if FNV has taught me anything, the supply lines through the arctic will basically make this impossible.

fuck off bot.

It’s sad, because I think Khrushchev was a genuine believer in (admittedly only moderate) reform and a better future. But as Robespierre once said, “To rule innocently is madness.” Anyone who has power over a system is trapped in a no-win scenario - either sacrifice the power you have to influence it, and let other (potentially worse) people take over the reins; or do what you can to perpetuate the system, and all of its horrors, in the hopes that you can steer it to a less-bad outcome.

You put into words my opinions better than I could. Thank you.

You put my opinions into words better than I could. Thank you.

EDIT : JFC, I can’t even express my gratitude properly.

The trials and tribulations of Krushchev and Gorbachev are quite sad. The USSR had two chances to actually deliver what it was claiming was its goal for its people, but failed due to various circumstances and the hard choices that were made to perpetuate the status quo or face worse consequences (for them and the USSR).

I’ve started feeling that the soviet union (and maybe china) are the worst things to have happened to communism/socialism/the left. Without these aggressive and authoritarian countries, the examples you have of left wing labour movements and their consequences are social democratic implementations in places like scandinavia.

It’s so obvious!

People even after reading the art of war : “Hold my beer”

I feel like shit, so I’m just going to moan on something tangentially related.

Everything has fucking temperature monitoring, jack shit has stuff to do anything about it, like fan management. My shit’s overheating when I’m playing fallout 3 and fucking balatro, on a “gaming laptop” from 2017

Arabs : establishes a multicultural, enlightened state
Spaniards : and I took exception to that

I think you’re thinking of west African flags with similar colours with a star in the middle.

The rest of Africa is pretty original as pugjesus showed

I think I owe them an apology because I installed it for about an hour before I got rid of it for debian

France : fucking yeah bud

With those european weapons? Miss me with that shit.

Islamic golden age/Genghis Khan’s horde? Count me in.

Except the bit where they overlap and the Mongols destroyed the house of wisdom. Pour one out for the homies.

This is funny because it basically means “Lady, come pick me up” and in Turkish slang “wife , come pick me up” instead of the usual “mummy come pick me up”

Riverside Studios, London from 15 November 2025, booking until 15 Feb 2026

Good thing I made that joke now, instead of 3 weeks ago.

spicy pancake likes nu metal despite knowing it’s not that good, objectively speaking… from his interpretation of it, I am unsure. Some probably sucks.

Name a medium. Hitchhiker’s guide has been adapted to it.

There’s a fucking text adventure

But it gets replayed so perpetually and tiredly it tires have long since worn down to just the rims.

Yeah, it’s either junk or people got used to it as one of the hits from that time. Some though are fuckin’ rockin’ and fundamental, like sabbath, slayer, or deep purple.

Although some of the bands aren’t, corporate , market driven slop was around back then.

I have to hear the fucking Eagles again.

I hate the fuckin’ eagles man

*proceeds to get thrown out of cab*

/uj I actually don’t mind the eagles, they did the hitchiker’s guide to the galaxy tv show theme

shit man, go a step further. Say that you like things that are objectively trash, but you like it. And that’s ok. It’s an opinion.

Like, it’s one of the things that gets to me about art. Sometimes, you can look at something and say “yeah, this is BETTER than what I like, I just can’t fucking vibe with it”. Or “this is trash, but I fucking love it, and it’s my opinion”. People don’t do it enough.

Then have the confidence in yourself to like them. If you legit like them, it shouldn’t matter that they are overrated

EDIT : I’m listening to meshuggah’s I, which is all fucked up and complex. Either today or yesterday, I put on “Sunshine Lollipops” and some stupid meme song about “to stop a gaben”. one doesn’t invalidate the other.

both are the bw version.

Gestapo : Hate crime
Beatles : Overrated boomer shit

I have not been initiated into any of this. I’d pronounce it like “aura” without the a, and a longer R