Gsus4

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's value pluralism.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Yes, I agree that it should not be taken as dogma, but there is some value in having some good faith well though out cross-generational legal inertia that evolves slowly with culture and technological developments over time...which would be the job of SCOTUS.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

they'd all be branded as radical wokes by magats. Jesus too.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Isn't the US constitution the first written constitution in the world? (besides the 10 commandments, if that counts) It may look outdated today, but it was a great legal innovation at the time and influenced world history up to today.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They read a lot of history, particularly the english civil war, the roman civil wars. They were aware of the limitations of democracy and the vulnerability to demagogues, but they still thought it was superior to monarchy, "if you can keep it".

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What counts is what is convenient to you, apparently. That is why multipolarity is a royal mess without strict rules, everyone thinks they can do whatever they want. Read some history.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

It also means that russia can't unilaterally claim all of Ukraine, other countries can say no...it works for everyone. Welcome to the multipolar world too, russia.

And let me repeat: if the only thing other countries can do to stop anyone's actions is war and countries just ignore borders, then it will be an extremely unstable system, like in the 17th century. Bipolar is more stable, like in the cold war. Unipolar is relatively stable, but there is no accountability, like in a 1-party system.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Ukraine is as multipolar as it gets: they don't want to be russia's bitch, so they asked everyone else for help, some helped.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

This sentence makes no sense:

Unfortunately the US, and the EU, haven’t explained why they don’t want to be part of a multipolar world.

Is a multipolar world what russia is doing in Ukraine? If you're going to have a world of trade blocks: NAmerica, SAmerica, EU, Africa, ME, russia?, China, India, Pacific. Europe is perfectly prepared to enter a multilateral or multipolar world order...but not the way russia announced it.

You can't simply invade one of the members whenever they try to leave your block. Otherwise you'll have constant wars in the borders between the blocks. I can tell you already why I would not want to regress to the kind of chaos and constant wars of multipolar unstable alliances of the 17th century, now with nukes and proliferation. Fun! Who wouldn't want that?

A multipolar world can work, but you need stronger international institutions and law, not the mockery that russia, the US and israel turned the UN into.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

I only see news relating to General Zhang Youxia and replacing Xi Jinping with Wang-Yi in Indian news sites, is this related to their recent renewed support for the Dalai Lama out of the blue?

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

...so was putin (who is smarter than him), it was supposed to be a 2-week SMO in the Donbas. But the problem with these megalomaniac gamblers is that it is easy for them to miscalculate, because they think war is easy, quick, simple and they think that their opponents are no match.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago
 

That included Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange that donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee in January. The following month, Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed a lawsuit against the company.

 

Most attention on this budget bill has centered around issues like the tax code, Medicaid and immigration. However, there is a lot more hidden in the House’s reconciliation proposal, including two provisions Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has identified that would severely harm voters and threaten the rule of law.

The first of these outrageous policies — buried in Section 70302 of the legislation— would severely restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt if they violate judicial orders.

The second problematic provision — found within Section 43201(c) of the House reconciliation bill — would impose a 10-year ban on the enforcement of all state and local laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI), including rules for AI’s use in political campaigns and elections.

Keep a watch on this (too), among the sea of distractions these bozos keep whipping up.

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