NATO hasn't dissolved. This will be a situation where EU and US will fight and disagree on Greenland, but continue to support the rest of the imperialist project. However, the contradictions are growing, and will eventually become unsustainable.
My first emotional response is of course, wanting Venezuela to lash out against the US militarily, this is an act of war after all. But after thinking more rationally, maybe the US is doing this to demoralize Venezuelans, because they can't sustain a prolonged war against Venezuela. They would have to support Ukraine, Israel and now a new war. It's just not feasible, so I think they're relying on intimidation tactics to accomplish their goal of regime change.
Also, Maduro being kidnapped after trying to compromise with the US about Venezuelan oil, is a cautionary tale for world leaders who think they can negotiate with the empire. The empire does not negotiate, the empire does not compromise, the empire must take everything they possibly can.
Today 5%, tomorrow 10% and so on, until eventually there is nothing left for the civilian economy.
We're also supposed to believe they can easily crush Russia and China if they wanted.
"Hey can you hurry it up with the genocide? We've got an election coming up, and things aren't looking great for us."
So glad Americans defeated fascism by voting blue.
It doesn't take a genius to figure this one out. The West has been cutting costs in its education system for years, while China has continuously invested billions. Seems pretty obvious who'll come out on top. Cutting China from the West will only lead to Western technology becoming obsolete. I wonder how long until the West is forced to start copying and reverse engineering China's electronics. It'll also be interesting to see how these racist societies will rationalize this.
I'm glad China tackling the American spyware problem. A democratic government can't allow its citizen to be victims of espionage by a racist imperialist state. We can't allow Sleepy Joe to have access to Chinese citizens' personal data.
Awkward? You'll see how quickly Euros will turn on Ukrainians. They'll have the nerve to demand explanations for why these refugees don't want to fight. Euros will then try to enlighten them, as to why Ukrainian refugees throwing themselves at minefields is their duty. When these refugees refuse to do so, anger will follow. They'll be accused of being Russian spies, forcefully conscripted and the ones who can hide will probably have to live clandestinely in slave like conditions.
With news that any Ukrainian can be a double agent for Putin, public support for Ukraine will continue to deteriorate and Ukraine will be left to fend for itself.
France has also expressed interest, which I find hilarious.
I hope Ukraine kill all these invading Russian motherfuckers and that Putin dies too.
Yes, we know you libs dream of Russian genocide, but you can keep dreaming.
I mean yeah... The reason why Valve is so profitable is because they have the total monopoly of the market. This is another contradiction of capitalism. Liberals are always pointing out that competition is great, but who wants to install 50 different apps, on their PC, to manage their games? It's much more convenient, to have it all in one place.
Another thing that should be pointed out, is that Valve and Steam add no real value to the products they sell. They sell games that aren't theirs to begin with. They're just the middleman, but being a useless middleman in capitalism is insanely profitable.
And yes, the lootbox fest needs to end. It's online gambling, where children are the main target. Every company that has used lootbox mechanics, with real money involved, needs to face charges for exposing children to gambling.