Daily News Thread 3/29

For the same reason ancient empires traded tribute back and forth.


From the little I've read, it sounds like the issue of German reunification was a really acrimonious affair with a lot of hand wringing and hurt feelings on all sides. I can't help but imagine that Korean reunification would also mean large amounts of angst, but I guess the political atmosphere is a lot different now, too.

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How cathartic is the Sarkozy news for French anons? Is it anything to be celebrated or does Macron have everyone feeling dour?

I don't currently live in France, so I don't know if it gets a lot of coverage.
The whole thing lives me cold tbh. I first heard about that story back in 2012 and I was very excited by the idea of this fucking piece of shit taking the fall.
But since then I learned that politicians of that kind never go to prison. I don't know what it would take for it to happen. He could have killed a man (which he probably indirectly did), he would bullshit his way out of it.

i hate wahhabist monarchs as much as the next guy but the government of saudi arabia has literally nothing to do with 9/11

its a right wing conspiracy theory.

thats like forcing israel to pay for 9/11 claiming they are responsible

Fucking with the Saudi government is good praxis though.

Are we actually going to war with Russia? I thought it'd be Iran.

Iran will spiral into a war with Russia and China

Por que no los dos?

Considering how much the Saudis fund terrorism, is it that crazy to hold them atleast partially responsible?