The Soviet Union was, if not a traditional dictatorship, absolutely a totalitarian autocracy. Stalin was a brutal dictator and his successors were chosen by the communist party. Elections in the USSR were for show.

Life was miserable almost from the start of the Bolshevik revolution for most people. The USSR’s implementation of communism was so bad, it’s become cliche.

Is it possible the European mind can’t comprehend how big North America is?

The people complaining about the way Obama spoke were using dog whistles. That’s the point you seem to have missed.

Fuck yourself sideways with your indignation. We warned you over and over what would happen. You want to clutch your pearls now? Your personal stupidity, obstinance and bigotry is turning what was a horrible apartheid into an ethnic cleansing. This is YOUR fault.

Oh, so now it’s “get the fuck over it”? Both sides are totally the same!

I don’t think so, bebe. You motherfuckers will NEVER be permitted to live this down. This is YOUR fault. We will make you choke on it.

It fits perfectly well. The placement changes the emphasis subtly.

“That’s a tall fucking building”

“That’s a fucking tall building”

The second calls the listener’s attention to the emphasized aspect whereas the first might reference the height in relation to other aspects… but would be more context dependent than the second form.

Christ, you people will justify anything to avoid saying you were wrong.

Yes, he’s just a thief. The ends don’t justify the means. I can’t believe that needs to even be said.

Oh no! So, anyway…

You’re fooling yourself if you really think everyone hates it.

Mmmmm hot dogfood on a tortilla!

I’ve wasted countless hours waiting for people on zoom calls to sort out their stupid air pod issues.

They didn’t take away the jack to sell more headphones LMAO.

That is absolutely why it was done.

People who habitually use speaker phones do not understand the concept of “inside voice” that everyone else learned in 1st grade.

And those people should be sent to The Hell of Infinite Screaming Babies.

Congrats on getting exactly what you deserve.

Here’s a wild thought: inequalities are not always written with the lower number on the left… or there wouldn’t be a need for two symbols.

Yup, this looks like the kind of trash that circulates on Facebook

Idiotic conspiracy theories are idiotic

An aircraft carrier costs almost nothing compared to the US budget. That’s not a useful metric.

I bet that sounded impressive in your head

Which is also why socialism will never work. Humans are piss poor at evaluating the common good and making decisions collectively (see also: the last US election.)