[meme] Las Vegas Loop -- expectations vs reality
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    golamas1999
    1y ago 100%

    Near me they built a pedestrian friendly trendy gentrified plaza. I looked on google maps. The parking lot is 5 times the size of the plaza.

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  • Two sides of a same coin [crosspost]
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    golamas1999
    1y ago 100%

    Social Democracy is objectively better than the US system. But it still is within a capitalist framework where the exploitation is exported to some other country.

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  • US citizens urged to leave Belarus immediately
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    golamas1999
    1y ago 16%

    Call for diplomacy. It can be both that the Russians illegally invaded Ukraine to rebuild the former Empire. It can also be that the US is in this to make profit for the military industrial complex and to sell natural gas to Western Europe to expand the empire.

    After the fall of the Soviet Union the US made treaties with Russia that stated NATO will not pass reunified Germany. Now NATO is on Russia’s border. We store nukes several hindered miles from Moscow. Imagine how the US would react with Russian nukes on this side of the world. Say 90 miles off the coast of Florida.

    The Cold War is over. NATO should be gone.

    I am not a Russian apologist or a tankie. I am pro peace. I am a U.S. citizen. I love my country. I believe we should not be a nation above nations but rather a nation among nations. Just remember the people in the media talking about freedom are the same fuckers who got US into Iraq and Afghanistan. Lindsey Graham put it best.

    “I like the path we're on. With American weapons and money, Ukraine will fight Russia to the last Ukrainian.”

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  • Ohio teen dubbed 'hell on wheels' after killing her boyfriend and his friend in a crash is sentenced to 15 years to life
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    golamas1999
    1y ago 100%

    Just remember Ethan Couch in 2013 diagnosed with Afluenza, A condition where someone is too rich to understand the consequences of their actions.

    He was 16. He and a bunch of friends went to Walmart. They stole beer and drove drunk. He killed 4 people on the side of the road. A passenger in his car suffered brain damage and was paralyzed.

    This kid was sentenced with a 10 year parole. He violated that parole by going to a party to drink. He and his mom fled to Mexico to avoid punishment. He was captured and then given a 720 day sentence in prison.

    He murdered 4 people and paralyzed one of his friends. He got parole. Violated parole. Fled the country. And then was given 2 years in prison.

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    AITA to ask my wife to act like we live in a First world.
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    golamas1999
    1y ago 100%

    I live in a wealthy area. We saw one kid throw out Tupperware daily. He was the richest kid in the class. We thought that was insane.

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  • Capitalism indoctrination in progress.
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    golamas1999
    1y ago 100%

    This reminds me of the Simpson episode where they are negotiating a new contract. It’s the same as the old one expect the they replace the dental plan with a keg of beer.

    Season 4 Episode 17 “Last Exit to Springfield” .

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  • Treacherous Darien Gap migration route sees record number of crossings
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    golamas1999
    1y ago 66%

    Or perhaps the the US attempting a coup as stated by John Bolton on CNN when interviewed by Jake Tapper.

    Or the US recognizing Juan Guaído as the president of Venezuela when he did not win.

    Most likely for wanting oil and lithium.

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