This was originally true of my works because of the JRPG/Shonen inspiration but I ended up aging up a lot of my characters that were like 16/17 to 19-20, though there's still a few explicitly kid members of the party.

Got babies to kiss gotta FIGHT FOR MY WHITE HOUSE

I will say tho zei-squirrel has a talent for presenting their information in the most unhinged and unpleasant way that if find too offputting to take seriously. They come off like a crank regardless of the accuracy of the information.

People hate him and have always hated him the whole time. He just has an energized base that controls the party and in 2016 the other option was even more odious to people (and not even the majority of voters in the country lol, just key voters in key places).

I actually do believe someone like Nikki Haley would be stronger for Republicans in a general. She just cant win a primary because MAGA controls those.

Yeah its grim here.

Most of the complaints I've seen is "its just Skyrim in space" so.

I love how you said this but now someone is in fact unironically arguing it.

Never underestimate Hexbear again.

I literally said that they may not read Wallerstein. The point is that the broad strokes are not contradictory to the concept of an imperial core existing. I was looking for ideas that actually materially contradict here. Honestly, i dont think you need to follow all of Wallerstein to use the term imperial core. If its useful for describing the current geopolitical situation, which i think it is, then its useful.

Honestly this all just seems like a nitpick to throw me off base. None of it contradicts my core points.

Well you said they dont world systems theory so i assumed you had evidence of that. Saying "down with yankee imperialism" is hardly contradictory. They might not literally read Wallerstein but if youre going to deny his development of theory and its applicability to modern conditions (that Marx and Lenin never observed) based on what you think the DPRK and Cuba think about it i would assume youd have something more solid.

Che said that the United States is the belly of the beast. That certainly seems in line.

Reminds me of an old friend who, when Hillary lost, went into a death spiral of first joining team MAGA because if you cant beat em join em, and later moving to Utah, converting to Mormonism, and praying the gay away. His current politics are kinda like Jackson Hinkle's

Obviously we should send

This is my favorite thing y'all do. When you're presented something from a source you normally would trust on other subjects, but because it contradicts your preconceived notions its "insane".