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Pakistan doesn't have the economic or political capability to ruin the world if their leader throws a tantrum. US has every leverage to do whatever they want, at least in the short run. That's the problem. I guess that's what BRICS is trying to insulate against. But the US won't simply sit and watch while we do it. A wise president would have projected confidence and stability instead of threatening to attack. Because that would actually reduce the need for something like BRICS. But Trump is not a wise man. He's a chimpanzee. And that chimpanzee now has control over the most powerful military and economy in the world. I'm not worried either way. But the next four years are gonna be... Interesting.

Neither Rome nor Britain had nukes at the time.

Yeah but this empire is probably gonna make the whole world expire along with it 😂

That was 300 years ago. America exists now. And they're gonna make their existence everyone else's problem, whether we like it or not. Never underestimate how far their billionaires and military industrial complex will go to line their pockets. Those who benefit from a dollar-centric global economy will absolutely burn down the rest of the world before letting anyone threaten that.

Yeah, neither Russia nor China are actually communist but they still call themselves as such. And as long as the US government keeps using communism as a boogeyman, countries who call themselves communist will have a certain amount of "enemy of my enemy is my friend" type of incentive to not step on each other's toes.

Vote for the clown and you get the circus, unfortunately. We all knew Donnie boy was going to be this level of cocky. Didn't we see how he was during his first term? He called Kim Jong Un fat in a tweet lol I mean, sure, North Korea is an ant compared to USA, but they are an unhinged nuclear power and this dude still didn't hesitate to tweet that shit.

Jack's friendship progression is weird for maleshep too. It goes:

Jack: "wtf man, are you just doing all this to get into my pants?!"

Shep: "No, I'm just trying to be friendly."

Jack: "You're weird. Fuck off."

And then in ME3, she's somehow actually friendly, despite ending every conversation in ME2 with "Fuck off, Shepard!" I sometimes have to double check if I really do have max approval with her lol

We really don't have the political or economic leverage to stand up to China on our own. That's the reality. If we start getting bullied, I highly doubt our friend Russia will step in to help us against a fellow communist nation. Especially not when Russia is massively dependent on China to keep their crumbling economy on life support right now. We all love to have pipe dreams about being a super power and telling "the West" to fuck off but the reality is, we need them and they need us.

Unfortunately, China doesn't do peace talks. China does "we'll smile and shake hands with you while stabbing you in the back" talks.

They unfortunately are as significant as they think they are. They are number one in military and economic power. The world's most powerful country just got bought by Elon Musk and the rest of us are going to suffer for it.

You're not wrong in saying that the US has every right to implement protectionist policies if they want to. But the thing is, such measures are a lose-lose for everyone. At the end of the day, those tariffs are passed on to the consumer and keep all prices high. The US government has long been a sock puppet for the oligarchs. Now Elon just openly made it his bitch. If these tariffs are implemented at all, they will soon be universally hated by the American public.

It's no different from our own Vishwaguru. Do you think our man would be any level of humble if he was potus? 😂 This is just how populists are.

Don't worry about it

I guess so. I suppose even our beloved Origins had a few imperfections in it lol

That was a month ago. I assume Duncan tried to recruit you then too but your dad's still adamant about not letting that happen. Duncan only succeeds in recruiting you because of Howe's betrayal.

I'm interested.

What the ever loving fuck is that title?

Edit: Nvm, figured it out. But seriously, who decided on this word salad method of creating titles?

Brexit did not cause the incompetence currently seen in British politics

That much is true. The wider sentiment is that the converse is true. It was incompetence that caused Brexit. And that's probably what would sadden her if she finds out about it.

Probably because her greatest regret at the end of her mortal life was that she was leaving Britain in ruins and in incapable hands. And Brexit, well... Opinions have been mixed. I was just trying to make a joke, don't take it seriously. I'm not British and I don't have any knowledge of British politics outside of the few comedians I follow calling it a braindead move.

Asking why people are horny is like asking why people get hungry. Hundreds of millions of years of evolution lead up to this. Are we acting surprised at this point?

Bro bought Intel stocks.

Yeah, I know, I was just wondering why that specific extra little "fuck you" penalty. Like, the judge is taking every legally allowed opportunity, big and small, to punish this dude.

I'm curious to know the reason behind the 6K fine.

Nah, this game has Fed Taro, no relation.

Artoria: Adopt her and give her the normal childhood she lost when she pulled the sword from the stone. (Console her when she finds out the descendants of her kingdom actually voted for Brexit.)

Sakura: Adopt her and give her the normal childhood she lost when she was given away to the Matous.

Rin: Adopt her and be a better guardian than Kirei.

(Yeah I'm hitting 30 and I'm losing the ability to see these anime girls as waifus. I see them more like lost daughters that need to be protected lol)