davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 days agoFirst as tragedy; second as farce; third time’s the charmlemmy.mlimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down12
arrow-up1384arrow-down1imageFirst as tragedy; second as farce; third time’s the charmlemmy.mldavel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarerozodru@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·5 days agowell to be fair the previous two times at least they came up with some kind of excuse for it. this time? nadda.
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-25 days agoDoes that honestly make a difference to you people? “This time they didn’t lie to me, and that’s worse!”
minus-squareshane@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoIt shows the evolution of the empire. At some point the need for casus belli disappears and then the wars of pure domination begin.
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThey built ~80 cop cities in preparation for any potential civil discontent as they dismantle worker rights and wage indefensible wars of choice.
minus-squareManmoth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoIt’s the geopolitical equivalent of “at least take me out to dinner first”
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoyes, manufactured consent/propaganda in general is a delicate thing.
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 days agoWhy within 30 seconds have two users replied to a 1 day old comment, in an inactive thread.
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoI mean, regardless of your opinion of the geopolitics, the first Gulf War was clearly defined and well executed
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoAnd? “This thing was done well” is a pointless statement on its own.
minus-squarecornishon@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoPeople have already deeply internalized the excuses, they don’t need to repeat them.
well to be fair the previous two times at least they came up with some kind of excuse for it. this time? nadda.
Does that honestly make a difference to you people?
“This time they didn’t lie to me, and that’s worse!”
It shows the evolution of the empire.
At some point the need for casus belli disappears and then the wars of pure domination begin.
They built ~80 cop cities in preparation for any potential civil discontent as they dismantle worker rights and wage indefensible wars of choice.
It’s the geopolitical equivalent of “at least take me out to dinner first”
yes, manufactured consent/propaganda in general is a delicate thing.
Why within 30 seconds have two users replied to a 1 day old comment, in an inactive thread.
I mean, regardless of your opinion of the geopolitics, the first Gulf War was clearly defined and well executed
And?
“This thing was done well” is a pointless statement on its own.
People have already deeply internalized the excuses, they don’t need to repeat them.