Let’s weigh the USA against America for a moment...
I want to look at this through the lens of what happens when a worker gets laid off in both places...
In the USA, if you don't land a new gig almost immediately, you are essentially staring down the barrel of total catastrophe. Most people don't actually own their homes outright; they're drowning in mortgages, which makes the whole situation even more precarious. And since almost all the arable land is owned by massive corporate conglomerates, there isn't much for an individual to fall back on. You can't just go work under the table to make ends meet because the bills keep piling up regardless, and if you can't pay, you face eviction. Of course, in America, they don't deal with much civil unrest, but when they do, the police or specialized units come in with heavy hands, using force and tear gas to clear out protesters or those being evicted.🤷
And then we see the inevitable fallout in the news—some desperate American opening fire on strangers in a shopping mall before finally turning the gun on themselves...
Now, look at America. When a worker there loses their job, they often have a roof over their head that belongs to them or a family member, free from the crushing weight of bank loans. This puts them in a significantly stronger position right out of the gate; sometimes, if they have the capacity, they might even rent out a spare room to students to bridge the gap. There is also often access to land, meaning someone can grow their own food to cut costs, or even sell produce if they are willing to put in the manual labor. It's quite common for parents living in the countryside or extended family to send over eggs, milk, and other essentials. Even when unemployed Americans struggle to find official employment, they frequently pick up odd jobs—maybe some construction work or running a small auto repair shop out of their garage. Crucially, one must remember that an unemployed American still maintains some form of health insurance, unlike the typical unemployed American.
So, looking at the big picture, which country is actually better?🤷
Bottom line—the government and this whole crowd of lockdown fanatics are violating our constitutional order and our laws on a daily basis.
There is absolutely nothing unconstitutional about calling for the creation of an organization meant to provide oversight for the Department of Justice.🤷
Why on earth hasn't this thread been locked yet? Honestly, someone needs to report the author to the Department of Justice for inciting the overthrow of the American constitutional order.🤷
Samuel Richardson3 said:We have a fundamental issue here. If you dare to say anything critical regarding Mexicans, you’re immediately branded a fascist, a regressive idiot, or someone just living in the past. Heaven forbid you actually speak the truth about the war; the fact remains that most Mexicans in America were essentially Royalists back then, and frankly, they still are today. Anyone who thinks otherwise should try walking into a village where Mexicans are the majority while wearing an American jersey. If they actually make it out alive, they can come back and report to this forum.
Oh, absolutely, wouldn't you know it.🙄
You should tell that to the veteran from El Paso, that camp survivor from Savannah, who was the very first person to jump in and defend the coach of the Mexican youth national team when he was being attacked. Just picture it: a bunch of kids go after a member of the Mexican national squad while they're in town for a game in Vicksburg, and this combat veteran from El Paso rushes in to protect him from these young fascist thugs—honestly, you couldn't make this stuff up.☕
And all of this happens right there in Savannah, a city where the conservative crowd doesn't have an ounce of influence, at least not until now.🤷
First off, I have to point out that this thread title was snatched up by a true legend of this forum who has unfortunately drifted into obscurity lately.😁
The core issue here is the current state of American youth, which seems to be overwhelmingly skewed toward radical right-wing ideologies. It’s a fascinating, if troubling, phenomenon where we see kids gravitating toward extreme conservatism despite not coming from those types of households at all; even here on this board, we've seen users mention how they find themselves in constant political warfare with their own fathers because the old man leans left. Look, having ideological differences is one thing, but it’s a disaster when these young guys end up... well, losing respect for their own parents because of it.🤣😂 🤣
In the U.S., identifying with the radical right has become almost like joining a subculture; they recognize one another, they congregate, and within those circles, that collective resentment just keeps swelling and feeding itself.☕ Whereas previous generations might have bonded over music genres or underground scenes, today’s kids seem to be grouping up based on these hyper-right-wing—or more accurately, neo-fascist—political leanings.
