supertrucker

No, not a whimper, but a meme

I think it’s simpler than that. The Russian Navy has sustained losses to a nation with no real Navy. This is Russia’s way of saying they still have ocean going warships

Or worse yet, British fishing trawlers

This is extremely foolish. If western universities and companies shun Isreali scientist, then it won’t take long for countries with antagonistic attitudes towards the west to embrace them, like Russia or China

You actually create a communist revolution by having a leftist demagogue convince a group of bored trust fund babies that they’re lives would be paradise if they only fundamentally change the government. The same demagogue goes to elite keyholders in the old government and promises power un the new government if they change sides. The revolution happens. Scores are settled, and many of those same trust fund babies are put against the wall, because the demagogue wants absolute political power, not a utopia for his supporters. The country is weakened, while political and civil rights are curtailed for the greater good

But what if I want to be better at being violent towards alien species?

If you throw the strongest opposition candidates in jail or arbitrarily declare them ineligible for candidacy right before an election, there is little chance of a fair election, no matter what propaganda articles like this try an perpetuate

I see. You’re okay with authoritarian repression by a leftist government, so long as your political enemies are oppressed. Got it

Oh, my mistake. You’re okay with politically motivated murder and genocide, so long as it’s your political enemies on the receiving end. And I’m assuming anyone that doesn’t have your exact political beliefs is a facist in your opinion?

You do realize poor and destitute people existed long before modern capitalism right. Medieval europe, and the ancient world was full of them, along with many socialist countries