420lenin69 [comrade/them, he/him]

My superior Celtic genetics mean I went gray at 18 but will never go bald, but if I were to go bald I’d do it in absolute style like Devin Townsend

Over the time span of a century, I think China would have a very positive impact on Latin American sovereignty.

But over the time span of 20 years at least, I see China accepting a hemispherical division.

Clinton with Harris as VP because Harris has extremely VP energy

It’s her second turn

He will dig up the tulip garden to install a jetski half pipe I’m here for it

Joining Russia and China like this is by far the greatest strategic fuckup since Athens invaded Sicily during the Peloponnesian wars.

I support the outcome of Clinton and Harris absolutely mauling each other in a bitter primary just for Michelle Obama to pick the crown up from the ground on the basis of this being the funniest outcome.

RAND REPORT - Accept China has won. Best case scenario is avoiding a century of humiliation

clarify U.S. objectives in the rivalry with language that explicitly rejects absolute versions of victory and accepts the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party.

each side must accept, in ways that are deeply ingrained and broadly shared among decision-making officials, that some degree of modus vivendi must necessarily be part of the relationship

each side must accept the essential political legitimacy of the other.

state that it does not support Taiwan independence, seek a permanent separation across the Straits, or oppose peaceful unification

creating the maximum incentive for Beijing to pursue gradual approaches to realizing its ultimate goal

Reunification. Taiwan surrendered its stranglehold on chips and became a chip itself to be traded accordingly.

[The US should] balance its commitments to Taiwan with leveraging its influence to ensure Taiwan’s actions do not escalate tensions with China… use its potential leverage over Taiwan to limit its activities that upset the status quo.

This would have been a great strategy for the US to adopt 10 years ago.

Commanders get fired for retreating, not for following orders, and the people giving orders care about optics.

Even after excluding housing, energy, and food

Schindlers McMenu

As God hath set the king over the people, so must all his subjects obey him as God’s own vicegerent on earth. - Hans Shane

The King shall be the supreme head of all his subjects, both ecclesiastical and secular, and they shall owe him obedience as to God himself. - Lex Regia

Under this commandment is also contained obedience to all superiors and authorities whom God has set over us — especially the King, who rules us in God’s stead. - Erik Pontoppidan’s exposition on the 4th Commandment

A good Christian is also an obedient subject; for God has bound together religion and obedience to authority. - Ludvig Harboe

Selected Lutheran quotes defending democracy

Bloomberg - Distress in Europe Retail Above 2009 Levels, Weil’s Index Shows

While eight out of ten industry groups experience lower levels of distress compared with the previous quarter, conditions worsened across retail and consumer, which remained the most distressed sector.

Germany is Europe’s most distressed market, with limited signs of recovery and the Bundesbank expecting flat growth until at least 2026, the report showed.

Industrials is the second most distressed sector, with Germany a key drag on the outlook, according to the report. That’s followed by real estate, where refinancing pressures remain “significant” even though the pace of deterioration has slowed.

Huh it sucks that market-based economic planning doesn’t work for Russia.

Given how resource-rich they are, it’s odd to accept that limitation for purely ideological reasons.

Has Russia ever considered trying a centralized command economy instead? It might work better for them.