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[+] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)
  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Words of wisdom from the guy who thinks Ukraine defending itself from an invasion is "murder"

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  • [+] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Also that was in context to a failed Ukrainian OFFENSIVE. It was not defensive.

    Attacking a country that's invading your own is an act of defense. Ukraine could blow up the Kremlin with a cruise missile today and it would be a defensive act, because every act of war that you take after being invaded is a defense against your enemy's ability to continue invading you. That's exactly how it has always worked, and that's how it will continue to work forever.

    How about stop the killing completely?

    I couldn't agree more, Russia should tender their unconditional surrender immediately. But that's not what you mean, you mean Ukraine should negotiate for an armistice and kiss their stolen territory goodbye. Capitulation to the violent to stop more deaths is a nice idea that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but out here in the real world it doesn't work. At all. If it did, giving Czechoslovakia to Germany would have averted the second world war. Killing isn't murder when you do it for a just reason and have exhausted all your alternatives. Suing for peace and selling your territory and people to an enemy in exchange for "peace" isn't an alternative.

    Also, stop being a creep.

    Pointing out why an imbecile should be ignored: creepy
    Advocating for appeasement to a dictator: NOT creepy

    This thread has nothing to do with your comment.

    Deal with it, complaining about me invading your space is an OFFENSIVE action after all, you should just lay down and take it for the sake of peace.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    Do tell, what overbearing regulations did Dollar Tree and Family Dollar lobby for? They don't really do anything different from any normal retail space so I don't see how that's really a feasible explanation in this scenario.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    If corporations own the government and the government ruins everything, corporations ruin everything. Just want to make sure that I say that because people see regulatory capture as an excuse to get rid of regulation entirely rather than making bribery illegal again.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh no the mom and pop dollar store doesn't exist in the building with the other 2 dollar stores 😭

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  • [+] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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    Maybe it's what you're saying, but regulation per se isn't the issue. If regulation is stifling small businesses, this is largely the result of regulatory capture, where large corporations lobby for regulations that only benefit them; such as requiring certain licenses only they can afford, or requiring practices they themselves invented and own the rights to.

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