Russia has been capable for a decade now and again, has been propped up by China including the use of NK.
Disagree. Russia will see a coup or revolution before a proper war. They have utterly failed against Ukraine, itâs unbelievable to me how much they have failed. I have been observing the invasion, now and again, from before day 1.
Suicide for the human race? Duh. And thatâs climate change.
See my instance. Iâm aware. I can say for sure that the oligarchy here in America wants the whole world to perish while they wait it out in their self-sufficient bunkers.
Then donât use it. Just like we have a post office, and UPS. But you need communications to be centralized somewhat lol, thatâs how communcation works. You also wouldnât say anything on there you wouldnât say in a Town Hall, it would be your official profile. The power structure also wouldnât be as centralized as regular social media- thatâs why you can sue and demand things, based on constitution and bill of rights and other laws. That means you actually have ppwer over it.
I argue for decentralized, loosely standardized, democratic, socialist structures. The legal system is absolutely and completely busted. I really shouldnât need to get into that. Hopefully you can agree that the Supreme Court is beyond saving. Your idea is a fantasy, but itâs a nice one if there was any state that truly represented its populace. I do value it though, and even if I call it a fantasy, I like it in theory.
Thereâs no legal way for us to depose the government or even to suggest to depose the government. I would never organize to depose the government.
Guess we just let Trump destroy the government and install a dictatorshipâŚ
I disagree, we do have power. This government is entirely ineffective, even before Trump rose to power, and Iâm not going to roll over and lose any semblance of democracy - Iâm going to do my best to save democracy with democracy. Hopefully you come to agree at some point. I never imagined to hear you use legality as an excuse. Trump and the current administration are taking a shit on our legislative branch and our laws in a general sense. 77 million voted for Trump. There may be around 290 million citizens. There are approximately 344 million people living in the US. The numbers are there to take back democracy with democracy. I am completely serious.
Complicated topics cannot be summarized in a Tweet or Lemmy post, they take time like books, long form media, or yes, documentaries and news interviews, gasp.
If people in debates are told to source their claims, they provide the direct context, and there is a preference towards direct evidence, primary sources, and specific excerpts.
Dasus@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
I agree with a lot of that but honestly, what is the Russian capability currently to open up a new front anywhere if we are not talking nuclear war?
Sure theyâre prepared to waste a lot. But can they waste that much without getting into so severe issues that even their propaganda wonât push through? Oh right, I forget, propaganda is basically for foreign states and domestically you can just use threats of violence and arrests.
Also âcarrying capacityâ is a poor way to talk about bad infrastructure.
The world isnât full. Itâs built wrong.
LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
People make fun of the Civilization games, but in them, you can win more than one way. War doesnât have to be fought with nukes (or even bombs - eg economically, culturally) and largely hasnât been, especially recently.
Russia is being propped up by China and India et al. Imo when the west is more weakened, China will make their moves for Taiwan and the South China Sea. But maybe not, or maybe in a way we donât expect (eg diplomatically) because China REALLY wants to be seen as like, the main guys who are super reasonable and modern etc. Recommend the PBS documentary Made in Ethiopia to see a little of Chinaâs foreign policy in action. They want clean hands, I think. But they want those territories too.
Russia uses extensive propaganda domestically.
I say carrying capacity because thatâs how they view it in light of climate change and all the other issues we face: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh2458
We are actually now past 7 of 9 planetary boundaries to support human life. Reducing the carrying capacity (aka total human population) of the earth wonât help, we need everyone to work together to solve these issues. Imo a sun shield in space to deflect some UV would buy us time to sequester carbon and create sustainable living solutions. I think if the rich kill everyone, they will also die. I do not think they have the intellect or wisdom to solve this without the people of the world.
M1ch431@slrpnk.net â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
They have been preparing for decades, at least. You are free to believe what you want though.
They want the Fallout games to become reality. Itâs almost certain. Fuck all of that. Pushing the development of AI unsustainably in a way that other countries can mirror (e.g. China) is suicide for the country, besides them.
LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
It doesnât matter how long theyâve prepared. Whatâs coming will destroy ecologies in huge ways, possibly collapsing all megafauna and even things like insects which have already experienced significant population collapses. People need vitamins and micronutrients to live, requires a varied diet.
We barely grow plants in space. Biosphere thing barely worked and needed outside intervention. We NEED earth. I say this as a person very educated in science- we NEED the planet intact.
The Titanic sub was a preview of the hubris of the wealthy against science. They are genuinely so narcissistic they think they can conquer extreme natural phenomena.
They particularly like AI because they believe itâs the perfect slave (and we are not because we can dissent). So yeah they will kill the world for it. And for oil, and for gold, and for money, and manufacturing, because capitalism requires capital be made and sought even if ot isnt efficient and people die. Capital above all else.