▲ 436 ▼ Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit (time.com) submitted 2 years ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments Time magazine: "we don't know how yet, but we're gonna find a way to link the rise of fascism and avocado toast"
[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) It does go to show that people sometimes don’t think ahead. They seem to have only ever considered the present and now reality hit them in the face lol. Similar happened to Trump when he was elected and suddenly had to…you know…work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It does go to show that people sometimes don’t think ahead The Independent sure didn't! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, isn't this like people predicting the year 2000 from the year 1920 and people in 2020 making fun of that being wrong? In neither situation could the future be predicted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Him and his Mujahideen were awful religious zealots back then too. That was just ignored due to the "enemy of my enemy is my friend and thus a hero" principle that the US have consistently applied to some of the biggest monsters in history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Well Ronald Reagan created the Taliban so that all checks out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very weird non-sequitor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it? He funded them in Pakistan because the USSR was in Afghanistan and it was fine to fund terrorists as long as they attacked your enemy. They just didn't foresee it coming back to hurt us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It does go to show that people sometimes don’t think ahead The Independent sure didn't! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, isn't this like people predicting the year 2000 from the year 1920 and people in 2020 making fun of that being wrong? In neither situation could the future be predicted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Him and his Mujahideen were awful religious zealots back then too. That was just ignored due to the "enemy of my enemy is my friend and thus a hero" principle that the US have consistently applied to some of the biggest monsters in history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Well Ronald Reagan created the Taliban so that all checks out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very weird non-sequitor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it? He funded them in Pakistan because the USSR was in Afghanistan and it was fine to fund terrorists as long as they attacked your enemy. They just didn't foresee it coming back to hurt us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, isn't this like people predicting the year 2000 from the year 1920 and people in 2020 making fun of that being wrong? In neither situation could the future be predicted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Him and his Mujahideen were awful religious zealots back then too. That was just ignored due to the "enemy of my enemy is my friend and thus a hero" principle that the US have consistently applied to some of the biggest monsters in history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Well Ronald Reagan created the Taliban so that all checks out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very weird non-sequitor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it? He funded them in Pakistan because the USSR was in Afghanistan and it was fine to fund terrorists as long as they attacked your enemy. They just didn't foresee it coming back to hurt us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Him and his Mujahideen were awful religious zealots back then too. That was just ignored due to the "enemy of my enemy is my friend and thus a hero" principle that the US have consistently applied to some of the biggest monsters in history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Well Ronald Reagan created the Taliban so that all checks out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very weird non-sequitor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it? He funded them in Pakistan because the USSR was in Afghanistan and it was fine to fund terrorists as long as they attacked your enemy. They just didn't foresee it coming back to hurt us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Well Ronald Reagan created the Taliban so that all checks out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very weird non-sequitor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it? He funded them in Pakistan because the USSR was in Afghanistan and it was fine to fund terrorists as long as they attacked your enemy. They just didn't foresee it coming back to hurt us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a very weird non-sequitor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it? He funded them in Pakistan because the USSR was in Afghanistan and it was fine to fund terrorists as long as they attacked your enemy. They just didn't foresee it coming back to hurt us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is it? He funded them in Pakistan because the USSR was in Afghanistan and it was fine to fund terrorists as long as they attacked your enemy. They just didn't foresee it coming back to hurt us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Fair enough. I sit corrected. permalink fedilink source parent