a look at Orban's Hungary. Rightwing populist voted in and then got to work at dismantling the state. Control judges appointments, curb the power of the judicial branch, silence critical media, pick a group to scapegoat, buddy of Putin. The list goes on. Democracy only works if people defend it and from my outside POV there aren't enough people doing that just yet. It's worse in Trump 2.0 because this time he came prepared.

There are already horror stories about people being caught up wrongly in the deportation efforts. That's using very mild language for very traumatic events here. It's come to a point where erstwhile allies of the US are advising their citizens not to travel to the US. Because they have lost faith in the rule of law there. Take a minute to let that sink in.

If you're a US citizen, resist. The free state is under threat. If you're an immigrant, be careful.

Not being asked a version of this question every other day or so.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Inflammable

I think we only differ in optimism here. You think good leaders can still turn it around. And I doubt it. Either way, I wasn't foretelling the UN's demise.

I appreciate your sentiments in italics and bold text concerning war. I understand that tone is hard to decipher here. If you have taken from my text that I'm pro-war then allow me point out that I am not. I've merely pointed out historical precedence and extrapolated from there. I thought it obvious that the scenario I drew is undesirable. I guess I was wrong, wasn't I.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You could make an argument that its usefulness has decreased the way it is set up right now. Reform seems unlikely as some of the big guys would have to give up on their vetoes. The fact that France and Britain continue to sit permanently in the Security Council yet no one permanently from Africa or South America says everything.

So it's not impossible that some countries will leave frustrated but I think this will be a rare occurrence. Most sober heads will still value diplomatic channels even if they are imperfect.

These international organizations kind of need a world war to reform themselves. WW2 was sort of the end of the League of Nations and the UN took its place. So what we need now is WW3 to get the UN to adapt better to our world today. That sounds great, doesn't it.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

If you don't know what you're doing I suggest you don't buy a jukebox online but at a local store. That way you're probably on the safe side. The link one looks like the German version and your post pic is France/Belgium. They're not (edit: always) compatible. Plugs are a non-EU-standardized mess.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Being asked anyway.

Remind me never to cross you.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 9 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Not being asked a version of this question every other day or so.

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