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  • They cut and ran in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and that was when the U.S. was a global hegemon at its absolute peak. No way they can regime change a country that is more populous and developed than both neighbors put together.

    Especially not after they have spend the last 9 years destroying their international power structures.

    I mean, sure, they kan kill a few hundred thousand people, declare victory and fuck off, but they can’t do much to actually change anything for the better long term.









  • Believe it or not, it’s a fairly big topic for museum personnel. Progress is being made. Slowly though.

    But it’s certainly not a taboo topic at museums anymore. In fact, if you’re a national museum and haven’t had a “this is the stuff we’d give back if our government would let us” exhibition yet, you’re behind the times.






  • You have no idea! They are absolutely seething at being called out like this, even though the game is basically “Conservatives stay away, the RPG”. I’ve ended up in quite a few Reddit slapfights over it.

    As far as I can tell, what drives them nuts is the “fascists and bigots” bit. Basically they apparently self-identify as bigots and fascists, but deeply resent anyone else doing so.