LWDT 7: The Earth and Heavens Tremble.

[Nova Cyberia]

They're still going to need a lot of external support. Their ground forces are definitely top-notch, but they lack a proper air force that can counter Turkey's. Erdogan's just going to get his armed forces to bomb the shit out of NES from the sky and pick up from the rubble. That's why as much as I dislike them getting support from the US, it's a necessary evil at the moment. While the US isn't going to ever give them planes, their intervention at least has stopped a possible invasion for the time being, though I doubt the current arrangement is ever going to be enough for Erdogan.

All the more reason to hope Erdogan gets replaced by somebody far better than him, tbqh.

They already tried to coup him and that proved to be a disaster. Unfortunately, he's here to stay.

[Pasong Tirad]

They're still going to need a lot of external support. Their ground forces are definitely top-notch, but they lack a proper air force that can counter Turkey's. Erdogan's just going to get his armed forces to bomb the shit out of NES from the sky and pick up from the rubble. That's why as much as I dislike them getting support from the US, it's a necessary evil at the moment. While the US isn't going to ever give them planes, their intervention at least has stopped a possible invasion for the time being, though I doubt the current arrangement is ever going to be enough for Erdogan.

All the more reason to hope Erdogan gets replaced by somebody far better than him, tbqh.

The next election won't be until 2023. If anything does change it'll be reverting back to the less-right-wing CHP, which honestly isn't the greatest thing but it's realistically the best we can hope for if it means keeping NES alive.

[Torrocca]

All the more reason to hope Erdogan gets replaced by somebody far better than him, tbqh.

The next election won't be until 2023. If anything does change it'll be reverting back to the less-right-wing CHP, which honestly isn't the greatest thing but it's realistically the best we can hope for if it means keeping NES alive.

Seeing as how that's probably the most realistic option, at least that'll be better than nothing.

[Nakena]

Rojava's armed forces have shown at Kobani and elsewhere that it can put up a decent fight and held out against constant ISIS assaults. So they do mean business, regardless of whatever political, ideological or organizational pretenses or particularities apply to them.

They're still going to need a lot of external support. Their ground forces are definitely top-notch, but they lack a proper air force that can counter Turkey's. Erdogan's just going to get his armed forces to bomb the shit out of NES from the sky and pick up from the rubble. That's why as much as I dislike them getting support from the US, it's a necessary evil at the moment. While the US isn't going to ever give them planes, their intervention at least has stopped a possible invasion for the time being, though I doubt the current arrangement is ever going to be enough for Erdogan.

Given their geographical and numerical situation and the relative strenght of the turkish military, they will always be in an inferior military position in comparisation to Turkey. Without the US deployment, an invasion by Erdogan would likely already happened. The continued existence of Rojava/NES depends heavily on the presence of US Armed Forces and with it Uncle Sams political protection.

That is, unless Assad decides to take them under his wings.

[Nova Cyberia]

They're still going to need a lot of external support. Their ground forces are definitely top-notch, but they lack a proper air force that can counter Turkey's. Erdogan's just going to get his armed forces to bomb the shit out of NES from the sky and pick up from the rubble. That's why as much as I dislike them getting support from the US, it's a necessary evil at the moment. While the US isn't going to ever give them planes, their intervention at least has stopped a possible invasion for the time being, though I doubt the current arrangement is ever going to be enough for Erdogan.

Given their geographical and numerical situation and the relative strenght of the turkish military, they will always be in an inferior military position in comparisation to Turkey. Without the US deployment, an invasion by Erdogan would likely already happened. The continued existence of Rojava/NES depends heavily on the presence of US Armed Forces and with it Uncle Sams political protection.

That is, unless Assad decides to take them under his wings.

Tbqh Turkey should be broken up and Kurdistan should be formed as a US protectorate. But that unfortunately seems a bit unrealistic right now.

[Pasong Tirad]

They're still going to need a lot of external support. Their ground forces are definitely top-notch, but they lack a proper air force that can counter Turkey's. Erdogan's just going to get his armed forces to bomb the shit out of NES from the sky and pick up from the rubble. That's why as much as I dislike them getting support from the US, it's a necessary evil at the moment. While the US isn't going to ever give them planes, their intervention at least has stopped a possible invasion for the time being, though I doubt the current arrangement is ever going to be enough for Erdogan.

Given their geographical and numerical situation and the relative strenght of the turkish military, they will always be in an inferior military position in comparisation to Turkey. Without the US deployment, an invasion by Erdogan would likely already happened. The continued existence of Rojava/NES depends heavily on the presence of US Armed Forces and with it Uncle Sams political protection.

That is, unless Assad decides to take them under his wings.

Hopefully that's a possibility, as Rojava/NES has already stated that their goal is no longer independence but greater autonomy under a possibly federalized Syria.

