these where the first versions of empire that existed on this world and full of equal parts flaws and dumb luck as a result

the modern hybrid euro-colonial versions also have flaws and luck on their side, but, more importantly, they learn and adapt from each other and, as a result, have a pattern that we can now identify.

only in the uto-aztecan dialects. lol

people who “don’t like politics”

You’re mistaken; the United States has no leftist parties.

i looked into it and i lost all interest once i realized it had nothing to do with bodily fluids. lol

I wonder if the British of the early 19th century predicted that this is how it would turn out when they decided not to press their advantage after the war of 1812 in favor of detente w the young United States

dunno; the aged induced bone spurs and arthritis sometimes makes me want to welcome annihilation. lol

– assuming they’re paying attention at all

it would be shorter if you list the atrocities they DIDN’T commit

doesn’t the picard maneuver involve light speed trickery and a ferengi ship? lol

It isn’t a short read

I’m convinced that this is why Americans don’t know

i want to imagine that it came from a world too innocent to believe that drones would become so ubiquitous in warfare. lol

don’t know; that’s why i asked

Does dronies define liberals only or is it anyone center-right?

… I personally like the idea of ppl exploring new ideas regardless if they’re helping our immediate problems.

i always wondered if people like william gilbert or otto guericke ever had to endure derision from people due to their experimentation w electricity well before its impact could be known.

some part of me wants to hear overconfident and dogmatic responses like: “electricity?!!! who tf would ever need such a useless thing?!”

Made better when you literally have no change from yesterday’s standup. Lol

It depends on the amount of melanin in their skin; Ashkenazi Jews are close enough to white for it to become white-on-white violence

the only surprise is learning that people still didn’t already know.

Looks just like mine did and I lost her suddenly at that age as well. rest in peace my sweet angel.

Cherish them while you still have them; they can be taken from you w zero notice sometimes.

lemmy is not even a blip on anyone’s radar and huge majority of its users still primarily use reddit and twitter.