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by throwaway6734 3y ago
> what would Republicans offer a city? There are a lot of local policies that are in the vein of the traditional GOP politics (small govt, personal freedom, less regulation, etc.) that are very applicable to urban living but do cut again
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Policies are generally not that clean cut and clear. Many progressives already fight against policies that would increase housing (like adding overly burdensome restrictions to the development process)
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
>The escalation we're seeing in Ukraine (I hope the Belgorod incursion wasn't done using NATO weapons, Why not? What can Russia do about it?
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
They can't buy the government they want. They'd dump tons of money into candidates that would get crushed due to the insane progressive tilt of most SF voters or they'd get in for a term or two, which is not enough time
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Exactly. One party rule is bad. The failurs of the GOP to put up viable local candidates in SF and the the Democrats in deep red states are not good for the health of the country
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a war of colonialism and imperialism.
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Yes they have. You're strawmanning. Progress != Perfection and South American countries have agency as well
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
What superpower has been more benevolent than the US? >Clearly USA is advantageous for you (and me!) but I wouldn't presume it is for the majority of people. Billions of people have been lifted out of poverty due to the economic sys
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
They're fundamentally different wars in their motivation as well. The US invaded foolishly invaded Iraq and Afghanistan with the ultimate end goal of destroying evil power structures Sadam/Taliban and trying to establish liberal i
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Don't forget about the Marshall plan or the massive amounts of technical advancements due to the US or the billions of people lifted out of poverty due to the US secured global order. The US has been an imperfect superpower but objecti
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Docker?
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
>It's not that newcomers have little chance, but more the symptom showing that there's little interest for competitive AoE2 play among newcomers This isn't true. Hera & Lierey are two of the best AoE2 players and are b
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Why? Just keep building as long as it's profitable for builders to do so
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Why not build more housing?
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Or the extreme amount of death at the hands of the Mongols. The Crusades were also in response to the caliphate conquest which conquered Roman and Persian lands in the middle east and north africa
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Please provide evidence for your claim. Edit: OP originally claimed that the inquisition killed 50 million people and then edited their response instead of providing evidence. That's better than nothing, but I think still illustrates t
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
No it's not
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Why? There are plenty of middle class black neighborhoods in Baltimore and the long term outlook continues to look better after the nadir of 2015.
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Haha it won't take Ra's or Bane, just more time and more people with money moving into the city and helping to build out the tax base. Imo now is a great time to buy property if you can deal with the rest. Sorry to hear about the
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
How? The market has generally risen since then
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
>There were other dubious bits of advice too, like pushing with your legs first, then torso, then arms, but if you try to actually do that in reality it feels extremely awkward. And watching the pros do it on TV it doesn’t seem like they
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
>It's something I did, and it's neat yet strange to see it being done to a part of my past. Agree. I read recently that digital cameras have been taking off among younger people in the way vinyl took off among millennials. I&#x
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
>Now we are getting sideways looks with a mixture of "You doing OK America?" and quietly diversifying their portfolios. From who exactly? Most of developed and developing world is facing demographic collapse over the next 50 ye
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
The sound effects they added are hysterical. A real hell house
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
There's no reason to think that the European style model works in Europe. Most of Europe is facing dire demographic issues.
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
IIRC the landing would have been a failure too without Neil Armstrong's skill as a pilot under pressure
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Look at European birth rates and a bit more puritanism might be beneficial
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
Agree. My wife LOVES netflix's Korean rom-com shoes because of how straightforwardly cute they are. >Anyway I hope the growing popularity of foreign shows leads to western media taking time to reassess what people are looking for in
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
The ability to repress desires to focus on long term goals or to develop appreciate for the satiating of those desires is a good long term skill to have. Distance makes the heart grow fonder
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by throwaway6734 3y ago
From a purely practical perspective, the death penalty is bad because of inaccuracy in the legal system. From a morality perspective, how is the death penalty materially different than using lethal force in a war?

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