[Nakena]

Given their geographical and numerical situation and the relative strenght of the turkish military, they will always be in an inferior military position in comparisation to Turkey. Without the US deployment, an invasion by Erdogan would likely already happened. The continued existence of Rojava/NES depends heavily on the presence of US Armed Forces and with it Uncle Sams political protection.

That is, unless Assad decides to take them under his wings.

Hopefully that's a possibility, as Rojava/NES has already stated that their goal is no longer independence but greater autonomy under a possibly federalized Syria.

Assad though has stated his ultimative objective is the total restauration of Syria under his rule. That would include NES. Which probably at some point would be annexed one way or another with support from Erdogan.

[North German Realm]

Given their geographical and numerical situation and the relative strenght of the turkish military, they will always be in an inferior military position in comparisation to Turkey. Without the US deployment, an invasion by Erdogan would likely already happened. The continued existence of Rojava/NES depends heavily on the presence of US Armed Forces and with it Uncle Sams political protection.

That is, unless Assad decides to take them under his wings.

Tbqh Turkey should be broken up and Kurdistan should be formed as a US protectorate. But that unfortunately seems a bit unrealistic right now.

Turkey should never have been allowed to exist in the first place, to be quite honest.

[First American Empire]

Tbqh Turkey should be broken up and Kurdistan should be formed as a US protectorate. But that unfortunately seems a bit unrealistic right now.

Turkey should never have been allowed to exist in the first place, to be quite honest.

It should've been partitioned between Armenia, Greece, and an independent Kurdistan immediately after WWI.

[North German Realm]

Turkey should never have been allowed to exist in the first place, to be quite honest.

It should've been partitioned between Armenia, Greece, and an independent Kurdistan immediately after WWI.

That was the plan. And it was the punishment the Ottomans had accepted. Honestly, the precedent that a regime change and one repelling of a minor invasion sets is that all you need to do to sneak out of paying reparations is "ok but that was the old regime. We changed it".

[Nakena]

It should've been partitioned between Armenia, Greece, and an independent Kurdistan immediately after WWI.

That was the plan. And it was the punishment the Ottomans had accepted. Honestly, the precedent that a regime change and one repelling of a minor invasion sets is that all you need to do to sneak out of paying reparations is "ok but that was the old regime. We changed it".

Almost unfair how they got away with it. ^^

[First American Empire]

It should've been partitioned between Armenia, Greece, and an independent Kurdistan immediately after WWI.

That was the plan. And it was the punishment the Ottomans had accepted. Honestly, the precedent that a regime change and one repelling of a minor invasion sets is that all you need to do to sneak out of paying reparations is "ok but that was the old regime. We changed it".

Ottomans: *Commits Genocide*

Allies: "You should be destroyed for your crimes against humanity!"

Turkey: "No we're a totally a different government from the Ottomans. Stop punishing us."

Allies: "That sounds convincing. OK."

Turkey: *Commits Genocide Again*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

Turkey: "All those genocides we did were faked."

Allies: "You sound trustworthy. Do you want to join NATO?"

Turkey: *Attacks Rojava for no reason and ignores the actual ISIL and Al-Qaeda terrorists on its border.*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

[Greater Loegria]

That was the plan. And it was the punishment the Ottomans had accepted. Honestly, the precedent that a regime change and one repelling of a minor invasion sets is that all you need to do to sneak out of paying reparations is "ok but that was the old regime. We changed it".

Ottomans: *Commits Genocide*

Allies: "You should be destroyed for your crimes against humanity!"

Turkey: "No we're a totally a different government from the Ottomans. Stop punishing us."

Allies: "That sounds convincing. OK."

Turkey: *Commits Genocide Again*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

Turkey: "All those genocides we did were faked."

Allies: "You sound trustworthy. Do you want to join NATO?"

Turkey: *Attacks Rojava for no reason and ignores the actual ISIL and Al-Qaeda terrorists on its border.*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

It’s strategically placed, no one really cares what it gets up to so long as it’s willing to do its bit with NATO cometh the hour.

[North German Realm]

Ottomans: *Commits Genocide*

Allies: "You should be destroyed for your crimes against humanity!"

Turkey: "No we're a totally a different government from the Ottomans. Stop punishing us."

Allies: "That sounds convincing. OK."

Turkey: *Commits Genocide Again*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

Turkey: "All those genocides we did were faked."

Allies: "You sound trustworthy. Do you want to join NATO?"

Turkey: *Attacks Rojava for no reason and ignores the actual ISIL and Al-Qaeda terrorists on its border.*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

It’s strategically placed, no one really cares what it gets up to so long as it’s willing to do its bit with NATO cometh the hour.

Given the recent war in Syria and how Turkey's been acting, they're not willing to do their bit with NATO.

