Which…is exactly the point, no? It’s the classic colonial imagination in action. The Saudis(UAE, Qatar etc) are western puppets, therefore, they are the only people who deserve a regional title and get to be considered civilized and a part of the in group in the ME. Everyone else are just barbarians/terrorists who just sort of exist on the periphery solely to be conquered and submitted to the will of “civilization.”

Im the opposite. I never get hung over off of wine. Beer fucks me up tho, like it doesnt even get me drunk it just makes me feel like shit

Once upon a time there were genuine proletarian immigrants looking to work towards a better future for themselves and their family. But now, most immigrants to western countries are bourgeois and are already rich and just want to cash in on the big bubble before it bursts. In Canada, they overwhelmingly come here just to become slumlords. Cramming 10+ international students…People from the same place as them in some cases… into 2 bedroom “apartments” (most are just loosely repurposed house basements).

I mean…Just pick a country in the global south or even in eastern europe, yeah.

Keep in mind that that number could easily be exaggerated for dramatic effect as a deterrent for future ambitious peasants. Also, just because that particular event didn’t lead to sudden change doesn’t mean it ended the struggle. Eventually, feudalism did indeed come to an end.

That being said, millions die every year due to the depravity of capitalism. Yet, in the west, nobody bats an eye. we are still well insulated compared to the struggles in the global south. They have been fighting for decades already. The pace of change is quickening day by day.

Not sure about any other Canadians here, but like fuck im gonna fight for Kkklanada against the US lmao. I’ll fight to end them both but im not picking one or the other.

Anything 2-5000 people is loosely called a township where I live. Anything under that is a ghost town.

And the lore on this point is fuzzy and as been retconned several times, but its often implied nids were a created bio-weapon species rather than a natural evolution/force of nature

Even if that’s the case the fault would be with the creators. The tyranids couldn’t be held responsible for being created the way they are. But yes, they are bad for anyone who’s not a tyranid obviously lol

I would argue the tyranids are about as close as you can get in terms of being “good”. Just an intergalactic force of nature consuming anything in its path indiscriminately for survival.

Only thing with the Tau is they are a class based hiarchical society. Regardless of their approach to tech and AI.

I’ll never get over the fact that entire countries interests consisting of millions of people have their economic well being tied to who one person likes or hates.

The brainwashing is more to do with wealth/class. Making it seem that if an individual is homeless or poor then it’s solely and purely their fault and not the predatory society/economic model we live in thats dominated by parasites.

A rich drug addict is still seen as a success and positive contributor to society.

A poor/working class drug addict is seen as an abject failure and a drain on society.

Does this mean we’re in the avatar timeline?

Look up the centuria project. These people hate the EU and the West only slightly less than they hate Russia. Once the war with Russia is over they will 100% turn on the west. It’s a part of their entire schtick. They want a “paneuropean” brotherhood to be established in place of the EU. In other words, they want to create a white super state across Europe. They may not be religious fundamentalists like the taliban, but they have all of the hallmarks of a grassroots terrorist organization willing to use violence on anyone and everyone. And now, they’ve got the weapons to back them up.

My point is the Americans don’t need to exercise hard power over Canada because Canada is already part and parcel with American imperialism in the form of the Anglo-American empire. These little spats over tariffs matter little in the overall geopolitical scheme of things and are a.useful distraction for the masses. Also, Canada was very involved with Iraq. Canadians commanded naval flotillas in the Persian Gulf and Canadian special forces participated in various operations.

Getting hung up on all this talk of annexation is so perplexing to me. Canada is an American state in all but name. The US owns like 90% of the Canadian economy, dictates our foreign policy and even domestic policy in certain cases. And you could be forgiven for thinking we were voting in the US elections given the amount of Trump and Harris/Biden signs and flags plastered all over neighborhoods and even some businesses.

People think annexation requires military force and direct occupation. When it doesn’t. Canada is for all intents and purposes simply a raw resource depot for the US.