Sundial @ Sundial @lemm.ee

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We just comment it out in case we ever need it again.

That sounds to me like you were just dealing with bad faith actors, which isn't uncommon here unfortunately.

I think we both agree on what it's intended use is meant to be for. I guess you've just had the misfortune of dealing with people misusing the label to shut down any actual discussion.

I think you hit the nail on the head with this comment. Stalin was a very influential man who shaped large part of the 20th century. Villanizing or idolizong his achievements without acknowledging the other side of the coin would be having an incorrect outlook on him.

I took a quick read of the link describing tankies. It more or less echoes what you said. That being said my observation of the use of the word tankie doesn't fall in line with what the author was talking about. I've seen it used primarily for people who staunchly or blindly defend figures like Stalin and are incapable of acknowledging any criticisms of said figures. What yoyre describing is more of a lefty or a socialist in my opinion. The article was written in 2020 so maybe the use of the word has evolved over time. I haven't been familiar with the word for that long to say otherwise.

Rarely. Humans can be very inconsistent due to their inherent biases and emotions. If what you say were true we would have been able to observe it take place by now.

Not many people are pure leftists though. We all have our inherent biases based on things like social class, upbringing, religion, nationality, etc. Just because a consistent framework is there doesn't mean people just fit so well into it.

Funnily enough my only exposure to D&D was from Baldurs Gate 3. I'll take it as a compliment though.

Very few people fit neatly into a political label. We tend to be all over the place on political issues.

Fear not—there's no one-click option, so no one should be in any danger of absent-mindedly buying a brand-new Palisade.

Well that's reassuring. I was getting worried. I honestly hate when that happens.

Bed is life.

The rational is the old agreement to respect rhe borders is null and void due to the coup by the rebels. Syria is a stateless nation in their eyes and they see it as free real estate, just like you said.

They already had the Golan Heights. They just yoinked a buffer zone for their buffer zone.

Around 57% of college students polled by China Population News said they did not want to fall in love, mainly because they did not know how to allocate time to balance the relationship between study and love, the publication said.

Is it too much to address this issue?

I mean sure, but redrawing them based on ethnic backgrounds isn't the way to go either.

Idk that sounds a lot like just creating more regional division. At the end of the day they are all Syrian, regardless of religion or ethnicity. I'm not knowledgeable enough to say your solution won't work or is a bad idea, just a bit doubtful.

Given HTS historical ties to exteemist groups like Al Qaeda I do hope this is a good thing for all Syrians. Time will tell.

The bounty is still on his head, no?

A promising development for the Shia in the region. I remember this was a big reason Hezbolllah stepped into Syria in 2012 given the importance of the shrine.

That's both a powerful and incredibly sombre quote.

And then send settlers to settle in the dudes house.

It's two separate issues. A single person shouldn't be able to pour that much money to influence an election. At the same time the justice system should have more teeth against the rich who openly break laws.