[Greater Loegria]

It’s strategically placed, no one really cares what it gets up to so long as it’s willing to do its bit with NATO cometh the hour.

Given the recent war in Syria and how Turkey's been acting, they're not willing to do their bit with NATO.

Eh, they shot down a Russian jet.

[Pasong Tirad]

That was the plan. And it was the punishment the Ottomans had accepted. Honestly, the precedent that a regime change and one repelling of a minor invasion sets is that all you need to do to sneak out of paying reparations is "ok but that was the old regime. We changed it".

Ottomans: *Commits Genocide*

Allies: "You should be destroyed for your crimes against humanity!"

Turkey: "No we're a totally a different government from the Ottomans. Stop punishing us."

Allies: "That sounds convincing. OK."

Turkey: *Commits Genocide Again*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

Turkey: "All those genocides we did were faked."

Allies: "You sound trustworthy. Do you want to join NATO?"

Turkey: *Attacks Rojava for no reason and ignores the actual ISIL and Al-Qaeda terrorists on its border.*

Allies: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

There's a lot of evidence pointing towards a lot of ex-ISIS being in the ranks of the Turkish-backed FSA. It shouldn't be surprising at this point.

[Hanafuridake]

Honestly don't know how anyone could remotely like Stirner's book, outside of its meme status.

[Torrocca]

Honestly don't know how anyone could remotely like Stirner's book, outside of its meme status.

Honestly, I'm glad that book exists just because of the sheer memetic value it gave Stirner and his Spook-Buster Squad.

[Soviet Tankistan]

https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/ ... m-in-japan

Capitalism is genuinely too advanced for folk like myself. I do not understand it. I feel as if I am the ignorant one by not falling for free market deception. People talk about all these celebrities I've barely heard of and allude to odd creations previously unknown to my perspective. Something something lewd images, popular culture references, and weird phenomena. Am I clueless or are they?

[New yugoslavaia]

Hey, anyone heard of the "Balkan federation"?

[Soviet Tankistan]

Hey, anyone heard of the "Balkan federation"?

The EU is close to securing the Balkans. Unless, war breaks out, I doubt anything else significant will happen. If it does, I give a good chance of Russia for getting new allies, a good chance of major escalation, and a good chance of random ethnic/religious wars. These could and likely would overlap.
I doubt a Balkan federation could be formed no matter what goes down. The only unity that might happen is western guided, provided the EU follows through with the Balkans like they said they might.

[New yugoslavaia]

Hey, anyone heard of the "Balkan federation"?

The EU is close to securing the Balkans. Unless, war breaks out, I doubt anything else significant will happen. If it does, I give a good chance of Russia for getting new allies, a good chance of major escalation, and a good chance of random ethnic/religious wars. These could and likely would overlap.
I doubt a Balkan federation could be formed no matter what goes down. The only unity that might happen is western guided, provided the EU follows through with the Balkans like they said they might.

That's if the EU doesn't get turned inside out like a sock.

[Hanafuridake]

https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/nepbgx/the-story-behind-that-guy-who-married-an-anime-hologram-in-japan

Capitalism is genuinely too advanced for folk like myself. I do not understand it. I feel as if I am the ignorant one by not falling for free market deception. People talk about all these celebrities I've barely heard of and allude to odd creations previously unknown to my perspective. Something something lewd images, popular culture references, and weird phenomena. Am I clueless or are they?

Kondo’s path to Miku came after difficult encounters with women as an anime-mad teenager.

“Girls would say ‘Drop dead, creepy otaku!’ ” he recalled, using a Japanese term for geeks that can sometimes carry a negative connotation.

As he got older, he says a woman at a previous workplace bullied him into a nervous breakdown and he then swore he’d never get married.

I'd wager this fellow probably suffers a lot of crippling mental health issues which Japan is notorious for ignoring.

[Dumb Ideologies]

The EU is close to securing the Balkans. Unless, war breaks out, I doubt anything else significant will happen. If it does, I give a good chance of Russia for getting new allies, a good chance of major escalation, and a good chance of random ethnic/religious wars. These could and likely would overlap.
I doubt a Balkan federation could be formed no matter what goes down. The only unity that might happen is western guided, provided the EU follows through with the Balkans like they said they might.

That's if the EU doesn't get turned inside out like a sock.

If you threw all the people living in Europe into the centre of the Earth it might impact the power balance, yes.

[Cekoviu]

Honestly don't know how anyone could remotely like Stirner's book, outside of its meme status.

It's kind of like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - it's ridiculously written fiction which distorts real events to a realistic degree and has very surreal subject matter. He actually presents some good ideas if you can wade through the nonsense, but the latter makes it more fun to read.
Related: I desperately want an audiobook version where the italicized words are shouted and the rest is read in a calming tone.