For all the shit that can (and should) be thrown for the blatantly illegal attack on Venezuela: Putins wet dream is that he could have pulled off the same attack against Ukraine.

Full disclaimer: The attack on Venezuela’s integrity is horrendous and I condemn it.

I think the point is that the military, I assume in most countries, can accept a completely different risk picture for soldiers that society at large can accept for civilians. Thus, the military can viably mandate a vaccine that causes severe side effects in e.g. 1/1000 cases, given that the alternative (a serious disease spreading in the ranks) is worse.

Remember that by far most military casualties have historically been due to disease and other conditions not directly related to the enemies weapons. The militaries primary job is to remain combat effective, even if it means mandating a vaccine that is known to cause casualties. This kind of approach would never be acceptable for civilian society at large, where society is deemed responsible for protecting every individual. The military isn’t. It’s primarily responsible for protecting the civilian society, even at the cost of exposing soldiers to high risk scenarios.

I guess it should be accepted in the sense that “my neighbour Bob” is a completely valid source, while at the same time being an utterly unreliable one.

People often confuse the two, but I think GPT falls in the same category as “pulled it out of my ass” in terms of reliability and citation validity.

One has to wonder if that’s truly a highly specific incompetence, or intentional.

I’ll apply Hanlons razor again: These people are stupid, therefore doing “everything in their power” involves using woefully ineffective means to achieve their goal. I have no problem believing that most anti-abortionists genuinely believe that they’re trying to save innocent lives. However, being relatively dumb people means they are primarily driven by feelings rather than logic, and are easily manipulated. This results in them using the means that they “feel” should be effective, rather than proven methods. It also means that the few people that actively are looking to oppress others can manipulate their feelings to make them support means that hurt the people they’re trying to help.

What if I want to make a low-effort shitpost without spending energy worrying about whether anyone actually can, or even wants, to read it?

Funny, creative, smart woman that makes a living messing around with building cool stuff… was there anyone that didn’t have at least a little crush on her?

I’m so glad this is illegal where I’m from

This sounds so dystopian I’m having a hard time comprehending it… what happens when they provide the mandatory emergency care and invoice someone who just doesn’t have the money to pay?

Wat? Are you saying that people who give birth in a hospital are sent a 13 000 USD bill afterwards? Like, is that actually what happens? I feel like I have to ask, because I actually cannot comprehend that being the case.

What if you don’t have the money? Do they expect you to just hold it in until you’ve saved up? Or do they just prefer that people give birth at home with no access to medical care if something goes wrong? What if something does go wrong and you call an ambulance, du they bill you for that afterwards as well? What if you have no money for that either? Just… die?