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Nintex

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5940 on: May 02, 2019, 06:52:31 PM »
*Socialists drive military trucks through groups of starving people*
"The US shouldn't pressure them like this. This is their business not ours. We shouldn't meddle in foreign affairs. Maduro was elected!"

*Some washed up rightwing Brazilian politician comes to power because the socialist president is in jail for corruption"
"My god they've elected a NAZI! He will start a military coup within a day!"

*tumbleweed*

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5941 on: May 02, 2019, 06:53:13 PM »
:beli

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5942 on: May 02, 2019, 07:01:49 PM »
Nintex, delete your Bore account.


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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5944 on: May 02, 2019, 07:30:52 PM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5947 on: May 02, 2019, 10:31:14 PM »
Propaganda has gotten weird.

Imagine if Twitter was around 100years ago.

Austria tweeting @TheRealTsarNicholas @BlackHandOfficial with some kind of corny Franz Ferdinand hashtag.

@Serbia @BlackHandOfficial @TheRealTsarNicholas @JeffGerstmann (1/11) Our demands are as follows:

1. Suppress all publications which "incite hatred and contempt of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy" and are "directed against its territorial integrity".

#EndTheJulyCrisis #48HoursToPeace

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Raist

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5949 on: May 03, 2019, 04:23:37 PM »
Holy shit :lol

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The Conservatives have lost 1,334 councillors, with Theresa May saying voters wanted the main parties to "get on" with Brexit.

Labour also lost 82 seats in the English local elections, in which it had been expected to make gains.

But the strongly pro-EU Lib Dems gained 703 seats, with leader Sir Vince Cable calling every vote received "a vote for stopping Brexit".

The Greens and independents also made gains, as UKIP lost seats.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5950 on: May 03, 2019, 05:07:06 PM »
Party    Councillors    Change +/-
Conservative   3562   -1334
Labour   2023   -82
Liberal Democrat   1350   +703
Green   265   +194
UKIP   31   -145
Others   1179   +662

Too bad this isn't a general election, otherwise Lib Dems, Greens and Labour could now end Brexit together.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5953 on: May 04, 2019, 12:00:49 PM »
I never thought I'd see the day that Donald Trump lived rent free in the islamic clerics heads to the point that their preaching revolves around him and replaces their prophets and prophecies.  :doge

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5954 on: May 04, 2019, 12:47:22 PM »
#beastmode

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« Reply #5955 on: May 04, 2019, 01:52:21 PM »
I never thought I'd see the day that Donald Trump lived rent free in the islamic clerics heads to the point that their preaching revolves around him and replaces their prophets and prophecies.  :doge
You think Nasrallah comes out of hiding to give friday prayer sermons over video or something?

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5957 on: May 05, 2019, 06:41:56 AM »
It doesn't matter Benji. Sargon might not make it. We don't know, he's the dark horse candidate.
The Arya Stark that jumps from the shadow to take on Verhofstadt.

But our boi Nigel is doing well for himself so all is good.

Because the EU is run by psychopaths.

Let's use unborn children for our political ads because we're entirely out of ideas and your unborn child is potentially in danger.
https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN/status/1121292755576057856

Not even Dick Cheney went this low but there's no bar low enough for the EU to cling to power.

They fucked up:
- Euro
- Terrorism (everything they did, especially invading Libya made everything worse)
- Employment (youth unemployment is high in a number of states (over 50%))
- Expansion to the East (Ukraine is a fucking mess)
- Migration (migrants piled up in Greece for years before they finally took action)
- Basic democratic rights (in France protesters are getting beat up every weekend)

The borg is now moving on to:
- Everything that is fun (from fast cars to Netflix, everything needs to be regulated)
- Military (combined EU Army)
- Retirement savings
- EU Taxation
- Healthcare

Remember Maidan?

Here Verhofstadt declared victory on Russia in the political fight over Ukraine on February 21st. Announcing sanctions to deter Russian agression and promising the EU would stand with Ukraine.
Yanukovich fled the next day on February 22nd. A week later (February 27th) Putin would send his green men to occupy Crimea.

Usually when so many things go wrong you can vote out the people responsible.
The EU is turning very much into the EUSSR with the same faces and political blocks clinging on to power and dangling carrots like 'Free Wifi' or 10 year economic plans.
It is shocking how far the EU is removed from its original goal and purpose. Which was always to spread democracy, freedom a more equal society and to fight corruption.

