It means whatever you want it to mean.

“Liberal” arbitrarily changes meaning depending on who they want to dunk on today.

They are trolls. Ignore them.

I will be all better in two seconds.

Because it’s a smoke screen to hide the fact that really don’t!!! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!

Of course, there comes the double reverse conspiracy theory.

I guess that’s why the US has been pestering us to spend more on defense all these years.

But let’s not let reality get in the way of a nice conspiracy theory.

There’s not much point to a military alliance if they don’t have the stuff to military properly.

This is just basic “undergrad pads word count” strategy.

It’s not really “established” becaue there isnt any formal body declaring what names different voting systems have.

That is the most pompous way to say “I have never heard of political science”.

Are you unclear about what recognition other demcracies give to parties, how there is no prize for 2nd place in America, or why that lack of such a prize gives rise to a two-party system?

This is the most pompous way to say “I am unaware that lots of countries on this planet have district based systems”.

1. it’s established terminology. I’m sure you have feelings about the term, but I’m not really invested in them either way.

2. I’m not sure what you are referring to

It didn’t, but this one did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfQij4aQq1k

Thanks for the surprise J-Law early in the morning! I’m a big fan.

Many countries have first-past-the-post elections, and there usually we don’t see the mortal lock of the two major party like we see in the U.S.

In the UK for example there are regional parties (SNP, DUP, etc) and lib Dems/greens that win seats and send people to Westminster.

The main problem as far as I can see is that campaigning in the US is very expensive, and third parties have problems raising the cash needed to make a dent in elections for Congress, let alone statewide office.

To frame it in economic terms, it’s a market with a high barrier to entry that has evolved a duopoly. In that aspect it’s not too dissimilar to cable companies etc.

TLDR: Fuck citizens united

Look at that!

A few nights in French jail worked wonders.

That’s not how copyright works anywhere. Read the Berne convention.

I got up to judo brown belt as a teen and it has saved my ass countless times. Not in fights, but in silly ass falls. Having good instincts when falling is a lifesaver.

China is so salty that karate can’t survive the age of the Internet they are blackballing it’s critics.

Karate is Japanese, mr Sensei sir.

It’s a sport. It’s not meaningfully more useful than other sports.

If you want something that’s genuinely useful in a confrontation, give up the fantasy of beating people up. Every time you fight you run a very real risk of incurring permanent harm or worse. Instead, sign up for track and learn and practice how to run away really fast.

TLDR: fighting not good. Not fighting, good.

That’s not what NATO is for. Read the charter. It’s a very short document, I’m sure you can manage.

Failure to do what?

NATO’s only near peer adversary: NATO is overrated.

Sure bud.