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Cake day: September 15th, 2022

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  • Just the fact that the USA can credibly threaten to use nukes means it’s completely rational and normal for everyone else to want nukes of their own. Liberals say Kim Jong-Un is insane specifically because he uses this justification for why the DPRK’s possession and testing of nukes is legitimate, and the western press insists the premise is flawed: That the USA would never ever consider using nukes.

    That’s stupid. They literally already have. And that’s why this threat feels credible too. If the threat is credible (and that’s up to your own interpretation here), then the basis for calling Kim Jong-Un insane is invalid.


















  • Because our countries aren’t sovereign. Capitalism is a system where capitalists dictate politics. But capitalists aren’t loyal to their home countries, they’re loyal to their the capitalist class. So they have no incentive to dictate politics in the benefit of the countries they rule. The USA as an institution is their main instrument and army. So of course they’ll protect the USA.

    If you doubt me, you can try to verify it. Pick a small handful of capitalists in a EU country, and check where their money is. If they own more stocks in USA companies than they do EU companies, then assuredly they’ll prioritise the USA’s economy over the EUs economies.