I have a colleague who insisted that war is necessary. Not that war is inevitable because greedy humans will rise to power and do whatever they need to get more wealth and power, but that war is necessary to maintain a balance. That you need war to keep things balanced.

Next time he says that, I'm going to ask him which members of his family should die in a war to maintain that "balance".

in the long run, war makes us rich folks even richer.

Poor people? They pay with their kids lives

War is a racket. It always has been.

humanfreewill.org/assets/docs/…

@NatureMC @TagYourToe

yes, it's not recent

i'm thinking of editing my post to indicate that

but i don't think it's that big of a deal

the point i make is true. it is also true the headline isn't current. i don't know. i'm not disturbed by what you're saying, nor that there is an indication it's recent, nor that i'm misleading anyone

@jamesmarshall I don't blame you for not wanting to go to their site. Here's an archive.ph link: archive.ph/Uiu60

The author apparently is one Ian Morris claiming to be a professor at Stanford (I don't even have to look up this person's history to learn they were born into privilege do I?)

Interestingly this was written back in 2014 apparently. They were also running hit pieces against Obama. 🙄 I didn't realize they were this bad even that long ago.

Hey, he's got a point. Wars are the one reliable reason to extract and recirculate wealth hoarded by sillionaires that they're relatively powerless to lobby agains, and this recirculation of stagnant wealth can, indeed, make everybody richer.

Of course, we could be even safer and richer if we recirculated the stagnant money without having any wars.

Published in 2014 already: washingtonpost.com/opinions/in…

I would be curious to see if they are still publishing such pieces (although I suppose the answer is yes).

is it really that big of a deal?

the point i am making is true. that it isn't recent doesn't change that. but i suppose there is an expectation that my account is a breaking news account?

Armin, Paul: if you want to unfollow me, that's fine. i believe you're holding me to expectations which are unfair on flimsy grounds

that someone makes a point with their account, if it is true or not. not that they are paid reporters. obviously i am not

@Linkshaender

Same for me. It changes from 'oversight' to 'deliberate misinformation'.

From now on, I will be more cautious.

@NatureMC @benroyce

@NatureMC

I indeed concluded that because on my PC browser, the date is above the picture.

You might be right (I hope so).

@Linkshaender @benroyce

To my regret, but, as you demonstrate, the picture seems to be manipulated by removing the date,, from now on I will be more cautious when I see posts from Ben.

@Linkshaender @NatureMC @benroyce

@NatureMC

You are very right, this post is from April 25, 2014, More than 11 years ago.

I hope that it is an oversight from Ben Royce, but otherwise it is very disappointing.

@benroyce

@paulschoe @Linkshaender @NatureMC

right. because i'm not a paid reporter. nothing i said was untrue. i was making a point. you're acting like you bought a newspaper and found out the reporter lied. it's a little overdramatic on your part don't you think?

@NatureMC @Linkshaender @paulschoe

and why did you ever not do that, if it's so important to you

i feel like i am being roped into a newsroom, as if i am paid reporter. none of which i am

Wars do make some richer and are an excellent way to stimulate the economy (when the war is sufficiently far away, obviously).

The USA figured this out in the middle of the great depression just before deciding to join WWII, and has been fighting wars ever since. The rest of the world isn’t particularly happy about it.

@sstrader

yes, after bezos bought the paper

then unfollow me

and fuck off

is anything untrue?

no

everyone's always getting so fucking upset about the wrong things. i just don't fucking care anymore. it's always so overwrought and dramatic on the fucking fediverse. we're going to hell in a handbasket, and that seems to me to be the bigger problem

@nrmacdonald @NatureMC @Linkshaender @paulschoe

it is. are you paying me? no. so like i said, fuck off

sorry for my grave grave crime

what a fucking joke

@trezzer

there's a lot of people angry about this is the comments. i'm thinking of editing it, but at the same time i'm somewhat unimpressed with the idea that i'm misleading anyone. it's a real headline

@tropicalchaos

but old

all 4 of you:

i edited my comment on the basis of your complaints

but i would really like it if all 4 of you unfollowed me

because fuck you

endless nitpicking on the fediverse is driving me fucking bonkers

i'm not a fucking news outlet. i am making commentary. this is a real article. my comment is valid

i am not working for you in the news room, to be criticized on the basis of breaking news journalistic integrity

it's a fucking joke

🖕🖕🖕

@NatureMC @Linkshaender @paulschoe

i don't care

endless endless endless endless nitpicking on the fediverse is beginning to really piss me off

already unfollowed

all 4 of you

need to get the nattering nitpicking off my fucking back

i don't owe you shit

you have high standards, you follow those in who you follow

someone disappoints you?

fine, unfollow

don't fucking lecture me like i fucking owe you something, on the basis of overwrought nitpicky bullshit

the article is real. my commentary is valid

apparently not good enough

because you pay me?

FUCK YOU

@NatureMC @Linkshaender @paulschoe

shut up

fuck you

@nrmacdonald @NatureMC @Linkshaender @paulschoe

then don't act like i owe you, on the basis of nitpicky bullshit, asshole

@nrmacdonald

apparently i was

pick pick pick pick

i'm so glad nattering nitpickers know what is really important in life

you're a big help to the world. of such great service. i don't know how we could go on with out you

@rejinl @NatureMC

thank you

it's just reached a boiling point for me, apologies for my temper

i might have been too hard on these 4 but i CANNOT STAND this endless nitpicking on the fediverse. i just can't deal with it anymore, i'm just going to start severing connections

they apparently believe they are helping?

they just drive everyone insane

Sure, let's have another holocaust, think about the medical advances 🤡

Actually, let's make it bigger for bigger advances, let's make it so big nobody survives, that should give us maximum advances

grow the fuck up?

ok

i won't pick pick pick pick at people on some lame personal need, like they owe me, on the basis of a "grave concern" which isn't shit

i will indeed grow up like that

thanks for your wise advice

remember laffy?

it's these sort of assholes that drove them away

Hello Ben

I agree with Petra:

'I'm just a follower who appreciates your posts, thoughts, and opinions very much - you are one of the most inspiring accounts here. I appreciate you debates with facts and respect.'

The picture looked manipulated. That was a shock because I take your posts for gospel.

If you had not built a good reputation, I would not have reacted, but since it was you, and assuming that the picture was modified, I was more than surprised.

@NatureMC @benroyce @Linkshaender

i edited my top comment as you desired

i forced you to unfollow, i unfollowed you

FUCK OFF WITH THE ENDLESS FUCKING NITPICKING

IT JUST DRIVES PEOPLE AWAY

you're driving me insane

FUCK YOU

i will from now on sever all connections with overcontrolling nitpicky busybody accounts

@invadersil
The Washington Post Is Hitler's toilet paper.

America dies in Bezos Darkness.

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