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by Coop D'etat
2023-02-22 03:14pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
Replies: 1943
Views: 246461

Re: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border

"Unable to beat Russia on the ground"?? Then why are you taking home so many body bags, Putin? I think the key thing is that in Putin's theory of the war and international relations he's not in an undeclared war with Ukraine. He's in a war with America/NATO. With that context in mind? Not...
by Coop D'etat
2023-02-22 02:24pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Noordstream Sabotage
Replies: 101
Views: 20782

Re: Noordstream Sabotage

My god Elfdart, Sy Hersh is notorious for sourcing claims from single sources. They used to not show up in his articles in reputable outfits like the New Yorker because his editors wouldn't let him. Guess what happens when he no longer has editors.
by Coop D'etat
2023-01-11 06:48pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: D&D AND THE OPEN GAMING LICENSE
Replies: 103
Views: 17453

Re: D&D: Honor Among Thieves

Wizard's doesn't own any IP that wouldn't be trivial to circumvent in a TV series. The open secret about the OGL is that it doesn't grant that much that isn't already out there as the limits of what Copyright and Trademark law gets the owner, its just effectively a litigation truce line by indicatin...
by Coop D'etat
2022-10-20 08:53pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: We need to talk about Andor
Replies: 78
Views: 20368

Re: We need to talk about Andor

What I did found silly though was, that in a universe with a million planets, the news of a couple of corp security getting their asses kicked on a backwater planet reaches the meeting room of the top brass ISB on the capital city, and gets high priority in return. Waaaay too much micromanaging. Ma...
by Coop D'etat
2022-10-02 03:11am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
Replies: 1943
Views: 246461

Re: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border

I'm seeing suggestions that China would stand to gain from sabotaging the pipeline because it would mean they had exclusive access to cheap Russian gas. In the absence of anything really compelling, I'm going to default to it being Russia, because they're the ones doing crazy ill-considered shit ri...
by Coop D'etat
2022-09-11 01:58pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II
Replies: 802
Views: 386789

Re: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II

That the Corbynites misjudged the value of the man as a standard bearer remains relevant, both in the UK and to his outsized foreign fanbase. Being reminded of this is part of the process of doing better next time.
by Coop D'etat
2022-09-11 01:52pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II
Replies: 802
Views: 386789

Re: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II

The sense that he would was a pretty key reason he failed with his two chances to win the premiership. Removing all doubt isn't going to much for his political heirs either.
by Coop D'etat
2022-09-11 01:43pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II
Replies: 802
Views: 386789

Re: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II

That's giving him a mountain of benefit of the doubt, and political leaders don't get a mountain of benefit of the doubt from anyone but core supporters. Going forward, this is important, because whether or not you'd be prepared to do something like provide material support to a democracy being inva...
by Coop D'etat
2022-09-11 12:55pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II
Replies: 802
Views: 386789

Re: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ng-ukraine

From a month ago, but worth revisiting in light of recent Ukrainian success. On this issue, Corbyn remains objectively pro-fascist.
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-22 05:58pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Britain's artificial creations are failing
Replies: 50
Views: 10379

Re: Britain's artificial creations are failing

India is far, far far, from a model of good governance. If anything, its a known consistent underperformer in all sorts of developmental metrics. The tenure of your argument seems to be that New Delhi's rule has been such a smashing success that it should be extended all sorts of its neighbours who ...
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-22 05:52pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: D&D: Honor Among Thieves
Replies: 106
Views: 20445

Re: D&D: Honor Among Thieves

Ok... What I like so far: War-scene has what might be orcs, and what's definitely a Black Dragon (horns at the sides of face, breathing/puking black acid that's actually acting like acid). Female Lead is Barbarian, looks like. Not sure if guy in shiny armor is the Token Paladin, or just a Warrior. ...
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-21 11:22pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Britain's artificial creations are failing
Replies: 50
Views: 10379

Re: Britain's artificial creations are failing

All states are artificial, anyone telling you otherwise is selling you something. Often selling you their right to tell somebody else what to do.
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-21 11:03pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Britain's artificial creations are failing
Replies: 50
Views: 10379

