Iran under Western influence was actually developed, free, and progressive—women could walk wherever they wanted, there was freedom of thought, and the whole country was thriving...
But look at Iran today: a total backwater where human rights don't exist, women are treated like garbage, and public executions are just another Tuesday.
George Robinson43 said:Nono, before they can even sit at the negotiating table, they need to master basic sanitation in India. Only then can they truly engage in a conversation with their peers.
And let's not forget the part where they drink straight from the Ganges and eat fish swimming in carcasses.
Look at the auto industry, or even Coca-Cola—everything relies on machines getting input from a server. If there’s no input, you don't have a product. You can't just conjure it out of thin air. You end up nationalizing buildings and equipment that aren't even running.
Sure, you can rip off Coca-Cola right now, but it still won't be the real thing—just like McDonald's and stuff like that. I could go out and try to pull something similar, but it wouldn't be the same and it definitely won't last.
So what are they even supposed to do with all those nationalized companies??? How do they plan on running anything if they don't have access to their customer base?
urbanotter said:The reality is that only about a third of the world has actually imposed sanctions on Russia, which means there is still more than enough demand globally for Russian grain, synthetic fertilizers, oils, and rare earth metals. Even Japan is signaling that they won't walk away from the gas pipeline project near the Aleutian Islands, despite the fact that they introduced sanctions against Russia due to pressure from the United States. The Germans aren't exactly thrilled about being forced into these strained relations with Russia either. It seems to me that this supposed "Western unity" is much stronger in news headlines than it is in the actual, messy reality of global trade.
Japan shows no sign of abandoning the Russian Sahalin-2 LNG project
urbanotter said:Most bottling plants operate as franchises, which really isn't much of an issue since the production processes and the actual formulas are already well-established. Honestly, even if they stopped producing it entirely, I don't see it as a loss; if anything, it would probably be a win for the Americans. I’ve never been a huge Coca-Cola fan myself—I might grab one during the summer, but I generally prefer tonic water. At 89 years old, standing 6'3" and weighing about 200 pounds, I’m perfectly content with how things are. I certainly don't feel like I'm missing out by not being a 300-pound die-hard Coke lover, the kind of person who doesn't consider their day a success unless they've polished off a double serving.
But that's not the point. People are used to a certain standard. Just because you think something is "better for them" doesn't mean you're right—you aren't the ultimate authority here.
urbanotter said:But within those walls, you have people—skilled workers who understand the manufacturing process inside and out, and they'll be able to pick up right where they left off without much trouble. As for the branding, the product will simply be called whatever the manufacturer decides it should be, even if Coca-Cola makes that call. If a few elitists feel slighted because they aren't drinking a Coca-Cola where the profits don't flow back to owners in America, honestly, it won't matter to the vast majority of people.
It would actually be quite tragic if Americans didn't have access to these healthy, quality products; they'd have to work much harder to avoid looking completely unhealthy by the time they hit their late teens.
And how exactly are they going to access the computers where everything is stored, specifically the machine inputs?
Honestly, it’s just a bunch of kids whining about food shortages and gas prices. Those of us over 35 or 40? We actually dealt with real chaos back in the day—stuff that was way worse than any theoretical disaster they're stressing about now. We made it through then, and we'll make it through this, even if things aren't exactly like the "good old days."
PS. I'm still filling up my tank at $33 today; I really couldn't care less what the price of gas is at 😁
Maybe they'll pull the plug on the old 'Soviet Union' domain—the .su extension—too. I think I read somewhere that the .su top-level domain is actually still technically "active"....
I actually own a .su domain myself. It costs about 30 bucks a year.😁
hollowstag said:Just so I can be absolutely sure about the regulations here, is it actually legal to import a product from Russia into an EU member state if that item is closely linked to a specific medication?
What, is it arriving via teleporter? Not happening.
Robin Clark said:which is why it isn't Windows 10.
Look, we can talk all we want, and sure, Linux or macOS aren't bad—actually, they're great—but for the average person, Windows is just way easier. You get the best software support and everything else you need. There might be a Linux alternative for things like accounting or whatever, but only Windows has the real deal.
Matthew Young35 said:It works fine right now, but I'm worried about how updates will handle it. Sure, you get everything installed smoothly, perform your little workaround, then an update drops and the whole thing goes straight to hell.
You aren't even "hacking" anything—you just swap out two commands. Everything runs perfectly with updates; zero issues whatsoever.
