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by l332mn 5y ago
The only "conspiracy" is that it is called an attack without evidence. It's so easy to do that, and is hardly conspiratorial in nature. No one's making any claims about the real causes or what really happened here. It is
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by l332mn 5y ago
> What reason would the USIC have for lying about this? There's an entire industry revolving around blaming geopolitical enemies of wrongdoing without evidence, where the intelligence community plays a key part. This is done in orde
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by l332mn 5y ago
I'm pretty sure consulting firms exist primarily because they provide labor liquidity. > Few people truly love working with consultants This is kind of a prejudiced view, as consultants are often there long-term, and no different th
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by l332mn 6y ago
More projection from the bbc. They are known for cooperating with the intelligence community in planting fake news and narratives about the enemies of the UK, just like they accuse their enemies of. There was a recent leak which documented
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by l332mn 6y ago
But you did try to back your claim with a source when challenged on this point, didn't you? Clearly we're not simply "expressing opinions" here.
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by l332mn 6y ago
That video doesn't support your statement at all. Besides, I don't think Alan Watts is an authoritative source on Buddhism regardless.
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by l332mn 6y ago
Buddhism is closer to Stoicism than you think. There's plenty of suttas where the Buddha explains how virtuous behavior leads to good outcomes to you even in this life (like high regard among your peers), and even material rewards (lik
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by l332mn 6y ago
That doesn't seem quite accurate to me. I think fear of death generally revolves around a fear of loss, not a fear of pain or illness. Death represents the loss of your every possession, every opportunity, your contact with loved ones,
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by l332mn 6y ago
It doesn't support your statement that the USSR was a nation of starving peasants either way, which you were not justified in thinking before reading my post ;-)
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by l332mn 6y ago
> Instead, the starving people were the peasants who had their produce expropriated, which was sold to acquire the imported materials and machinery that the soviets could not yet produce themselves. That's kind of misleading, given
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by l332mn 6y ago
Ah, yeah. I am a little surprised to be honest.
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by l332mn 6y ago
Look up COINTELPRO. They used a combination of framing, deceit, labeling people terrorists and criminals in order to systematically undermine a political movement (and still do, covertly). That's not even talking about how they operate
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by l332mn 6y ago
Hm, what are you implying?
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by l332mn 6y ago
That's just not true. The Chinese don't consider themselves unfree, the CCP is very popular, and its approval rate has only increased in recent decades. Moreover, the US does not have a very good reputation around the world. Who e
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by l332mn 6y ago
Individual rights are not processes of checks and balances. Those rights can be withdrawn in a jiffy, whenever required or convenient. What good does the right to bear arms do you as an individual when you're deemed a dangerous crimina
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by l332mn 6y ago
You can't really draw a direct comparison between PRC and the US, and ask how China would react to a 'Chinese Chomsky'. Their respective conditions and rational incentives for population control are not very similar. The US (
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by l332mn 6y ago
Oh, please. Just because my opinion does not reflect western geopolitical interests it must be "Russian propaganda" according to you? Way to shut down dissenting opinions by labeling it propaganda.
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by l332mn 6y ago
Domestic forces have always proven to be much more of a threat than foreign ones. The end result will entirely depend on will of the Belarusian people, and whether or not foreign backers holds off for another day given the Belarusian respon
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by l332mn 6y ago
If you think there will not be a violent reaction to a coup in Belarus you are very wrong. People outside Ukraine thought that the Ukrainian coup would represent a peaceful transition once completed, due to the unpopularity of Yanukovych. I
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by l332mn 6y ago
This is possibly going to be another Ukraine - a civil war. Who wants that? Certainly not the Belarusian people.