Re: Britain's artificial creations are failing

The fact that its no longer called East Pakistan is a pretty good hint that its not a British creation.
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-21 09:53pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Britain's artificial creations are failing
Replies: 50
Views: 10379

Re: Britain's artificial creations are failing

Bangladesh isn't a British creation, and has been doing much better than the rest of the Subcontinent in recent years. Its Pakistan and Sri Lanka that are in crisis mode. Also, if the entire region is having struggles, it seems agenda motivated disingenuousness to blame the borders for the crisis ra...
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-18 09:09pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439139

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

Redcloak having cosmic level arrogance and rationalisation despite formidable intellectual gifts is a great theme and I am here for it.
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-18 02:31pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439139

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

We all get that Oona knows Redcloak will choice "I am right" village over "best for goblins" village and thus the priority is keeping the bridge from going down, yes?
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-17 07:12pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Joe Manchin (WV/DINO) - Somebody Explain This
Replies: 22
Views: 6167

Re: Joe Manchin (WV/DINO) - Somebody Explain This

If Manchin is such a DINO, how does he keep getting the nod to run? Manchin is the West Virginia Democratic party. He's the top of the machine and the only viable candidate for statewide office. This is state that swings like, +40 GOP compared to the American mean. He can do whatever he wants. Even...
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-16 12:04pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Twitter board agrees to $44 billion sale to billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk
Replies: 764
Views: 115961

Re: Twitter board agrees to $44 billion sale to billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk

As Straha and I have discussed elsewhere, guaranteed that Musk had a very expensive brief from his lawyers telling him not to do literally everything he's done so far. We can also marvel at the decision making process that resulted in setting a cool billion on fire for no reason being the wiggling ...
by Coop D'etat
2022-07-15 08:11pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Twitter board agrees to $44 billion sale to billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk
Replies: 764
Views: 115961

Re: Twitter board agrees to $44 billion sale to billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk

As Straha and I have discussed elsewhere, guaranteed that Musk had a very expensive brief from his lawyers telling him not to do literally everything he's done so far. We can also marvel at the decision making process that resulted in setting a cool billion on fire for no reason being the wiggling o...
by Coop D'etat
2022-06-11 10:52pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II
Replies: 802
Views: 386789

Re: Brexit and not very united kingdom politics II

Stop fetishizing failure. Corbyn had two opportunities to win the voters of the UK over to supporting him as Prime Minister. He failed dismally twice. His job as a leader of a political party is to win current and potential internal supporters to support him. He alienated half the existing party. He...
by Coop D'etat
2022-05-11 03:52pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
Replies: 1943
Views: 246461

Re: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border

Well Britain gave Poland the promise of aid in the 1930s and we all know how that ended so I'm somewhat skeptical about this, at least the idea this amounts to anything else then a strongly worded letter to the Kremlin. Nah, this is the way of saying Sweden and Finland are effectively in NATO for t...
by Coop D'etat
2022-05-05 12:02am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
Replies: 1943
Views: 246461

Re: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border

Russia's neo nazi regime seems to accuse swedish celebrities of being nazis. Are they going to de-nazify sweden too? They are accusing Israel of being neo-Nazis. I think at this point the whole world is neo-Nazi in their eyes. To some degree your overthinking things. In Russian chauvinist narrative...
by Coop D'etat
2022-05-03 09:33pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
Replies: 1943
Views: 246461

Re: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border

The notion that Canada or the other large Western states are American clients is one of those idiot memes that circulate as faux sophistication. None of them are functional American dependencies, have no reliance on American aid to sustain their ongoing existence and in none of them does America fun...
by Coop D'etat
2022-05-03 03:25pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border
Replies: 1943
Views: 246461

Re: Ukraine reacts to fears of Russian invasion as troops build up at the border

Who have you got in mind for helping you defend yourselves against the Americans ? They're about the only credible threat left at this point, and this only stays a hypothetical question if the Republicans don't manage to put someone even worse in the White House next time. Bear in mind the only rea...
by Coop D'etat
2022-03-01 08:40pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439139

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

Not just the art. Its a much, much better written story now than it was years ago.