Our position as the international hegemon is definitely in decline, but yeah outright collapse doesn't seem likely.
Look at Britain; just a century ago they were in the position we are in now. They're no longer at the head of global empire, but all their political structures and institutions still exist today prettymuch unchanged.
Impressive that covid lead to both a spike and a dip
[from one of the games reviews]
Imagine a game set in a Discworld Universe that evolved to early 21st century. With writing quality, dry wit and poignant moments almost on par with legendary Terry Pratchett's writings.
goddamnit i don't even like tactics games but this makes me want to play it
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that is a perfect response that would force Republicans into a corner they'd have a difficult time legislating out of
which is exactly why Democrats would never go for it. Better to fail nobly than to sully oneself striving for something so vulgar as political success.
The punkest thing is to take a quite place of learning and make it yours. "Oh, libraries are for educated professionals, isn't it it incongruous for you to be here?" Motherfucker, punk is incongruity. Visit the library in your best fit, glide down the shelves like you own 'em, wink at the grandmas watching Infowars on the public access computers while you're checking out a book on rotary engines, Professor Goodall's autobiography, and a Jane Fonda DVD
did marx ever give into impulse and just send ~~te~~letter after letter, anxiously attempting to rectify any and every possible miscommunication of the preceding letters? Did marx do that and, followup, is that something your not supposed to do when you like a guy?
the fun thing is, US decline is basically guaranteed no matter who you vote for
"I'm a small business owner!" no, deary, you're just the fall guy for a massive international firm. For a fraction of the profits, you get the privilege of holding all the risk of actually operation a restaurant.
Family can be frustrating as hell. My own dad seems to expect there will be some point where everyone just realizes they need to "stop being greedy" -- with nothing precipitating that. He hates the idea that systemic changes will have to precede mass behavioral changes. He'll concede that China is getting results, but believes that it's going about it the wrong way and is thus no better than the US.
However, people don't deserve "walls" simply for regurgitating what's in their media environment. My dad and your dad may say some silly things -- that's unfortunate, but not surprising given the circumstances. What matters is how they act, how they treat people day to day.
ok, had to google "Gamurs". Didn't know Destructoid and The Escapist shared a parent company.
I'm curious if the high ranking Dems will suddenly start noticing Israel's extermination campaign or if they decide "Actually, Trump is so presidential this time, how surprising" like they did that week when he drone struck Suleimani