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Would you prefer there be a center to help fight extinction or just let them go extinct

I assume this is an argument that zoos suck and animals should only be in nature.

An argument that ignores the conservation efforts zoos provide

They take the orders on iPads 80% instead of having you drive up to the speaker.

I think they do this to keep the kitchen constantly moving instead of waiting for an order to get finished. Also a personal touch.

Yeah exactly lol USSR was not a communist nation. Soviets aren’t communist, Maoism is closer to Marxism.

People look at the name of the country and assume it all changed. USSR -> Russia was just a rebrand and trimming the fat of the less than useful “members” of the “alliance”

Definitely Henry VIII.

I can agree with Italy as well, it was supposed to be a show of strength and gaining of new territory. I wouldn’t call it colonization, Ethiopia was more advanced than what most neighbors were able to field.

USSR was barely communist. They were closer to fascist than communist.

Releasing the grip slightly to appeal more to the global market was strategic to adapt to the times.

Colonialism is a form of imperialism but imperialism isn’t always colonization. Read the comment I just made, or study the history of the USSR up to now to understand motivations for the actions.

Yes, although WWI is a bad example. Continental domination wasn’t the goal of WWI, it was the result of the web of alliances. You could argue that taking control of colonies owned by the other European nations is imperialism, but that seems like late stage colonialism issues. Can’t colonize once everything is occupied.