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  • Like so many other wars, the assumption was always that the conflict would be over in a few weeks and Germany would come out ahead. Russia didn’t have the horsepower to compete with the highly advanced German war machine, the French were a bunch of goofy, peacenik frog-eaters who would roll over at a light shove, and England barely has a dog in the fight.

    Where are any of these countries going to get an advanced industrial economy to fuel a long running European land war? Like, name one nascent industrial society that could possibly generate enormous profits by arming the entire Allied faction of Europe? Go ahead, I’ll wait for you to find it.

    It’ll be bing-bang in and out. No muss. No fuss. And if the SDP won’t back this thing then someone else will! Then there goes the socialists’ chance at peacefully taking power in a heavily militarized capitalist oligarchy.








  • Any suggestion that there’s something questionable or unreliable about the American democratic process is a trick by the Republican Party to suppress liberal voter enthusiasm. And if you mention it you are helping the Republicans win. Also Russia.

    If you’re still in line, stay in line. Our elections are secure. The midterms is winnable if you vote in it. Shut up and do what we tell you or you’re an enemy.


  • Schools with good public transit are a real blessing. I remember living off campus at UT Austin and missing more than a few classes due to the miserable bus schedule. A big chunk of that was the result of the bumper to bumper traffic through central Austin. But it’s a problem the city/state knew existed for decades and refused to address.

    Commuter schools are even worse. They straight up don’t provide student housing, then get mad when you need student parking.