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North Korea blows up roads near South Korean border as tensions soar (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Late stage capitalism combined with the total implosion of the imperial project thanks to brics and their inability to totally dominate the information space= the final threshings of a dying state

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the final threshings of a dying state

I've been saying that about patriarchal religions for 30 years and they're still going. I think at the time I began saying that, I was conflating religion with governments, which kind of makes sense, as religion is used to uphold and justify horrific acts perpetrated by (nation) states.

[–] Sinister@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean rome was dying for a century.

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Truth.