The EU is sort of stuck in place so the only way to get back to a more free society is to break it apart so the individual states can once again serve their citizens instead of the borg.
Because in principe everyone in Europe agrees that we should work together but many of us don't like this particular way of authoritarian rule from Brussels fueled by the failed ideology of sparpolitik(austerity) and people that masturbate to the thought of another war with Russia.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5958 on: May 05, 2019, 08:49:48 AM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5959 on: May 05, 2019, 09:54:13 AM »
It doesn't matter Benji. Sargon might not make it. We don't know, he's the dark horse candidate.
The Arya Stark that jumps from the shadow to take on Verhofstadt.

But our boi Nigel is doing well for himself so all is good.

Because the EU is run by psychopaths.

Let's use unborn children for our political ads because we're entirely out of ideas and your unborn child is potentially in danger.
https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN/status/1121292755576057856

Not even Dick Cheney went this low but there's no bar low enough for the EU to cling to power.

They fucked up:
- Euro
- Terrorism (everything they did, especially invading Libya made everything worse)
- Employment (youth unemployment is high in a number of states (over 50%))
- Expansion to the East (Ukraine is a fucking mess)
- Migration (migrants piled up in Greece for years before they finally took action)
- Basic democratic rights (in France protesters are getting beat up every weekend)

The borg is now moving on to:
- Everything that is fun (from fast cars to Netflix, everything needs to be regulated)
- Military (combined EU Army)
- Retirement savings
- EU Taxation
- Healthcare

Remember Maidan?

Here Verhofstadt declared victory on Russia in the political fight over Ukraine on February 21st. Announcing sanctions to deter Russian agression and promising the EU would stand with Ukraine.
Yanukovich fled the next day on February 22nd. A week later (February 27th) Putin would send his green men to occupy Crimea.

Usually when so many things go wrong you can vote out the people responsible.
The EU is turning very much into the EUSSR with the same faces and political blocks clinging on to power and dangling carrots like 'Free Wifi' or 10 year economic plans.
It is shocking how far the EU is removed from its original goal and purpose. Which was always to spread democracy, freedom a more equal society and to fight corruption.

The EU is sort of stuck in place so the only way to get back to a more free society is to break it apart so the individual states can once again serve their citizens instead of the borg.
Because in principe everyone in Europe agrees that we should work together but many of us don't like this particular way of authoritarian rule from Brussels fueled by the failed ideology of sparpolitik(austerity) and people that masturbate to the thought of another war with Russia.

So you're saying that the British actually have a voice in the EU?  :doge


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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5961 on: May 05, 2019, 02:40:56 PM »
So you're saying that the British actually have a voice in the EU?  :doge

Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows that the unelected elitist bureaucrats in Brussels do whatever the fuck they want and countries have no say whatsoever. 'bout time the UK takes back CONTROL and SOVEREIGNTY.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5963 on: May 05, 2019, 04:57:40 PM »
The 2021 parliamentary election

Sonicfox vs. Sargon of Akkad

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5964 on: May 06, 2019, 02:55:34 AM »
Some news coming out that Iranian President Rouhani is set to announce on Wednesday partially ceasing some JCPOA commitment as a response to US sanctions.

This is a real beauty, they wasted 2-3 years doing nothing, now that there is only a year left until US elections they decide to finally pull their finger our of their ass and make this worthless gesture. I can see why Iran needs to restore some leverage in any future negotiations with whichever admin comes next. But I bet all this will do is make the Europeans side with Trump and use the snap back UN sanction mechanism instead, completely destroying the deal in process.


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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5967 on: May 06, 2019, 06:23:07 PM »
John Bolton has been busy this week  :whew
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5970 on: May 07, 2019, 05:16:38 AM »
It's all domestic theater but it's not exactly a good sign, no matter how statistically insignificant it may be. Macron made a big deal about Europe and basically dressed himself as the head of a paneuropean push against "populist".

Other numbers from that poll : half the voters, or more, won't bother to show up. The closest runner is F-X.Bellamy for the institutional conservatives at 13,5%. No leftist list is even at 10% which isn't surprising because the Greens, the Socialists, breakaway Socialists, the radical left & the Communists are all running separate candidates. The Greens and the radicals are hovering at 8% or so but a lot of voters could shift still at that end of the spectrum.

The whole political landscape is stagnating in its impotence and Macron seems more and more like a default placeholder rather than a consensus maker. With the far right as the only "credible" opposition you're running the risk of their containment (which is constantly eroding) falling apart with them making a breakthrough in 2020 - 2021 - 2022 (respectively mayoral, local and regional then presidential and National Assembly elections).
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5971 on: May 07, 2019, 12:04:28 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48185348

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Police are looking into remarks by UKIP candidate Carl Benjamin after Labour MP Jess Phillips accused him of malicious communications.

