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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

I even put it for sale on Redbubble a while ago, just in case someone was interested.
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"The Space Shuttle Program (metric)" Poster for Sale by Erisie

The most comprehensive poster on the history and missions of the NASA Space Shuttle! This version has measurement units in metric. Check my profile for a version in US customary units. • Millions of ...

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 17h

It's turn-based, but can I interest you in Mobius Front '83?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4u_...

Möbius Front '83 Trailer

YouTube video by egamegeek

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 17h

I have my own BDEL story.

Some years ago, I'd finished reading Trinity's Child late at night. I was reading about the book/author/tidbits on Wikipedia when...
"Wait, there's a movie adaptation?"
"Wait, I've had it on my hard drive for ages now?!"

Went to bed very, very late that night.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 17h

Cult. The word is cult.

The difference is whether you're looking at those who worship the Leader, worship an Ideology or are Members of the Priesthood.

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 17h

Lee's ideas on conscription were... a bit off the mark when officers "from a more experienced army" explained to him how it worked in practice.
ransomechua.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/h...

The Israelis faced a problem. To evade service, most of the young men of draft age (18-24) who were of Chinese origin furnished proof that they were employed. Some 70 percent of the inductees were unemployed and of Malaysian origin – the opposite of their proportion within the population. Elazari and Golan complained to Lee and Goh, but the prime minister was undeterred. “I want you to recruit the most primitive people in the country, the uneducated and the jobless,” he told them. Stunned, the Israelis tried to persuade him to reconsider, but he was adamant: “In the Second World War, I saw the Japanese and the British. All the British soldiers were intelligent and educated. But as soldiers they were worthless. The most primitive Japanese soldier gets an order and executes it, and they were extraordinary soldiers. The fact is that the Japanese army defeated the British army.”

Golan says, “Yaakov and I tried to explain to him that it’s not a question of education but of motivation. The Japanese soldier was motivated because he was fighting for his emperor, who for him was God. For him, he was ready to sacrifice his life. What motivation did the British soldier have, who fought thousands of kilometers from his home?” The explanations about the spirit of combat and about how to generate motivation persuaded Lee.

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 17h

This is what scares me. If the pre-Trump force and those who joined for the big cash bonus filter themselves out of DHS enforcement, that would only leave the fanatics.
If that happens, then ICE turns into the SA.

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

You are replying to a person that's explicitly arguing for the LIQUIDATION of Israel, no quarter to be given.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

Want a good example? Chile before, *during* and after Pinochet.

Excerpt from Robert Barros's "Constitutionalism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution" (2002). pp. 82-83

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

I'd say it was a partisan issue even before the Biden administration.
archive.ph/jtoDY
Netanyahu has anchored himself to the GOP for years, and Biden did nothing of substance to address the issue.
And then came October 7th.

Netanyahu’s split with Biden and the Democrats was years in the making

The Israeli leader’s longtime strategy of aligning with the GOP has helped shatter the American consensus behind Israel.

www.washingtonpost.com

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

And I say specifically "Democratic voters" because the GOP's base (ie. the elderly) has barely budged on the issue.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, the Gaza War turned Israel poisonous in the minds of many Democratic voters. However, is that enough to push the needle nationally, compared to more salient issues for the average citizen (taxes/tariffs, healthcare, overall economy)?

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

Morally? Perhaps. It'll hunt Biden's legacy just as Obama's handling of the Great Recession haunts his.

Electorally, however? Doubtful. US voters aren't swayed very much by foreign policy. HW Bush lost his reelection even after swift victory in the Gulf.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

MuvLuv.
While the actual PoD goes back to the restoration of the Shogunate in the late 19th century (and a conditional Japanese surrender on WWII), the major events take place after 1967, when hostile aliens known as "BETA" overrun the moon and eventually take over most of Eurasia.

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

Contemporary example? Eh, Yoon is a good name.

Historical example? Perón and Peronism.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 18h

Even "morally depraved" is overselling him. The pathetic groveling he displays to a man that has personally insulted him and his family proves he has no shame whatsoever.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 19h

Xitter has operated as an extension of /pol/ even before Musk bought it.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 21h

And/Or, they're too lazy to shave and just let the damn thing grow.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 21h

From my understanding, they work in tandem. The stomach secretes fewer hormones (that's how GLP-2 medications work), making you less likely to overeat.

And when I said "bariatric", I meant an outright bypass or sleeving. Balloons and bands are the least effective of the lot.

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

And before that, there was a free and fair presidential election that, it bears mentioning, did not have Pinochet as a candidate.
He was allowed to remain as commander-in-chief of the Army, however.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Ch...

1989 Chilean general election - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

This academic paper is a deep read on the subject:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
(by the way, "Don't Fret. It Adores You" blocked me)

The Civil Law Tradition, the Pinochet Constitution, and Judge Eugenio Valenzuela

The depersonalization of the courts that the civil law tradition encourages, makes it less likely that judges in those types of jurisdictions will become toweri

papers.ssrn.com

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

As the years passed and a new Constitution was approved in 1980, the situation became increasingly more untenable for Pinochet's continuity as president. Politics never really disappeared.
Republicanism and respect for the constitution (old and new) were important even among the Junta's members.

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

A key factor of Pinochet's regime is that he always perceived himself and his rule as an explicit rejection of politics. In its first days, the military regime was intended as a short transitional period; a "recess", to use the junta's language.

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

No, the Chilean armed forces never swore an oath of loyalty to Pinochet personally.
And while personal loyalty to Pinochet was a factor in the upper ranks after an incident with Air Force commander-in-chief Gustavo Leigh, key factor for the troops was anti-Communism
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo...

Gustavo Leigh - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

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Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

Incorrect (the referendum was in 1988) and inaccurate/misleading (as you say in the post below, he TRIED to get the junta to make him president by decree, bypassing the constitutional special decrees, but they refused to play ball)

Erisie @er1si3.bsky.social · 1d

I don't get it. If Yud is so desperate to lose weight, why doesn't he just go under the knife?

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