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But you have to be afraid

Oherwise you might listen to crazy ideas

i hate how 'appeasement' is a dirty word

adr wrote:i hate how 'appeasement' is a dirty word

blame the nazzys

Compromise is too

It's only dirty to some people and in some circumstances, we paid the afghan warlords to make nice with kabul but for some reason we can't with north Korea?

It's not like they even want much, and the idea that it somehow makes us look weak is laughable.

Aaron wrote:It's only dirty to some people and in some circumstances, we paid the afghan warlords to make nice with kabul but for some reason we can't with north Korea?

It's not like they even want much, and the idea that it somehow makes us look weak is laughable.

it's not like north korea has any oil

They are, if I'm not mistaken, very rich in minerals like magnesium or some other shit.

Aaron wrote:It's only dirty to some people and in some circumstances, we paid the afghan warlords to make nice with kabul but for some reason we can't with north Korea?

It's not like they even want much, and the idea that it somehow makes us look weak is laughable.

DPRK has repeatedly knocked back offers of aid - or at least deliberately compromised them - because the regime's power rests on the perception of an external threat. The US and the ROK have made it pretty clear they're happy to leave the DPRK alone and indeed give it shit as long as it knocks off nuclear weapons development...but that perversely weakens the regime so they knock back the offer, test a few ballistic missiles and kill a couple hundred south korean sailors so the perpetual conflict that props them up keeps going

Right, and they want nukes because?

There's also a new leader, things may not go ahead as they have been.

The new boss is alot like the old boss so far.

thejester wrote:

Aaron wrote:It's only dirty to some people and in some circumstances, we paid the afghan warlords to make nice with kabul but for some reason we can't with north Korea?

It's not like they even want much, and the idea that it somehow makes us look weak is laughable.

DPRK has repeatedly knocked back offers of aid - or at least deliberately compromised them - because the regime's power rests on the perception of an external threat. The US and the ROK have made it pretty clear they're happy to leave the DPRK alone and indeed give it shit as long as it knocks off nuclear weapons development...but that perversely weakens the regime so they knock back the offer, test a few ballistic missiles and kill a couple hundred south korean sailors so the perpetual conflict that props them up keeps going

America hates mirrors lol

Yeah, might wind up being the same for the next 50 years.

Aaron wrote:Right, and they want nukes because?

There's also a new leader, things may not go ahead as they have been.

because apart from the usual reasons for having nuclear weapons the whole nuclear program reinforces this dynamic and keeps the US engaged...pretty sure the US would like nothing more than to disengage from the Korean peninsular, they've been steadily withdrawing forces from there for 10+ years. A DPRK with no nukes essentially becomes a ROK and PRC problem (rightly so), a DPRK with nukes increases both the extortion potential and the external pressure

OK, that makes sense. Apart from having the US involved, what does that get them?

continued control over their populace?

Duh, right. Superpower involvement lends increased legitimacy to the illusion.

Fear makes people welcome authority

It's amusing when a organization can us that to control its own people but not work it out when others are doing it

I mean that's what'd suck about beig 'a diplomat' because you can understand the situation all you want, it's the decisionmakers who make the call

Knubble tov wrote:

Phantasee wrote:I told both of you to shut the fuck up.

I laughed when you actually did that. It's too bad that Flagg is one of the many tryhards on that forum that lace their posts with expletives to get brownie points. Complaining about that in this thread is not off topic. If you want to ban me again and further reveal your cowardice, be my guest.

Son...

Questor wrote:ADR, it was a topic of discussion for me last week, but then, I was just a few miles away, so I'm not sure how domestic media is handling it.

There might be something on the gulf times website.

fucking bernie ecclestone

work pisses me off

so the millionaire with a history of investing in companies like we have complains the site sometimes "makes" you register twice (citing someone who came back to the site after a month away...)

this to me means the log in link needs to be a lot more obvious like ACTUALLY ON THE HOME PAGE IN THE OPEN SOMEWHERE


but to the decision maker it means we need to bury the log in link under a stupid mouse hover like a motherfucking easter egg



oh thank god he changed his mind


but this easter egg hunt UI bullshit is why i'm looking at government mortgage insurance programs instead of bringing a briefcase of cash to buy my house

god damn it right decisions need to start being made BEFORE the rich people get frustrated

Knubble tov wrote:

Phantasee wrote:I told both of you to shut the fuck up.

I laughed when you actually did that. It's too bad that Flagg is one of the many tryhards on that forum that lace their posts with expletives to get brownie points. Complaining about that in this thread is not off topic. If you want to ban me again and further reveal your cowardice, be my guest.

i ain't really been around for a while

but what the fuck is this

Losonti Tokash wrote:

Knubble tov wrote:

Phantasee wrote:I told both of you to shut the fuck up.

I laughed when you actually did that. It's too bad that Flagg is one of the many tryhards on that forum that lace their posts with expletives to get brownie points. Complaining about that in this thread is not off topic. If you want to ban me again and further reveal your cowardice, be my guest.

i ain't really been around for a while

but what the fuck is this

lover's quarrel

Losonti Tokash wrote:

Knubble tov wrote:

Phantasee wrote:I told both of you to shut the fuck up.

I laughed when you actually did that. It's too bad that Flagg is one of the many tryhards on that forum that lace their posts with expletives to get brownie points. Complaining about that in this thread is not off topic. If you want to ban me again and further reveal your cowardice, be my guest.

i ain't really been around for a while

but what the fuck is this

He's is mad because I called him names like 6 months ago, so now he goes around on both boards harassing me. It's pretty funny.

timmy wrote:[gif]

I fucking love that video.