Originally posted by Silent Master
If someone walks up to you, spits in your face and then starts slapping you.What do you do?
I'm not sure, probably depends on how I deem my chances in regards to fighting, running away, calling for help or appeasing. Just for clarity though, who is who in this scenario? And what are the slaps and spits we are referring to?
Originally posted by Surtur
You mean you'd run if the guy who spit on you had his friends there with him, right?
That would be a pretty definite running situation. Same if he had like a knife or something. Like I said it's much too vague to really say what options I'd pick in the situation, and then comes the added stress from such a situation, that would contribute to not being able to necessarily reason straight. But I really think it's somewhat besides the point. I assume what Silent Master is trying to say is that China is a bully that is spitting and slapping at someone (I'm not sure whether it is the Philippines, the US, or maybe the international community).
I find it a bit too abstract to be a useful way of thinking of international relations, diplomacy and military strategy.
Originally posted by Artol
That would be a pretty definite running situation. Same if he had like a knife or something. Like I said it's much too vague to really say what options I'd pick in the situation, and then comes the added stress from such a situation, that would contribute to not being able to necessarily reason straight. But I really think it's somewhat besides the point. I assume what Silent Master is trying to say is that China is a bully that is spitting and slapping at someone (I'm not sure whether it is the Philippines, the US, or maybe the international community).I find it a bit too abstract to be a useful way of thinking of international relations, diplomacy and military strategy.
China is a bully. His analogy was pretty spot-on. If you give in to them they will just keep pushing you around. It's not like we can't fight back either. We're the most powerful nation on the planet.. . for now.
And China is the biggest threat by far to the United States and our status as the world's dominant power. Yet China shills in our media are too busy complaining about Russia to notice the real threat.
Trigger warning, Tim Pool video:
Spotify DEFENDS Joe Rogan For Hosting Alex Jones, Alright I'm Down, Let's Get Alex Onto IRL
Good. Companies need to stop catering to the woke mob. I don't use spotify, but I know for a fact they do not force you to listen to Joe Rogan's podcast, so if you don't like it simply do not listen.
'Borat' cries out in pain as he strikes you
It's always funny when a comedian calls for censorship, but especially when they end up being censored. Good stuff, Cohen has never made me laugh this hard before.
It's always funny when a comedian calls for censorship, but especially when they end up being censored. Good stuff, Cohen has never made me laugh this hard before.
It's going to happen more and more often to things that don't fit the narrative of those in power and that means to progressives as much as conservatives.
Trigger warning, Tim Pool video:
Famous Journalist RESIGNS After Outlet Censors Biden Scandal, SLAMS The Leftist Censorship In News
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For those who don't want to watch the video or who can't watch it right now: Glenn Greenwald resigned from The Intercept(which he co-founded) because they censored him on a story about Biden. I will say this did shock me. Not that they would try to censor him, but his resignation.
Also anyone who does watch the video should also still check out this link:
Glenn Greenwald On His Resignation From The Intercept
It contains more information about what happened and also some...curious things from one of the editors at The Intercept. Such as:
"She talked about Greenwald having inspired social media followers “who are so convinced that they are being lied to all the time that anything that the intelligence community says can’t possibly be true.” She added that “it’s not helpful to the left and to all the candidates and causes we favor to continue to doubt the existence of some kind of relationship between Russia and the Trump campaign.”
It is unclear why she feels they need to be "helpful to the left".
In actual triggering news: 59 bodies found in hidden graves in Mexico: "A sad and terrible discovery"
A Mexican search group said Wednesday that it found 59 bodies in a series of clandestine burial pits in the north-central state of Guanajuato and that more could still be excavated. The head of the official National Search Commission, Karla Quintana, said excavations began a week ago based on a tip from relatives of missing people. -snip
Quintana called it "a sad and terrible discovery." She added that there were more "possible positive sites" where more bodies could be found, and that work would continue. -snip
"The vast majority of the bodies, in which there is still some tissue or other sign, would appear to be young people, very young, possibly even teenagers," Quintana said. Pending expert confirmation, between 10 and 15 women are among the victims, the AFP reported. -snip
Jeebus
Originally posted by Surtur
Trigger warning, Tim Pool video:Spotify DEFENDS Joe Rogan For Hosting Alex Jones, Alright I'm Down, Let's Get Alex Onto IRL
Good. Companies need to stop catering to the woke mob. I don't use spotify, but I know for a fact they do not force you to listen to Joe Rogan's podcast, so if you don't like it simply do not listen.
Originally posted by Robtard
In actual triggering news: 59 bodies found in hidden graves in Mexico: "A sad and terrible discovery"A Mexican search group said Wednesday that it found 59 bodies in a series of clandestine burial pits in the north-central state of Guanajuato and that more could still be excavated. The head of the official National Search Commission, Karla Quintana, said excavations began a week ago based on a tip from relatives of missing people. -snip
Quintana called it "a sad and terrible discovery." She added that there were more "possible positive sites" where more bodies could be found, and that work would continue. -snip
"The vast majority of the bodies, in which there is still some tissue or other sign, would appear to be young people, very young, possibly even teenagers," Quintana said. Pending expert confirmation, between 10 and 15 women are among the victims, the AFP reported. -snip
Jeebus
Human trafficking gone wrong? Payback to a rival cartel?