slt2021

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by slt2021 1y ago
the only secret thing was the agreement from JFK to remove missiles from Turkey, that part was hidden from the public to artificially prop up JFK's image as tough on Soviets, while in reality: 1. Blockade was not full, two American war
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by slt2021 1y ago
it is perfectly rational strategy, given their resources and positioning. There is absolutely nothing "madmen" in this strategy. It is an edge, a way to exploit an arbitrage on the difference in a will to sacrifice and die between
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by slt2021 1y ago
who blinked first during Cuban missile crisis? It was JFK who called Khrushev for deescalation. who blinked first during Ukraine-Russia war? It was Jake Sullivan who redirected military gear from Urkaine to Israel and drip-fed the ammunitio
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by slt2021 1y ago
the nuclear deterrence is basically a game of Russian roulette, and nobody can play it better than the Russians. The Soviet bet was that the collective West is more wealthy and hedonistic than Soviets, and has more to lose in the global hot
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by slt2021 1y ago
the difference is ideology and class difference. American VIPs want to survive because they are rich and want to enjoy their wealth, they don't want to die. Soviet VIPs were not wealthy and their goal of survival was purely decisive mi
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by slt2021 1y ago
Moscow subway (many other subways and bunkers throughout the country) are the underground bunkers that could shelter the Soviet elites in the event of nuclear war
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by slt2021 1y ago
it is survivable according to the Soviet doctrine, which denied the concept of MAD. Soviets focused on the survival of small military command in hardened bunkers, rather than survival of entirety of civilian population. This doctrine allows
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by slt2021 1y ago
please refer to the tweets I quoted for receipts
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by slt2021 1y ago
its not only capital gains, it is the whole system of shells/offshores that splits large wealth into smaller chunks and takes advantage of tax code https://x.com/Finance_Nerd_/status/1952063659599106545
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by slt2021 1y ago
its not only capital gains, it is the property and the system of shells and offshores that hides assets https://x.com/Finance_Nerd_/status/1952063667458978160 https://x.com/Finance_Nerd_/statu
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by slt2021 1y ago
Welcome to the late-stage capitalism. Unless capitalists start paying the same tax rate as W2 workers, the inequality will continue to favor capitalist class and exploit the worker class. This will not happen until the working class wakes u
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by slt2021 1y ago
Re China, I believe there is misunderstanding. China has free market economy, but China does not have big oligarchs running the country, the opposite of US. In China, political and economic leadership are separate. Country is ran by the par
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by slt2021 1y ago
you can judge policy by its outcomes, the countries that underwent neoliberal "privatisation" were deindustrialized, while countries that did not embrace neoliberal policies - managed to preserve their marquee industries and manuf
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by slt2021 1y ago
I think what China and India are doing is The right approach. Gainthe knowledge, experience from capitalists, accumulate initial capital, then go back and build your own country once you have a name and expertise, connections, little bit of
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by slt2021 1y ago
Romania was structurally handicapped after joining EU: they were forced to de-industrialize and lost their competitive manufacturing sectors, because Romania was not allowed to compete with other EU members.
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by slt2021 1y ago
You are a product of a neo-colonialist system. In the age of knowledge work, brain drain from poor countries to rich countries is no different than stealing oil or gold resources. Yes it works well for you, but that's because system is
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by slt2021 1y ago
Romania is wasting taxpayer money to groom bright students and then let them leave Romania for some higher GDP country
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by slt2021 1y ago
>>Do those people really believe they're the most intellectually superior to the rest of the world? If a job can be done purely remotely, what stops the employer from hiring someone who lives in a cheaper place? capitalism dictat
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by slt2021 1y ago
how can they detect it is wireguard, I thought the traffic is encrypted? how does it differ from regular TLS 1.3 traffic?
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by slt2021 1y ago
the most common cause is architecture, not algorithms
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by slt2021 1y ago
this is like picking up unfinished cigarette butts and making few finals puffs before burning your mouth. worn-out batteries can swell and fail spectacularly, with fireworks
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by slt2021 1y ago
the problem is developers having fast modern machines. if they were forced to use slow machines, they would not be able to put out crap like that
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by slt2021 1y ago
10% is not a controlling stake, and US already controls Intel via regulation. Most importantly, Intel's market cap is minuscule $100 bln, it doesnt allow control over meaningful amount of capital Socialism with Chinese characteristic
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by slt2021 1y ago
this sounds like the situation with the Krupp Corporation
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by slt2021 1y ago
is merging interests of the state and corporations marks a return to good ole fascism ? or is it just an alternative way of taxing capital? instead of taxing wealth and capital, just take an equity stake in it ?
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by slt2021 1y ago
Matthew 13:9
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by slt2021 1y ago
from your suggestive tone, it looks like you already know the answer...
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by slt2021 1y ago
Why is this flagged, can anyone explain? Seems relevant since a lot of tech ppl are on visa
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by slt2021 1y ago
How is protesting against the genocide suddenly becomes “supporting a terrorist group”? Only material support for terror group (fundraising and sending $$$ to people in the OFAC list)
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by slt2021 1y ago
if it is not arbitrary, as you claim, surely it must be encoded in law and history of past precedents, right ? Israeli people need to read the 1st Amendment that we have in the US

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