American occupation actually strengthened the Taliban compared to before the US came, so America does bear some responsibility for this. Left to their own devices, the Taliban would've likely collapsed under their own weight, but now it's likely they'll stick around for while because of Chinese support.
NoneOfUrBusiness
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Because the two candidtaes are competing for shittiest candidate (to their constituency, not in absolute terms) and canceling each other's shittiness.
Aren't they supposed to be already "highly trained" individuals? Instead of downvoting, explain, you fucking jackasses 😂.
You're being downvoted for suddenly jumping into conspiracy theory mode instead of asking normally.
It’s still a free country, for at least another week anyway.
Well that's pessimistic. You have two whole months of FREEDOM until the inauguration in January.
I mean does the harm per dose really matter? They're both extremely addictive hard drugs that can literally kill you if you use them irresponsibly. Again, I know cocaine is worse, but not to an extent that warrants different treatment. Cocaine would also likely be safer (though probably still more dangerous as alcohol, I admittedly don't know enough to say much here) if it was socially accepted like alcohol.
The other way around and yes, pretty much. I mean it's probably a bit below cocaine but like yeah, that shit is bad.
It's week and other tame drugs < cigarettes < alcohol and other strong shit I'd say.
It is a very slim chance but there is hope that the Kamala administration will at least give israel fewer bombs or demand they be used for things that benefit US interests (like attacking iran) rather than cheering on the genocide.
If there's only a very slim hope, then might as well let the Democrats lose so they at least have to posture.
In the past, when there were chances to evacuate them as refugees, the majority of neighboring countries actively refused (ironically citing fears of Hamas led insurrections).
Middle Eastern countries notoriously don't represent their people, being dictatorships and all that.
But when it is a way to bleed resources out of israel they suddenly are all humanitarians.
Who are "they"?
It is hard to believe that suddenly, after everyone discovered Palestine existed on October 8th, that is truly the greatest issue facing the planet (especially when other active genocides are still ignored).
Many people only learned how bad things are in Palestine because of Israel's genocide in Gaza. What's so strange about that? Also the West is not actively intervening in those other genocides, which might not be palatable to some people but it's much better than actively bankrolling one. Again, what's the problem with not wanting to bankroll a genocide and increase the chance of being caught in another war in the Middle East? Also, have you not considered that many people (a quarter of either all Americans or Democrats, not sure which but you can find the numbers online) opposed Israel's Apartheid regime but couldn't speak out for fear of being labeled antisemites? Also why are you conveniently ignoring the existence of Arab and Muslim Americans who are personally invested in seeing Israel's genocide stop?
I don't think you know what the word "gaslight(ing)" means
"No you don't care about Palestine tankie/useful idiot/right wing bot/whatever" is, in fact, gaslighting.
Nah, they'd call Jesus communist and vote for their lord and savior Satan.
You're trying to make them sound racist but that's really not it. Russia has never been a democracy. They don't have the culture build by more than a century of democratic rule like America, France or Britain. They don't have the culture that leads to more than a century of democratic rule. You make it seem comical by saying "they're taught to hate freedom", but cultures do vary in how predisposed they are to obeying authority or rebelling against it, among a variety of other things. I mean, just take a look at this. See this if you've never seen these terms before.
Anyway what I'm trying to say is that it takes a lot more work and good faith to keep a democracy going in a country like Russia and China than in Western Europe, where people are more used to and comfortable with fighting authority.