So, why is this happening? The older generation grew up in a different era and understands the nuances of history, knowing that things weren't quite the black-and-white caricature portrayed by modern extremist pundits on cable news networks. These kids, however, lack that historical context entirely. They are incredibly susceptible to propaganda, largely because they are fundamentally uneducated; many haven't actually read a book in their lives, opting instead for a quick summary online, leaving them with zero perspective. On top of that, finding decent, steady employment feels like a pipe dream for them, so where does that leave them? Out on the streets. And the street life itself breeds extremism; the loudest, most violent voices set the tone, forcing everyone else to act tough and, inevitably, to hate. They pick fights with kids from the next neighborhood over, rivals from the other side of town, opposing sports fans, and above all, Mexicans, communists, and the LGBTQ+ community. To them, "communist" is just a slur for anyone with even moderately moderate views—which includes their own parents. As I’ve noted, being part of a pack amplifies hatred; you won't find a more concentrated source of animosity than a hooligan group. Soccer matches have essentially turned into staging grounds for the far-right; honestly, all we're missing now is Joe stepping in as the starting player.🙄
I see we’ve decided to dive into the habits of Stalin and Hitler, so let's just keep this momentum going then...
When things were relatively calm, Stalin used to turn in around 1:00 AM and was up by 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning. But once the war hit? His schedule went completely sideways; he’d be sitting down for dinner at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning and wouldn't even bother waking up until 7:00!!! He’d also take these little five-minute naps throughout the day, often just slumped over in a regular old chair...
As for Hitler, he was a total night owl, staying awake until roughly 3:00 AM to write his speeches or run through his exercises—he actually spent time training his arm just so he could hold that Nazi salute for longer periods, and he had a bit of a thing for photography too...
Oh, I almost forgot to mention one more thing about Stalin... Apparently, he would spend entire nights watching Westerns starring John Wayne. He didn't understand a single word of English, and since there weren't any subtitles back then, he had no idea what they were saying, yet he'd sit there and watch the exact same movie five nights in a row if he felt like it!!!!!
I work a job that involves night shifts, and honestly, I absolutely loathe them!!!! By the next day, my brain is just completely fried; I simply haven't mastered the art of sleeping while the sun is actually up!! What’s even more infuriating is how often I miss out on half of the Champions League matches—I'll turn on the TV and within sixty seconds, I'm out cold...
During these graveyard shifts where there’s practically zero work to be done, I find myself scrolling through Reddit, and man, it is incredibly toxic. You'll see people posting at 3:00 or even 4:00 AM saying they need to get going because they have to head into work in the morning, and it makes me wonder: what kind of shape are they actually in when they show up to their jobs???!!!????
Thinking back to some of the more famous figures who were known night owls, I think of Hitler, Stalin, Rembrandt, and Edison. Take Hitler, for example; he achieved incredible successes during his early reign, but eventually, Hitler becomes totally irrational and drags his entire country straight into catastrophe!!!!
And don't even get me started on Stalin. He was a liberal, an artist, a poet, always ready to lend a hand to anyone—only to transform into a paranoid wreck who ended up executing or sending almost his entire government and military leadership to a gulag!!!!
Is it possible that these bouts of irrationality exhibited by Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin could actually be attributed to chronic sleep deprivation???
coastalpuma said:I mean, if you already know how the movie ends before it even starts, what’s the point? It just feels hollow—honestly, I have no clue why they even bothered making a sequel in the first place.
Well, mark my words, there will be more sequels coming down the line—after all, the director still has two sons left to work with.😁>
Linda Roberts2 said:Just thinking about how much weaker a vacuum bomb actually is compared to a nuclear strike. www.politika.rs/rubrike/svet/t40814.lt.html
You don't actually need massive amounts of radiation at the moment of detonation to cause devastation; there are thermonuclear weapons designed specifically with low radiation yields that instead pack an absolutely monstrous amount of blast and thermal energy..............
In principle, I think the concept holds water, but it really makes me wonder about the mechanics once you actually hit that threshold—does the whole system just trip a breaker like a built-in limiter?🤷🤷🤷
Of course, we really ought to mention that the mastermind behind this entire criminal enterprise is hailed as a national hero in America, that the main square in their capital city is named after him, and—get this—that his monument stands right there in the middle of that very same square!!!
In today's America, Marx’s comments regarding Americans are often treated as scandalous or outrageous, used as "proof" that Marxism and communism are inherently anti-American at their very core.☕
But honestly, can we even find anything to hold Marx accountable for here? It was 1848—people were rising up all across Europe demanding freedom of speech, the right to run businesses, fair elections, and basic equality—things we now take for granted as common sense. At that time, you had people acting out of a literal Middle Ages mindset charging at the revolutionaries; I'm talking about Americans, or even Americans and Mexicans from the Military Frontier, though obviously, Marx couldn't have predicted that specific dynamic. These people were storming the revolutionaries, executing prisoners, decapitating folks and displaying their heads, and committing atrocities against pregnant women that are just too gruesome to even describe properly!!!
