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the whole reason for the word 'terrorism' is to give us a term for attacks and threats to civil society orchestrated to push for a political agenda.
wanting an army to lose because they suck is just, y'know, war
wanting an army to lose because they suck is just, y'know, war
June 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
the whole reason for the word 'terrorism' is to give us a term for attacks and threats to civil society orchestrated to push for a political agenda.
wanting an army to lose because they suck is just, y'know, war
wanting an army to lose because they suck is just, y'know, war
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history is not on anybody's side. that's like saying the sun is your own personal friend.
The answer to whether Biden's presidency will be considered a failure or if history will pass a kinder judgment is that it absolutely does not matter and you need to get out of the loser mindset of things like being vindicated by "history." Politics is about power and outcomes. It's not a TV show.
January 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
history is not on anybody's side. that's like saying the sun is your own personal friend.
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An underappreciated aspect of the Nazi rise is how quickly German *society* fell into line. In early March 1933, a majority of German voters voted against the Nazis. By late spring, pretty much the whole country backed them. How did that happen? Here's a little thread. (1/6)
Superb article in the Atlantic yesterday about how Hitler destroyed the political system of the Weimar Republic between January and March of 1933.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An underappreciated aspect of the Nazi rise is how quickly German *society* fell into line. In early March 1933, a majority of German voters voted against the Nazis. By late spring, pretty much the whole country backed them. How did that happen? Here's a little thread. (1/6)