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Polyseme posted:I can't see any status that may, but probably don't, exist in the places I don't go. Not everything is about you.
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Hedenius posted:Without going into anything else I’m extremely curious to know why you think the wars in Libya and Iraq are caused by “international trade”. I assume you mean the latest wars, but if you don’t I’m even more confused. the war in iraq was fought for control of the oil industry and contracts for US companies, so it was a product of the same international capitalism that also (i think) is what prevents a much larger war from occurring by making states so interconnected that a large, catastrophic and nuclear war is not profitable (or at least, which was my original argument, completely stopping international travel and trade would make such a war far more likely). a large war is counterproductive to the reproduction of capital so instead it fights smaller proxy wars
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The Iraq war was fought to allow Dick Cheney's company to loot the US treasury. It cost trillions and was a very successful business venture for the arms industry and their cronies. Death to America, is what a Iraqi woman might say after her whole family was killed by US bombs.
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If you live in the US, there's not really a good excuse for not learning English. If you live in the Western Hemisphere, there's not really a good excuse for not learning Spanish. ETA: I absolutely cannot speak Spanish. Nameless Pete has a new favorite as of 05:37 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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The Mighty Moltres posted:Chili, just like pizza, is also excellent when consumed cold. Chili, just like pizza, is a sandwich.
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christmas boots posted:Chili, just like pizza, is a sandwich. Probably better suited for the "Stuff You Just Figured Out" thread, but since we're on the topic... I only learned when I was well into my twenties that most people eat chili out of bowls, be them inedible or bread. My entire life I've been eating it on top of spaghetti noodles, and it blew my mind when I found out that was uncommon. The Mighty Moltres has a new favorite as of 07:09 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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I hear americans talk about chili a lot and i assume you mean its a dish and not the spice? Is it just some stew with chili in it?
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Jun 29, 2020 08:45
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Yes. It's ground beef stewed in Chili powder, beans, onions and tomatoes. Although there are different types of Chili, like the superior Green Chili which is very different. If someone just says "chili" though that is what they are referring to and it's always some type of stew or sauce.
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Jun 29, 2020 08:55
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Also you will find that most Americans think they make or know of the best chili in the world, despite it all pretty much tasting the same.
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Jun 29, 2020 08:58
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Chili is fine but why would you ever choose it over a good old plate of mince n' tatties
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Jun 29, 2020 10:17
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Chili is fine but why would you ever choose it over a good old plate of mince n' tatties This is just a deconstructed shepherd's pie 
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jojoinnit posted:This is just a deconstructed shepherd's pie And it looks friggin delicious.
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Chili is fine but why would you ever choose it over a good old plate of mince n' tatties Substitute the peas for something like fresh tomato or/and cucumber and I'll eat that every day.
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Jun 29, 2020 11:09
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jojoinnit posted:This is just a deconstructed shepherd's pie and Haggis is just a deconstructed sheep, we don't have much variety up in Scotland
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Jun 29, 2020 11:47
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jojoinnit posted:This is just a deconstructed shepherd's pie You're the kid who ate Duplo.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:You're the kid who ate Duplo. Slander. I feasted on deconstructed Lego.
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veni veni veni posted:Yes. It's ground beef stewed in Chili powder, beans, onions and tomatoes. In Texas, it’s mostly stewed peppers and meat (not always ground, you cook it a while) thickened with masa harina into a stew. No beans. I usually have cornbread with it too.
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What's the best soups/stews? My ranking would be: 1. Boeuf Bourguignon 2. Chili 3. Sopa de Ajo 4. Pretty much any creamy seafood chowder 5. Dinty Moore Beef Stew
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Captain Monkey posted:In Texas, it’s mostly stewed peppers and meat (not always ground, you cook it a while) thickened with masa harina into a stew. No beans. I usually have cornbread with it too. Chili is probably one of the most regional foods the US has. Like, here in Colorado, New Mexico hatch green Chili with pork, is pretty much the standard but I can't find it when I go up north anywhere. Although I think? a lot of tex mex uses it too. Every state has their own take on it though. I've never used masa as a thickener. But the universal American Chili is just the ground beef, beans and chili powder. It's what you'll find labeled as "chili" in a can, or squirts out of a hose at a gas station.