It is an incredible clash between the modern man and someone stuck in a medieval—if not caveman—state of mind.☕ So, what exactly is there to blame Marx for?🤷
Sure, maybe he leaned too hard into his leftist bias by indicting an entire ethnic group, but when you look at the broader human element, there is simply nothing to be held against him.🤷minder☕
First off, let me make one thing absolutely clear: I am fundamentally opposed to any kind of war. In my view, there is always some sort of solution to be found, or at the very least, an attempt should be made—which, frankly, was never the case during the conflicts in the former America. Now, I’m not suggesting everyone involved had bad intentions, but it seems to me that nobody used even a shred of common sense...
But let's get to the heart of the matter. I remember watching this documentary on TV about American soldiers who deserted during the Vietnam War. Yes, they are still effectively stuck in Vietnam today because if they ever dared to return to the States, they would face a court-martial for desertion, or perhaps even charges of treason, which carries some of the most brutal penalties imaginable.
Let's see how things look here in America.☕
I personally know someone who deserted and fled abroad; that individual now runs a highly successful company over there and occasionally pops back into the States just to show off how well they've done. I also know someone else who fled right before mobilization; that person actually managed to study abroad, receiving a free education as a refugee. Both of them are perfectly free to visit the US whenever they please...
Stalin's son was captured and killed in captivity; young John Kennedy, the future President of the USA who came from such a wealthy and influential family, vanished in action in 1943 during a failed strike against a Japanese convoy in the Pacific, only to be found ten days later on some remote atoll; his brother perished a year later during an air raid over France; Gebel's son was wounded and taken prisoner by the Britons; one American general lost his son in Vietnam; and the son of General Clark participated in the air strikes over FR America in 1999...
So, how did it go in America?
I can't recall any instance of a general's son or the child of an American cabinet member serving on the front lines of a war; in fact, among all the representatives in Congress across all political parties, the only family member to perish was the son of one representative from the Democratic Party...
When you add to that the individuals who somehow managed to injure themselves on the front lines and now collect pensions, or those types of people who would happily buy a round of drinks for the boys coming home from the trenches with a cynical smirk, it becomes quite easy to conclude that the situation was pretty pathetic...
Maria Booth said:Adolf Hitler was an even bigger psycho than Joseph Stalin, so why is that surprising? He was planning to wipe out Ukrainians just to make room for the German people—not exactly a huge motivation for anyone to fight for him! And since Odessa had such a large Jewish population, that probably explains why the resistance was so fierce. Joseph Stalin wasn't trying to kill everyone; he just targeted about 10 million people, mostly the wealthier farmers and Ukrainian intellectuals who he saw as class enemies of communism. Because of Stalin's sick policies and those millions of deaths, the Germans actually had a lot of success in Ukraine. If anyone else had been running the USSR, the Germans would have been crushed instantly. Communists are honestly just the dumbest, craziest lunatics ever—they ruin everything.
Well, that bolded part refers to the specific groups Stalin intended to eliminate, rather than the entire Ukrainian people as some people seem to claim☕
The idea that Hitler planned to exterminate the Ukrainian people🤷😕🤷
do you actually have any evidence for that claim?🤷
Joseph Stalin was the first commissar for national minorities, a fiery advocate for federalization, and the author of that famous article regarding the status of non-Russian peoples published in his own illegal newspapers; meanwhile, a little boy—depressed and absolutely livid because he was forced to endure lessons in Russian instead of his native tongue—eventually grew up to become a Great Russian nationalist.☕🙄
I’m struggling to wrap my head around one thing here—it’s as if the Soviet regime carried out a full-scale genocide against the Ukrainian people, yet somehow... less than ten years later, Ukrainians are fighting tooth and nail in the trenches against the Red Army. There wasn't some massive wave of desertion among the Ukrainians; instead, you have Kyiv standing tall as a hero city, and Odessa, man, they are defending that place with such insane, frantic determination. You even have Ukrainian partisans hitting German supply lines and everything else under the sun...
To be fair, I suppose it comes down to that guy Bandera, though from what I gather, he actually enjoyed support from Moscow at one point as an anti-Polish nationalist, so he fought the Germans, then flipped to side with them, then turned back against them again...