Rick doesn't buy gas. Hell. Even Morty doesn't.

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It isn’t propaganda either. It’s just a fact. The US bombed an all girls school in Iran. A double tap, in fact. That’s where they drop one bomb and then when everyone goes outside to see what’s happening and help, they drop another one. It’s designed specifically to maximize casualties.

So go ahead and talk about propaganda all you want. But maybe do it somewhere else, where it’s actually relevant.

Don’t worry buddy, many of us are already there.

Can’t get a passport to leave, can hardly afford my meds or food, so I’m sure suicide will come sooner rather than later and you’ll get the chance to crack your knuckles and sit smug in your chair feeling so good about how your fellow countrymen got their comeuppance for the axis of Epstein’s evil deeds. Shit, if the homelessness doesn’t get me, I’m sure you can count on ICE to sooner or later.

I personally didn’t want any of this, in fact I advocated hard against it and still do but yeah, fuck us all.

I personally didn’t want any of this,

Neither did I.

in fact I advocated hard against it and still do but yeah, fuck us all.

But now we're here. Do you know why? Because its quite possible we disagree on why we're here. And it might be irrational but I can't help but feel like I want the people who are wrong about that question to suffer.

I'm quite bitter about stupid people dragging me into a radioactive trashfire. If I must experience dying in a fire, I'm hoping the moron who dragged me in with them dies more slowly via radiation sickness.

Perspective on the drawing hurts my brain

Just a reminder: Noam Chomsky was Epstein's friend.

As much as I appreciate this community, I wish there was more thoughtful discussion than this. As much as I agree with you, I'd hope there was a follow up with a deeper look at the problem. The US are doing this not because of an innate evilness, but because they can. They have the money and the mass media coverage to justify their deeds. Every country (or every leader) is protecting their interests in the way they see fit. If Iran was a superpower (whose leader thought they were invincible), they would do the same.

That's obviously false because China is a superpower and they're not doing the same. The Soviet Union was a superpower, and they did not do the same. The reason the US is doing this is due to the fact that it's a capitalist superpower that's organized around serving the interests of a handful of oligarchs at the expense of the rest of humanity. And the American public is directly complicit in all this because Americans claim to have a democracy.

Now, this is just silly. I'd think the US have capability to destroy a school in one strike if they wanted to. What you're saying is the US specifically have to strike twice, because they don't have a means to reduce a civilian building to rubble. And what's the point, anyway? Now with all the whiplash, they couldn't predict this beforehand? Or, if it was intentional, they would have a specific goal in mind?

I'm as much outraged as you are, don't get me wrong. I just think it was a terrible mistake on the US part on par with starting this conflict all together

It’s less silly and more completely beyond fucked but alright.

The comic hurts because it’s uncomfortably accurate.

There are many people who think the Soviet Union did just the same (ask the Baltics). This is all about picking sides again, not looking at the root of the problem. If you believe US propaganda, China is much worse than the US, with facts to prove (not saying they're correct or justified). Saying stuff like "your nation is the plague of the world" is just repeating the same fascist logic

You're here because the dickheads in charge took you there. Short of full-on regicide theres nothing you personally can do about it. You feel guilty because your lives are relatively minimally impacted while on the other end of this war lives are destroyed, but you have no control here.

You're right to be angry, and its understandable to feel guilty when you lament your minor upheavals, but fuck it. What can you do?

Its gasoline, not gas. It's a liquid.

Gas is gaseous and used in stoves.

There are a lot of people who huff gas too. Doesn't mean we have to take their delusions seriously. Here's what actual reality looks like.

During the Soviet era, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania occupied a unique and often privileged position within the USSR. Functioning, in many respects, as a “showcase for socialism” aimed at the West, these republics received substantial investment and strategic attention that significantly stimulated their economic growth, advanced their infrastructure, and elevated their living standards well above the average Union level. While their contribution to the overall Soviet GDP and industrial output was proportionally modest, the benefits reaped from the concentrated development efforts were significant and enduring.

The economic landscape of the Baltic states underwent a dramatic transformation under Soviet rule, particularly through rapid industrialization. Lithuania, for instance, surpassed its pre-war industrial output by 90% just two years after reaching pre-war figures in 1948, bolstered by a non-repayable Soviet subsidy of 200 million rubles for reconstruction. Latvia witnessed the construction of 20 industrial enterprises within two decades of 1940, a figure exceeding the entire Baltic region’s industrial growth in the year preceding being absorbed into USSR. Estonia’s gross industrial output saw an astonishing 55-fold increase, accompanied by a 30-fold surge in capital investment.

Key industrial giants emerged, such as the large oil refinery in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, supplied by pipelines from Russia, and the significant development of oil shale deposits and peat extraction in the Estonian SSR, feeding vital industries in Kohtla-Järve and Kiviõli.

Furthermore, Latvia became renowned for its trademarks, with enterprises like VEF, a leading manufacturer of electronics and machinery, employing over 14,000 people and generating substantial annual profits, and RAF (Riga Autobus Factory) producing essential minibuses for the entire USSR. These industries boosted economic output and provided widespread employment, contributing directly to the well-being of the population.