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Also I make the best Chili.
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Shibawanko posted:im not so unpragmatic and idealist that i dont recognize that international trade really has prevented large scale war to some degree, even if it simultaneously is the cause of proxy wars (like in iraq and libya). if you really do go to a situation where everything is local and people generally stay in one place without also changing many other things at the same time you will ultimately just feed mercantilism and a resurgence of the nation state as a vessel for class interest, as opposed to transnational corporations, which will probably lead to old fashioned wars for territory and possibly ethnic cleansing or nuclear war. i think whatever should happen, that situation should be avoided at all costs. the world shouldnt be balkanized, especially not right now. I'm not sure that I trust the geopolitical analysis of anyone who files Narendra Modi and the BJP in the "arguable fascists" category. They are, without doubt, fascists. They're open fascists that regularly do pogroms that leave thousands dead, and they've been doing it for decades. They openly call for an ethnostate. They openly venerate Hitler. You cannot be fashier than the BJP. They're not saying the quiet part loudly, because they've never had a quiet part.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:I'm not sure that I trust the geopolitical analysis of anyone who files Narendra Modi and the BJP in the "arguable fascists" category. They are, without doubt, fascists. They're open fascists that regularly do pogroms that leave thousands dead, and they've been doing it for decades. They openly call for an ethnostate. They openly venerate Hitler. You cannot be fashier than the BJP. They're not saying the quiet part loudly, because they've never had a quiet part. yeah i dont disagree its just that india is a complete blind spot for me and i hardly know about the place at all
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Solice Kirsk posted:What's the best soups/stews? My dad made some killer beef ragout the other evening. Served over polenta with just the right amount of butter 
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Shibawanko posted:yeah i dont disagree its just that india is a complete blind spot for me and i hardly know about the place at all That's fair just holy poo poo Modi is loving horrifying. It's like if Trump personally oversaw the Tulsa massacre and then got on stage and was like "who here wants to strip black people of citizenship and put them in concentration camps??" to thunderous applause. At least Trump and his ilk they still feel the need to pretend they want something more nuanced. Edgar Allen Ho has a new favorite as of 14:27 on Jun 30, 2020 |
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Surf rock is the is like the best genre of music, dude. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBFLATloe0I
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Valley of the Dolls has it's moments but overall is far too boring and long to deserve the title of "camp classic"
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The dutch really deserve more scorn than they get for basically inventing corporations.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:The dutch really deserve more scorn than they get for basically inventing corporations. Invasive international corporations and basically the slave trade. I live here and like to remind people they escaped the blame for basically everything somehow.
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It's wild that people used to make fun of other people saying they were "spiritual but not religious" when that's actually the best way to be.
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Only lovely liberals are "spiritual".
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I don't think I've ever seen spiritual mean anything other than "religious, but smug about it"?
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i believe there must be some sort of prime mover because the other cosmological option is one of infinitely receding causality
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Phosphine posted:I don't think I've ever seen spiritual mean anything other than "religious, but smug about it"? It’s liking the idea of religion but not wanting to commit to anything.
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‘Spiritual but not religious’ is an incredibly common self-descriptor in the AA/NA community. In that context it’s anything but smug, it usually means something along the lines of ‘I’m working this program and doing what it tells me to do in terms of the Higher Power, but I’m not a bible thumper’.
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It’s also big for New Age types. They want to fee there’s more out there, but don’t want it to be the church/synagogue/etc.
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Spiritual but not religious gets you all of the benefits with none of the work
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Imagine being "spiritual but not religious" This post was made by the Agnostic Gang
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Shibawanko posted:i believe there must be some sort of prime mover because the other cosmological option is one of infinitely receding causality I believe there CAN be one but that's no basis for anything at all. Also I'm very smart so gently caress all spiritual and religious people. But eradicate clerics, as they're the real problem. E: sorry this isn't an (unpopular) opinion but rather the basis of all civil society.
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The best way to be is religious but not spiritual. It’s just about following rules at that point, and that is the path to true happiness.
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