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5972 on: May 07, 2019, 12:14:46 PM »
Sargon of Akkad is an idiot and a joke, but being charged for malicious communications by a MP is some bullshit. :pacspit

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5974 on: May 07, 2019, 04:28:20 PM »
Lord Buckethead isn't running?
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5977 on: May 08, 2019, 06:19:10 PM »
Today they sanctioned mining and steel

But also
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1126197114302803968
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benjipwns

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5978 on: May 08, 2019, 06:20:23 PM »
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“We find that the sanctions [on Venezuela] have inflicted, and increasingly inflict, very serious harm to human life and health, including an estimated more than 40,000 deaths from 2017-2018; and that these sanctions would fit the definition of collective punishment of the civilian population as described in both the Geneva and Hague international conventions, to which the U.S. is a signatory,” the report, published by the Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), says.

“They are also illegal under international law and treaties which the U.S. has signed, and would appear to violate U.S. law as well,” it says. Sachs co-authored the report with CEPR's Mark Weisbrot.

Excuse me, sir! Maybe you are not aware, but the United States is exempted from most international laws.
also U.S. law

benjipwns

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5979 on: May 09, 2019, 11:35:10 AM »
have they tried getting better fathers/husbands as Robert Gibbs helpfully suggested?

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5980 on: May 09, 2019, 11:35:18 AM »
Well of course you've got time bombs at your hands if you allow the children to return along with their mothers.
Case in point: These women are still wearing full body veils. They have learned nothing and given the chance are going to indoctrinate their children to believe the same mental poison they fell victim to. The humane thing would be to separate the children from them and allow them to have a normal childhood far away from this.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5981 on: May 09, 2019, 11:40:03 AM »
. The humane thing would be to separate the children from them

:gopnik

If this was 70 years ago, I wouldn't have wanted a child to be brought up in an (unrepentant) SS family, either.
Children deserve to be protected from parents such as these.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5982 on: May 09, 2019, 11:43:28 AM »

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5983 on: May 09, 2019, 11:45:11 AM »
Ever heard of child protective services?
Must be a Trump organization, according to your logic.
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5984 on: May 09, 2019, 11:48:22 AM »
Labeling the families of ISIS volunteers as refugees is pretty disingenuous though. :larry

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5985 on: May 09, 2019, 11:51:13 AM »
Labeling the families of ISIS volunteers as refugees is pretty disingenuous though. :larry

They are seeking refuge from the people they tried to enslave or murder. :D
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5986 on: May 09, 2019, 11:51:16 AM »
The whole situation is a PR nightmare for European governments. The tolerance of the populace to accept people back that went to Syria and Iraq to support their spouses to kill infidels is pretty low. I don‘t think that situation is gonna change anytime soon.


My point is:

Politics after 1933 suck.

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« Reply #5987 on: May 09, 2019, 01:49:21 PM »
The world should come together and save these children.
Give them the best education that money can buy with scholarships from Apple and Disney and a loving foster home.

This will show every zealot that no matter your upbringing you can become successful through the power of capitalism and freedom and that you should renounce your false gods before you imagine they ask you to burn your kid at the stake to combat the effects of global warming.



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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5988 on: May 09, 2019, 01:57:46 PM »
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« Reply #5989 on: May 09, 2019, 04:58:49 PM »
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5990 on: May 09, 2019, 05:10:38 PM »
John Bolton (via Twitter from the Pentagon): "You cowards!!!"
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5993 on: May 10, 2019, 12:33:26 PM »
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The US's sanctions have triggered an economic crisis in Iran; the currency lost more than 60 percent of its value against the dollar last year, while inflation is predicted to reach 40 percent this year. Iran's economy, which shrank by 3.9 percent last year, could plummet by another six percent, the International Monetary Fund said. That estimate preceded the latest round of US sanctions on Iranian oil.

Britain, Germany and France have so far failed to ease the financial pressure. In January, the three countries announced a new trade channel, called Instex, to bypass US sanctions. The mechanism's launch has been delayed repeatedly.

someone should kill the president

Bolton: All according to keikaku*!

*keikaku means "war in the Middle East"
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5994 on: May 10, 2019, 02:28:46 PM »

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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5995 on: May 10, 2019, 04:31:23 PM »
Republicans: "War with Venezuela now!"

Trump:  :pika :kermit
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5996 on: May 10, 2019, 09:14:08 PM »
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including almost free shipping

Amazon Prime for oil :whew
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5997 on: May 11, 2019, 05:35:43 PM »
They put it on the walls so why not  :yeshrug
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Re: International Politics Thread - The Hundred Years' Brexit
« Reply #5999 on: May 11, 2019, 07:17:08 PM »
Is there anything this man cannot do? :rejoice
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