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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know how true that is, but I wouldn't immediately say they're wrong. Presidential debates are like a shouting match in kindergarten

[–] SlopppyEngineer 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's amazing how almost every interaction between nations and superpowers can very easily explained in kindergarten terms. It's so often exactly "I want all", "I can't have I break it", intimidating and slapping others just because they are smaller.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

International relations are in a state of anarchy. Ultimately, nobody is in charge. But it's the shitty pop version of anarchy, not the kind that any self described anarchist would want.

[–] SlopppyEngineer -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Anarchism in practice is always the shitty kind. Every experiment turns out something like this

[–] MutilationWave 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Libertarian ≠ Anarchist

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

My dad once showed me a music video where world leaders went into the boxing ring by themselves. Now that would be fun!

Trump vs Mark Rutte, let's go!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Kaput 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You know I realize just now that Trudeau could have saved his job and won the next election just by betting Canada to Trump on a boxing match between them

[–] Tyfud 2 points 3 weeks ago

In some alternate reality of history, this is what corrects the timeline.

[–] janja 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

No idea, it was too long ago. But that video is funny! Thank you!