metalman
Opinionated and vulgar. Cut the bullshit and don't be a bitch.
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Now thats an insurrection 24 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Innocent until proven guilty is the primary facet of US judicial system. So if you aren't convicted of a crime then yes you're automatically innocent. That is the right afforded to all peoples within the US proper. The adverse of this would be guilty until proven innocent (obviously) which at the time of the founding of the US was the most prevalent form of judicial practice in England. Whether they committed an illegal act is irrelevant if it cannot be proven in court that the unlawful act occurred. This is where double jeopardy comes in and the thread above. (Cont.)
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Now thats an insurrection 24 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
The capital riot was an insurrection by definition: a violent uprising against an authority or government. Which is exactly what happened. Rioters forcefully entered the capitol building and assaulted various police officers and capitol personel in the process in an effort to interfere in the counting of the balots.
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"not a single person was charged with Insurrection" correct because in law it is significantly harder to convict someone on sedition/insurrection due to first amendment protections on hyperbole. That being said prosecutors will always go for whatever will get them a conviction so 90% of charges are going to be trespassing, disorderly conduct, or weapons charges which carry the same if not similar prison/fines charges as a sedition. Why would a prosecutor levy charges against someone for a crime that is harder to prove due to first amendment restrictions over a guaranteed conviction in one of the above listed charges that yield the same punishments in the end.
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"not a single person was charged with Insurrection" correct because in law it is significantly harder to convict someone on sedition/insurrection due to first amendment protections on hyperbole. That being said prosecutors will always go for whatever will get them a conviction so 90% of charges are going to be trespassing, disorderly conduct, or weapons charges which carry the same if not similar prison/fines charges as a sedition. Why would a prosecutor levy charges against someone for a crime that is harder to prove due to first amendment restrictions over a guaranteed conviction in one of the above listed charges that yield the same punishments in the end.
A hit and a miss 8 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Iirc the windows phone wasn't bad but it wasn't good either so no one had any incentive to switch from IPhone or the equivalent Android to it.
It's just a map 6 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Thank God it's not just me then lol. In the past couple months I've "played" it for a couple hours but mostly what I'm doing is running console commands and watching the AI'S Duke it out lol
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It's just a map 6 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
How tf do you play Stellaris? I have like 100 hours in and I'm beyond lost 95% of the time. I can do HOI and CK but Stellaris is beyond me
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Ah shit , here we go again 6 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Get a load of this guy. Having bread in China. What are you some kinda imperialist capitalist pig? Bat should be consumed via soup how Mao himself intended
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Fall of Communist Romania 2 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
@famousone. Would recommend giving this video a watch. It gives a basic overview of the situation that lead to the collapse of Soviet Romania and ties into some of our discussion in another thread. Vids only like 4min long so not too time demanding as well lol
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It was an effort to convert Atheists into believers 23 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Pretty much. Now that's not to say Romania didn't stand in Moscows way throughout their coldway years. Ceausecu is a fascinating individual. Ceaușescu recognised the state of Israel (which the soviet bloc considered a imperialistic endeavor by the Brits), supported Romanian nationalism (which wasn't permitted in any other bloc state), and denounced the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia (IIRC only 2 communist governments in Europe protested the invasion Romania and Albania). In 1971 Ceaușescu denounced the route in which the USSR was heading in the wake of Stalins death (who had been dead for 20 years at that point) and aligned himself more with the Chinese ideology of communism.
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It was an effort to convert Atheists into believers 23 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Basically Romania feigned openness to the west to get economic benefits, espionage, and international recognition by deceiving the US' intelligence services and diplomatic attaché in Bucharest.
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It was an effort to convert Atheists into believers 23 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Kinda, it's more realpolitik than that. Romania was never going to strike out against the USSR in any major way. They used the preferred trading status with the US to lure US companies into the country so that they could have spies in these industries to sell the info to Moscow. Romania had one of the harshest regimes in the Soviet Bloc and routinely killed/imprisoned minority religious leaders.
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Nicolae Ceaușescu politically opposed post Stalin USSR but still supported Moscow over the west. More so because he wished to retain all the power in Romania to himself. This required him to kowtow to USSR in order to have military support should a popular uprising occurred. The most likely spark of the uprising would be over religious reasons. Ergo another reason to get rid of the bibles.
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If interested I could go into the Sino-Soviet split to better lay out this dynamic.
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Nicolae Ceaușescu politically opposed post Stalin USSR but still supported Moscow over the west. More so because he wished to retain all the power in Romania to himself. This required him to kowtow to USSR in order to have military support should a popular uprising occurred. The most likely spark of the uprising would be over religious reasons. Ergo another reason to get rid of the bibles.
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If interested I could go into the Sino-Soviet split to better lay out this dynamic.
It was an effort to convert Atheists into believers 23 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
I also can't find anything referencing the 70's as all the articles I've found were written in the 80's so idk if meme is wrong, if there's two separate incidents involving romania and bibles, or I'm blind (which is entirely possible lol)
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It was an effort to convert Atheists into believers 23 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
To answer your question in a new thread @famousone tldr is Coldwar. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.
