Ontopic Poo-litical Thrad

[august]

Unpopular opinion: Slavery hasn’t been abolished, it’s been outsourced.

I mean, at least here in the US slavery is actually still legal/protected by the constitution. we prefer to maintain the option of domestic slavery as well as imported.

 

[nukes]

And yet it's you progressives who advocate for slave labor making our iPhones.

 

[nukes]

Back when I was still voting Democrat over a decade ago progressives were still at least vocally anti globalist. I see that has changed completely at this point.

 

[nukes]

Keep those Amazon products coming in, folks. Keep those six year olds building our iPhones and our ring doorbells, people.

 

[Jehannum]

Keep those Amazon products coming in, folks. Keep those six year olds building our iPhones and our ring doorbells, people.

 

[HipHugHer]

I'm failing to see how that's any different than what you've been arguing for all along.

Being a good neighbor vs. controlling the entire neighborhood.

 

[Jehannum]

Being a good neighbor vs. controlling the entire neighborhood.

Are you a good neighbor though? You already said that you won't pay your bills.

 

[nukes]

Are you a good neighbor though? You already said that you won't pay your bills.

If your neighbor doesn't pay for his Ikea Kapfalla™ how does that make him a bad neighbor? It certainly makes him a debtor.

 

[HipHugHer]

Are you a good neighbor though? You already said that you won't pay your bills.

Yes I take care of my own stuff but don't go stomping all over the neighborhood controlling everyone else's stuff.


I'd pay medical bills too if they were reasonable. Charge me $100 for an aspirin when I can get a whole bottle of them for 2 bucks though you can fuck right off.

 

[Jehannum]

If your neighbor doesn't pay for his Ikea Kapfalla™ how does that make him a bad neighbor? It certainly makes him a debtor.

If you ignore the gangs beating up your neighbors when you've the power to stop them, it puts you into uncertain territory.

Isolationism is like objectivism. It's a convenient lie you can wrap up your hopes and dreams in, but it falls apart in the face of any bad actor.

 

[HipHugHer]

If you ignore the gangs beating up your neighbors when you've the power to stop them, it puts you into uncertain territory.

Isolationism is like objectivism. It's a convenient lie you can wrap up your hopes and dreams in, but it falls apart in the face of any bad actor.

If you ignore the gangs beating up your neighbors when you've the power to stop them, it puts you into uncertain territory.

Isolationism is like objectivism. It's a convenient lie you can wrap up your hopes and dreams in, but it falls apart in the face of any bad actor.

That analogy might hold up if we went back home after stopping the beating instead of taking up residence there on some sort of eternal guard duty.

 

[Jehannum]

That analogy might hold up if we went back home after stopping the beating instead of taking up residence there on some sort of eternal guard duty.

And now you see why I prefer to have a straight discussion rather than devolving to analogies.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

That analogy might hold up if we went back home after stopping the beating instead of taking up residence there on some sort of eternal guard duty.

We can get bombers from the US to the opposite side of the globe in about a day. Your criticism of the analogy kind of falls apart with that because it shows we are still "in the neighborhood "

 

[nukes]

We can get bombers from the US to the opposite side of the globe in about a day. Your criticism of the analogy kind of falls apart with that because it shows we are still "in the neighborhood "

Then why would we need bases globally?
Your counterpoint kinda bit you in the ass there, Scooter.

 

[nukes]

I don't mind helping weaker countries out from time to time.
Having a permanent global presence makes us kinda evil tho.

 

[Jehannum]

Then why would we need bases globally?
Your counterpoint kinda bit you in the ass there, Scooter.

Because without FOBs, when seconds matter, help will be there in hours.

Remember Benghazi?

 

[Valve1138]

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

Wait, didn't we have "Infrastructure Week" in like 2017?

 

[Jehannum]

Oh Mississippi.

And you wonder why women feel dumped on in the current legislative climate.

 

[Jehannum]

I don't mind helping weaker countries out from time to time.
Having a permanent global presence makes us kinda evil tho.

You don't seem to grasp that our evilness is maintaining your lifestyle.