You now remember China Launched a space station in 2021

[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by atomicpaul [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

pff i've hated billionaires regardless of what news i read, doesn't matter which one, he's just more space-motivated than oprah so he ends up in my wheelhouse

Oh really? You hate Oprah? Welcome to the revolution brother!

[Ciderpress]

Billionaire-derangement-syndrome is now also in the political lexicon

[Oakwynd]

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 was a cracking game, wasn't it?

Now, if I were to rank the Allied Nations and their boosts, I'd put them in this order:

Turkey
Germany
France
England
Greece
Spain

What do you think of this lineup? Any favourites among these nations?

[atomicpaul]

nah, editing out all of that shit, fuck fascism though.

[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by Ciderpress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Billionaire-derangement-syndrome is now also in the political lexicon

Paul Krugman is Donny Don't

[Oakwynd]

Originally Posted by Ciderpress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Billionaire-derangement-syndrome is now also in the political lexicon

Ah, Paul Krugman’s notion of "Billionaire Derangement Syndrome" is a curious one, isn’t it? He’s got a bee in his bonnet about the super-rich, calling them narcissistic and accusing them of bending the political system to suit their own whims. Now, there’s no denying that money talks in politics, and Krugman’s point about its influence is fair enough.

He leans on research by Paul Piff, a psychologist, to back his claims. Piff’s studies suggest that wealthier folks might be a tad more self-centered or prone to bending the rules.

Krugman’s beef with money in politics is valid. Wealthy donors can sway outcomes, and that’s a conversation worth having.

Life should be about finding the middle ground, best known by the average man, like a good pint of Guinness—not too bitter, not too sweet?

[Ciderpress]

Being an independent or centrist is often criticized as fence-sitting but it really just means resisting the temptation to side up. Sometimes the super outlier extreme position *is* the correct one, it just usually isn't.

If bernie wants me to hate "the billionaires" he needs to tell me why or how or under what circumstances it's wrong or bad to be a billionaire. He never ever does that. And I also noticed he's way richer than I am so it sorta falls on deaf ears.

You don't wanna be one of these rich guys do you?? Yes I kinda do bernie, thanks.

[atomicpaul]

assuming the middle ground is stable because it's in between the two popular right-wing positions in america is a mistake, if that's the middle ground to which you are referring. that's a mistake the liberals have been making repeatedly since newt gingrich. the middle ground between two right-wing parties is still quite right-wing.

[Reiwa]

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[Ciderpress]

The middle ground is more likely to be stable yes. Sometimes it's not, but it is more often than it isn't.

It's just a bell curve really.