[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

The success of the 9/11 attacks cannot be understated (see Jean Baudrillard's The Spirit of Terrorism).

After a supposed victory over an ideological opponent (USSR), the US engaged in building the "rules based international order" and, after a frenzy of neoliberal export (Bosnia), began to show rot. The cultural angst of the late 90's - unintentionally enunciated in Fukiyama's "End of History" - reflected the hollow promise of the capitalist vision.

The 9/11 attacks forced the contradictions of this aimless and self-destructive impulse into overdrive and spawned an unfocused frenzy of jingoism which served to mask the profound disquiet festering at the core of the American psyche.

That ideological bankruptcy has forced into focus the fundamental inability of capitalism to build a resonant faith in structural stability and justice.

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

I know this is the most tired of tropes but ... Wiemar liberals reborn.

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You can definitely tell they they went ... whoops and tacked on the last 30 minutes of the movie to make him seem like the bad guy. The entire film goes into a severe tonal shift.

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Ahoyhoy, my Black Book of Agriculture has the count at trillions. Checkmate

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

Just like the experimental warship camouflage - it's a weak floating structure

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago

So I'm relying on more knowledgeable bears here, but this is basically a manifestation of unions without theory right?

Without state support unions will be assaulted by capitalistic mentalities and turn into gangs?

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

Laughing in hell eating pizza

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

The power of beans and rice compels you to succeed!

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

Liberalism is in the spinal cord - this move excises liberalism.

[-] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

Ahhhh - well that definitely plays into the Midwestern dad who tells fish stories vibe he's doing.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

Amazing. Incredible.

How could you deny this perfect pokemon? Are you stupid?

EDIT: You're not stupid, I just like it so much - so cute.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

Are you kidding me? This 'mon is a workhorse of hp absorb and dealing damage.

In Violet they wreck the opposition. Hidden OP.

Yes, I have a foil cardboard copy.

EDIT: Okay, Grass Flying type??? But in Violet they get Dragon type moves ... interesting

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The Grass pokemon are the cutest, what are your favorite grass pokemon?

Also, is Grass competitive in the current meta?

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Very sleek stuff, but reading the analysis gives bad vibes - what is their deal? Trot stuff? Can someone give me a good workup (I'm lazy)?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

A nation is a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.

It goes without saying that a nation, like every historical phenomenon, is subject to the law of change, has its history, its beginning and end.

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1913/03a.htm

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Credit to https://hexbear.net/post/640651 for the image.

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Reading about the international invasion of Russia during the civil war and the introduction ends:

"Soviet and Russian interpretations generally exaggerate the role of the Allies in the Civil War and allege they intended to partition Russia. "Overall the extent of allied intervention during the civil war was minuscule and inconsequential", according to Flake (2019)."

Over 200,000 foreign troops invaded Russia. The only reason it was "inconsequential" is because the Reds kicked ass. To be fair, the rest of the entry gives additional context, but still, shit's wack.

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