• DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Oscar’s point on The Office always feels relevant in conversations like this. I remember when Japan was the boogie man. America, gurl, tend your garden. Great share, pug!

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      6 days ago

      What’s the over-under on the next economic boogeyman? My vote is India.

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        2 days ago

        Oh friend, this one is something we go back and forth on at work. Here’s my thought. They damn fucking sure ain’t siding with the colonizers, and I agree with that, and they Fackin Hate their equally populated neighbors, so yeah, I think they are just gonna industrialize, mobilize, and recruit some of enders gish. ;p

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      6 days ago

      Didn’t upload this one because the authleft line I always hear is “Actually China is SUPER communist and you’re too settler-brained to realize it”

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        5 days ago

        “China is communist, you just need to read and believe without question this long philosophical essay explaining why leftist economies naturally produce hundreds of billionaires.”