Infrastructure development was another important aspect of Soviet investment in the Baltics. Strategically important seaports were developed, which continue to serve as key hubs for export and import trade today, further enhanced by the connection of oil pipelines in the 1970s and 1980s. The region boasted the highest quality roads in the USSR, with Lithuania benefiting from a 300-kilometer expressway considered the best in the Union, featuring modern overpasses and interchanges. Energy infrastructure saw significant expansion with the construction of major hydroelectric power plants (Pļaviņas, Kegums, Riga on the Daugava, Kaunas on the Nemunas) and thermal power plants (Baltic TPP, Estonian TPP, Lithuanian TPP). The laying of gas pipelines from other Soviet republics ensured a stable supply of natural gas, further underpinning industrial and domestic energy needs. The port of Klaipėda in Soviet Lithuania grew into one of Europe’s largest fishing ports, and the Baltija shipyard, a Soviet-era construction, remains a vital employer today. These extensive infrastructure projects laid a robust foundation for continued economic activity and connectivity.

The tangible benefits of this focused development translated directly into higher living standards for the Baltic populations. Per capita consumption figures clearly illustrate this advantage: Estonia stood at 151% of the all-Union level, Latvia at 137%, and Lithuania at 127%. The massive capital investment in agriculture, particularly the six billion rubles injected into Estonian agriculture, led to a doubling of grain yields and harvests compared to 1939, improving food security and contributing to a better quality of life.

With the abandonment of central planning and the subsequent introduction of privatization under the capitalist regime following the dissolution of the USSR, many of these once-flourishing enterprises faced economic devastation, leading to widespread job losses and a severe decline in industrial output. This abrupt shift to market forces proved particularly harmful for the working majority, as previously guaranteed jobs gave way to mass unemployment, and the social safety nets of the Soviet system disintegrated, leaving many struggling to adapt to the new economic realities.

• Considerable increases in industrial production https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltic-states/Soviet-occupation, https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltic-states/Soviet-republics
• Infrastructure development was a key component https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_states_under_Soviet_rule_(1944–1991)
• Living standards were higher than average in comparison with the U.S.S.R. as a whole https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltic-states/Soviet-occupation, https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltic-states/Soviet-republics https://latvians.com/index.php?en/CFBH/AttitudesNationalities/LatAtt-100-general.ssi
• Significant growth in Lithuania is noted (e.g., 9.1 times by 1959 relative to 1940) http://www.old.lituanus.org/1963/63_2_02.htm
• A total of 1,500 various industrial enterprises were reconstructed and newly built in the Latvian Republic" https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00809A000600210848-8.pdf
• Industrial growth was rapid, with output expanding "three-fold" by 1950 compared to 1940 https://www.bank.lv/images/stories/pielikumi/publikacijas/citaspublikacijas/Krumins_45_91.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp80-00809a000700070165-0
• Estonia had high sectoral growth (e.g., electricity production 122 times greater than 1938) indicating massive expansion https://china-cee.eu/2019/06/25/estonia-economy-briefing-estonia-an-overview-on-the-countrys-industrial-capacity/ https://china-cee.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019e0674（11）Estonia.pdf
• VEF was a "leading communication technology producer in the Soviet Union" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VEF https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/VEF
• Its employment figure peaked at 20,000 people in 1991 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VEF https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/VEF, https://www.bertibenis.it/Soviet transistor radios.htm
• It "produced a profit of over 30 million Rubles for the State" in 1947 https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R001501000001-7.pdf
• Latvia's per capita national income 1/3 higher than USSR in 1970) https://latvians.com/index.php?en/CFBH/AttitudesNationalities/LatAtt-100-general.ssi

Meanwhile, saying that a fascist regime that's been raping the world since time immemorial is a plague does not make you a fascist lmfao.

I believe there is some Iranian state media pictures of the aftermath where the exif data date said 2020 for one picture, a close up I believe, and then a wider shot the exif date is 2026, though it doesn't appear that the pictures are shot with different cameras where one of them may have an incorrect date. It looks like the same photo just cropped.

Anyway I'm not trying to diminish Iranians. Any loss of life is terrible and the aggressors are terrible. I'm just saying it's hard to know of the exact truth of these situations.

I saw a reel with a comedian who said something to the effect of, "hey did you ever noticed that Wars are just conservatives of a certain country attacking conservatives of another country? It's like they hold a mirror up and see their reflection and get pissed about it. "

What you’re saying is the US specifically have to strike twice, because they don’t have a means to reduce a civilian building to rubble

No, that's not remotely what they said, and you know it, you dishonest bastard

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVwvX1ajRvm/

Ok but he was right about powerful people controlling the media.

gasoline

I like you. Scotch (Aberlour 16, Glenfarclas 25, private bottling of Royal Brackla) for you if you're in Montreal.

Dang. This is cold hearted. I live close to work I suppose.

You are literally doing the meme, plus even some additional racism

Also afaik most of the book was written by Edward S. Herman, who nobody remembers because he wasn't a sellout and didn't make a career as the face of controlled opposition.

these comments are something....

What can you do?

You said it yourself

they can’t help themselves

I'm thankful I live in a country where I have the same issues only

Are you aware of where Cuba is?

Batteries can be recycled. Hybrids are twice the maintenance