People were glazing smug about it being in service for so long despite attempts by US Generals to get it replaced.
Now I’m guessing those people are either pissed or unable to comprehend the A-10 getting the treatment of real life Warthogs caught in the wrong place and at the wrong time.
The problem behind this logic is that you will eventually have to contend with identity politics because without a visible structure for worship, people will inevitably begin to organise in secret and decentralise. Decentralised religion is worse and that’s how you create cults like the Nation of Islam and Klu Klux Klan who have nothing to do with the religions they originate from.
Then, there is the problem that every human is influenced by a set of beliefs or experiences that they are exposed to growing up. If they see and observe that the government is the sole power of the realm, then they will be incentivised to pursue and claim that seat of power if given the opportunity arises, and doing so knowingly means they are beholden to no law or people beneath their station.
The lack of oppression, there are people who got too comfortable with the illusion of power. Hence, they have to generate misery while they still can.
The Kara No Kyoukai anthology influenced my imagination and how I view my inner world of art.
The perfect blend between minimalist, simple yet elegant design that is set in an urban setting.
MA! NEW ACE COMBAT BOSS JUST DROPPED!!
Flat Earthers and anti-vaxxers really put into perspective the sorts of people the Scriptures talk about who are the same equivalent morons.
That being, people who are often dumb enough to get themselves annihilated despite ALL the evidence and warnings sent.
They won’t unite out of morality, but preservation.
Unfortunately, there may still be a long way to go, assuming the leadership doesn’t deny reality up until the nuke launches start.
Gaza.
It’s been begging for help for close to a century now…
“And then, the power generated is used to heat water and generate steam!”
“No…”
“That steam is used to turn a wheel!”
“No! NOOOOOOO!!!”
“Hey dude, calm down.”
-Actual exchange during first contact.
“That’s it?! That’s the nuclear power? That’s just boiling water!”
Ancient meme I had back in the day…
He’s a useful fool every supermaster above him, especially those we don’t know.
The reactor didn’t have a pointy tip so it bounced off the ground.
America’s obsession with its military and, by extension, ‘democratizing’ countries is very similar to that of Ancient Rome and how it went about ‘civilizing’ other cultures.
Which is to say, we have yet to find a Caesar to march on Washington.