Bobby_2021

I am not pulling these numbers out of my ass. These are from pro western and pro Ukrainian sources that also have connections to Russia but not affiliated with the govt. Meduza is banned in Russia deemed as a foreign agent. And British Broadcasting Corporation has no incentive for posting misinformation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

The point is that Ukrainians are NOT willing to fight for "their nation". They are kidnapping people from the streets and sending them to the frontlines. It should be obvious that they are not willing to fight. Desertion is also sky high. This is a war to advance western geopolitical interests and the people of Ukraine has nothing to do with it. You do realize that there are people on this form trying to escape forced conscription. I highly doubt he wants to end fair elections in Ukraine. That's a stretch. He wants a friendly government in neutral Ukraine, mostly. Put this in context of the countless coups of democratic leaders the west has done. Including the one in Ukraine. Would that count as tyranny?What moral high ground does the west have here? Consider this: The empire of west is undemocratic and tyrannical as opposed to western values. You are saying Ukrainian Sovereignty should be valued above Russian Security interests. Although I disagree, because this is not characteristic how geopolitics works, at least there is no contradictions with this view. I believe security and safety is the primary interest of any state. And all other states should work together to ensure safety for all states. Safety is the actual foundation for Sovereignty. I agree that Zelenskyy was fairly elected. But the real question is if he is allowed to act with Sovereignty. This war would have ended in April of 2022 when Zelenskyy offered neutrality in the talks held in Turkey. But Boris Johnson and his envoy told him to fight on and the peace talks were botched. And no he is not popular. And the corruption in his government is staggering. And his term is over too. But I don't blame him. He doesn't get to act with Sovereignty. He is not allowed to make decisions in the best interest of Ukraine. If your Sovereignty is violated once, then it will send you on a chain of downward spiral of further corruption.

This. It would get significantly worse before it gets better. The collapse of an empire is ugly, nevertheless long overdue in my opinion. All empire are unsustainable, but the beneficiaries of it will act it it isn't. You are totally right on this front. See here is where the subtle contradiction begins. The Russo Ukrainian war started immediately after the CIA orchestrated coup of the Ukrainian government in 2013-14. Russian intelligence knew this coup and started annexing crimea. You say coups are wrong, but support a war that is the direct consequence of a coup. How do you square this?

@Leo Gura slightly off topic but very important. Why do you give a pass to America's military interventions, coups, and sanctions enacted aboard in various countries? Sometimes it looks like you even justify and defend them, unlike the Israel Gaza situation. If you don't condone them, then make it clear you do so.

I agree that things are about to get worse. Because that's the natural trajectory. Not because of Trump. Trump or anyone else for that matter has nothing to reverse the inevitable trends.

I would. Regardless of rent. Would try to uphold Truth as much as possible in this journey too. Most people don't want that and it's okay.

Media used to bring the news to you. Now you get to what is happening in the world almost instantly on your phone. So what else is the media supposed to do. They start their big brain analysis.

Here is predatory neoliberal financial slavery in a nutshell. Student loans. Fundamentally the free market becomes a facade when there is a centralized banking decides who gets credit. The market isn't even free. If banks stop issuing student loans, then students wouldn't have money for college and the colleges would drop their fees. Instead they inflate the fees beyond reasonable amount and give "freedom to college" in form of loans. Financial enslavement the moment you barely become an adult. Here is what claude thinks.

I would say the established elites are more likely to appoint hollow plebs in positions of power who would be obedient talking heads for them while actual elites call the shots behind the curtain. This is why they can't really win in the first place. You can't outsource power, without significant chances of crumbling. Regardless, appointing plebs in positions of power is a problem that plague either side. Not necessarily a "new elite" problem. Either way no pleb would survive the intense stress in these positions of power. The stress/risk tolerance of Musk is superhuman. The elephant in the room is that all elites will eventually be replaced. Either you can gracefully step down or put up a fight. Most elites are from high standards of living. The will to power is in them. And they don't have to worry about paying rent while pursuing power moves.

Only Marxists promise a flat hierarchy. Other Populist ideologies are looking forward to replace the elites, eventually. They don't hide this. The Populists believe the elites no longer care about them. The first responsibility of the Elites is to make sure that the bottom of the society is pacified enough. Else they will be replaced. Nothing new here. Power corrupts and crumbles eventually. Old Elites will be replaced by new ones.

I hate tik tock, but screwing over small businesses owners is evil. If you hate it, don't use it. Don't have to crush the livelihoods of many people.

Neoliberalism hinges upon financial exploitation of the rest of the world. Of course it will fade over time.

@Jayson G OpenAI is not just a private company anymore. They are closely working with the govt. So the consequences are going to be real. Sam is not a good guy overall. And the paper has devastating consequences for their business.

@Leo Gura I have zero interest in proving anything. Totally detached to the matter. Will wait till the Truth comes out.

Hey bro been a while isn't it. Most probably because he could have dealt a sever blow to OpenAI on the legal front and its not looking good for them. I am speculating too, but vibes don't lie i guess lmao