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No but seriously a lot of it comes down to Romanian perceived individuality as a nation vs the other Soviet Bloc nations in Europe. Romania made several overtures towards the US throughout the 80's (such as attending the 1984 Olympics held in the US whilst the rest of the soviet bloc boycotted the games) and had shown several signs of moving away from Moscow and towards Beijing (which was seen favorably by the US due to expanding US and Chinese relations at the time).
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Now onto the bibles the Transylvanian Magyar Reformed Church was permitted to recieve these bibles by the government. I couldn't find anything official outlining why but upon arrival the bibles were directed by the Romanian government to a recycling center. The likely reason is that Moscow intervened. This was likely a slight directed at Raegan who's focus on religious based diplomacy rubbed Moscow the wrong way.
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No but seriously a lot of it comes down to Romanian perceived individuality as a nation vs the other Soviet Bloc nations in Europe. Romania made several overtures towards the US throughout the 80's (such as attending the 1984 Olympics held in the US whilst the rest of the soviet bloc boycotted the games) and had shown several signs of moving away from Moscow and towards Beijing (which was seen favorably by the US due to expanding US and Chinese relations at the time).
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Now onto the bibles the Transylvanian Magyar Reformed Church was permitted to recieve these bibles by the government. I couldn't find anything official outlining why but upon arrival the bibles were directed by the Romanian government to a recycling center. The likely reason is that Moscow intervened. This was likely a slight directed at Raegan who's focus on religious based diplomacy rubbed Moscow the wrong way.
As well as killing half your court 3 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Oversimplified does an excellent job at showing basic history topics. I hope they continue to be successful
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How do you stay so strong? How do you hide it all for so long? [MusicSubstance] 14 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
If you're into the heavier stuff I would recommend Wage War, Silent Planet, Knocked Loose, and Fit For A King. All of which are decent in their own right.
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How do you stay so strong? How do you hide it all for so long? [MusicSubstance] 14 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Lol I'm only 23 mate (24 in a couple weeks) I listen to a lot of Hardcore punk (old and new) and Metalcore (new and old) nowadays. Speaking of Hardcore punk I'll be at a concert this weekend so that should be fun.
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@xvarnah if you like that type of music still if I could I would recommend trying the band Nothing More. They have a similar sound to many of those type of bands imo
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@xvarnah if you like that type of music still if I could I would recommend trying the band Nothing More. They have a similar sound to many of those type of bands imo
How do you stay so strong? How do you hide it all for so long? [MusicSubstance] 14 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
I went through a bit of an edgy rock phase in high school so Three Days Grace, Linkin Park, A Day to Remember etc. were all I listened to. I've expanded out quite a bit these days but the classics are still good as gold imo
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How do you stay so strong? How do you hide it all for so long? [MusicSubstance] 14 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
That whole album is a banger. Painkiller and I am Machine were on repeat for several weeks after the albums release.
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900+11 11 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
It comes full circle. Blow past the deadline. Restart the war. Another decade sunk into a cesspit. Another 100,000 casualties.
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Right wingers under Biden sound exactly the same as Left wingers under Trump. Lefties condemned Trump for his attempted withdrawal from Syria
And now righties condemn Bidens withdrawal of Afghanistan.
Both sides preach withdrawal and an end to US interventionalism but when it comes time to do so it's never a right enough time. Fact of the matter is there will never be a right time to fit everyone's narrative.
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It is what it is and I'm finished with this thread.
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Right wingers under Biden sound exactly the same as Left wingers under Trump. Lefties condemned Trump for his attempted withdrawal from Syria
And now righties condemn Bidens withdrawal of Afghanistan.
Both sides preach withdrawal and an end to US interventionalism but when it comes time to do so it's never a right enough time. Fact of the matter is there will never be a right time to fit everyone's narrative.
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It is what it is and I'm finished with this thread.
900+11 11 comments
metalman
· 2 years ago
Outside forces created most of the situation. The US doesn't and can't dictate every aspect of every interaction.
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The condemning of British forces' rescue efforts was stupid. I won't deny that. What I will raise is whose job was it to secure the airport and vet the entrants to said airport? That would be the US military. Who, by my understanding, were the sole security of the airport of all coalition forces. The Brits and French had excess personel to dispatch rescue missions. The US forces on the other hand were much more constrained due to having to occupy the entire airport.
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The condemning of British forces' rescue efforts was stupid. I won't deny that. What I will raise is whose job was it to secure the airport and vet the entrants to said airport? That would be the US military. Who, by my understanding, were the sole security of the airport of all coalition forces. The Brits and French had excess personel to dispatch rescue missions. The US forces on the other hand were much more constrained due to having to occupy the entire airport.
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Sedition on the other hand is a rebellion against the government or authorities without foreign interference. The issue with obtaining a conviction is proving motive. If the accused is not on recording of saying something along the lines of "hang Mike Pence" then you cannot prove motivation therefore you cannot claim sedition in the courts. The only other option you have is trespassing and weapons charges which they undeniably were doing.