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Those Simping For Continued Military Aid To Ukraine, A Reminder Of How Empires Collapse…
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:33 am
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:33 am
Observations on the Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization…
…Knowledge of the effects of government interference with market prices makes us comprehend the economic causes of a momentous historical event, the decline of ancient civilization.
It may be left undecided whether or not it is correct to call the economic organization of the Roman Empire capitalism. At any rate it is certain that the Roman Empire in the second century, the age of the Antonines, the “good” emperors, had reached a high stage of the social division of labor and of interregional commerce.
Several metropolitan centers, a considerable number of middle-sized towns, and many small towns were the seats of a refined civilization. The inhabitants of these urban agglomerations were supplied with food and raw materials not only from the neighboring rural districts, but also from distant provinces.
What brought about the decline of the empire and the decay of its civilization was the disintegration of this economic interconnectedness, not the barbarian invasions. The showdown came when in the political troubles of the third and fourth centuries the emperors resorted to currency debasement.
The alien aggressors merely took advantage of an opportunity which the internal weakness of the empire offered to them. From a military point of view the tribes which invaded the empire in the fourth and fifth centuries were not more formidable than the armies which the legions had easily defeated in earlier times...
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Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:36 am to Toomer Deplorable
No one is ‘simping’ for continued military aid to Ukraine. Those wanting this to continue want it to continue because they personally profit from it, and they want the profit to continue, regardless how it damages the country.
This post was edited on 10/4/24 at 6:37 am
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:38 am to Toomer Deplorable
My favorite argument is Putin is going to take over all of Europe. Bastard can’t even take 100 miles of Ukraine. It’s all a money grift. Same reason why there’s no aid money sent to NC. They can’t launder and steal that like they can the Ukraine money.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:41 am to OccamsStubble
quote:
No one is ‘simping’ for continued military aid to Ukraine.
lol
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:44 am to OccamsStubble
quote:
Those wanting this to continue want it to continue because they personally profit from it,
so in other words... simping
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:44 am to Toomer Deplorable
When failed policies have consequences.
The US State Dept has been trying to run our foreign policy for decades. Not the elected officials. We promised Ukraine, that if it gave up the old Soviet nuclear weapons, we would provide protection. Well, now we aren’t living up to that part of the bargain.
Why would the United States make such a promise knowing the history of Russia and its ties to Ukraine?
We are currently witnessing the “find out“ stage of those choices.
The US State Dept has been trying to run our foreign policy for decades. Not the elected officials. We promised Ukraine, that if it gave up the old Soviet nuclear weapons, we would provide protection. Well, now we aren’t living up to that part of the bargain.
Why would the United States make such a promise knowing the history of Russia and its ties to Ukraine?
We are currently witnessing the “find out“ stage of those choices.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:46 am to Toomer Deplorable
Runaway debt, outsourcing our manufacturing overseas and bringing in millions of 3rd world immigrants who don’t fit in or believe in our way of governance and civilized society will be the end of this nation
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:47 am to Toomer Deplorable
God sets up empires and takes down empires
the rest is just money laundering. if you don't get those 2 points, you know nothing.
the rest is just money laundering. if you don't get those 2 points, you know nothing.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:49 am to Cornpoptiger
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quote:
Those wanting this to continue want it to continue because they personally profit from it,
so in other words... simping
They may say they are sympathetic, we know it is untrue, they just want the cash. No real sympathy, so… not really simping
Posted on 10/4/24 at 7:04 am to OccamsStubble
The rando with a PFP of a Ukrainian flag isn’t profiting. He’s simping. There are far more of those in our country than there are people profiting from the aid.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 7:11 am to OccamsStubble
quote:
No one is ‘simping’ for continued military aid to Ukraine.
I have a friend from high school that simps for the Ukraine at least once a week on FB (yeah I know) and he has a bunch of other people simping along with him. Trust me, none of them are profiting from it
Posted on 10/4/24 at 7:25 am to La Place Mike
quote:
I have a friend from high school that simps for the Ukraine at least once a week on FB (yeah I know) and he has a bunch of other people simping along with him. Trust me, none of them are profiting from it
The ones that matter - the ones voting to print cash and send it over - are the only ones that matter. And they are not motivated by sympathy. The others just go along with it, because it means their party gets more cash, and more votes.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 7:50 am to Toomer Deplorable
Ukraine has lost the war.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 7:59 am to SouthEasternKaiju
quote:That's the function of the state dept.
The US State Dept has been trying to run our foreign policy
quote:Appointed by elected officials.
Not the elected officials
quote:No, we're running a money laundering operation, as planned. None of this really has anything to do with geopolitics.
We are currently witnessing the “find out“ stage
Posted on 10/4/24 at 8:00 am to Toomer Deplorable
God of our fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
Beneath whose awful Hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
The tumult and the shouting dies;
The Captains and the Kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard,
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,
For frantic boast and foolish word—
Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!
Rudyard Kipling
1897
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
Beneath whose awful Hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
The tumult and the shouting dies;
The Captains and the Kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard,
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,
For frantic boast and foolish word—
Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!
Rudyard Kipling
1897
Posted on 10/4/24 at 8:46 am to blueboy
Spoken like a true statist.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 8:50 am to JackieTreehorn
quote:
Putin is going to take over all of Europe. Bastard can’t even take 100 miles of Ukraine
Keeping that dope in check in Ukraine is cheap
Lets hope he doesnt have a messiah complex
like the Orange Dope
Posted on 10/4/24 at 8:51 am to Tmcgin
Posted on 10/4/24 at 8:53 am to Toomer Deplorable
Countries who cannot defend themselves need to learn how to defend themselves!
Posted on 10/4/24 at 8:55 am to Toomer Deplorable
The democrats and sometimes republicrats have said they will repair infrastructure for 35 years, fix health care, equal pay for women.
We are the worlds Gladys Kravitz and perform color revolutions, where it is none of our damned business.
We give aid to everyone carte blanche' like imbeciles and disobey the simpliest common sense.
Take care of your own country first; or you are no good to anyone else.
We are the worlds Gladys Kravitz and perform color revolutions, where it is none of our damned business.
We give aid to everyone carte blanche' like imbeciles and disobey the simpliest common sense.
Take care of your own country first; or you are no good to anyone else.
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