These figures require sources.

No, I’m mostly saying it ironically based on the image of the British spy in popular media.

Sir Richard also said British spies were taking “covert action” against Russia to defeat Vladimir Putin and likened intelligence activity today in Ukraine to the “secret war” fought in the Second World War against Nazi Germany.

Well, if anybody can secret-agent their way out of this one, it’s the British lol

Somebody needs to tell this full doofus that most British police officers don’t even carry guns lol

Finland has a pretty absurdly strong military. It really is a waste of money. But it has this military because it shares a border with Russia. If Finland did not have such a military, it would be invaded. That is what empires do. Finland’s military does not start war; it prevents it.

Ideally, neither side would have to waste money on this military, but until Russia gives up theirs, Finland can’t give up theirs either. Good luck convincing Russia to do that.

Not long ago, I would have been in total agreement with you. The very idea of stealing land through invasion was so antiquated to me that I did not believe even Russia would do it until the moment their troops crossed the Ukrainian border. Now, I reluctantly am forced to conclude that not only is Russia that backward, it probably always was, and the only reason Finland has been safe all these years is because of the military that I thought was so absurd.

No ban is proposed on IRC or email.

Those under 16 will definitely see this as patronising. In a way, they’re right. Social media is bad for everybody—not just young people. It needs to be destroyed.

What is the connection between kids using social media and kids opposing genocide? It seems to me like the exact opposite is more likely, among kids and adults using social media.

Assassinations usually make things worse. Just look at what happened to the string of coups in South Vietnam during the Vietnam war.

Or, can you think of a time when assassination actually did improve matters?

You don’t understand how leadership works, do you?

Look, I’ll talk with you, but not if this is how you treat me.

Can you give an example of a time when assassination produced a better successor?

AI. And PoW-based cryptocurrency.

As if it matters what Trump of all people says.

How do you know the fascists won’t just rally behind somebody else like Trump, but younger and more competent?

Bravo, blazera. It’s always nice to see some concern for the truth on the internet. I mean this very unsarcastically.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen somebody publicly changing their mind on the internet until I came here. Perhaps there is something special about lemmy.

The internet needs more of this. Maybe lemmy can amplify public mind changings like this somehow…

I hate news about news. Here is the actual news: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=CWRboGsn-oA

Nintendo makes it as hard as possible to use their computers generically.

Nintendo fanboys: “Thankyou, sir, may I have another?”

Woah, I have no idea what you’re talking about. “The gab one”? What gab one?

Do I have to post an image? Is the OP’s image an example of what to do or what not to do?

How many characters would I be moderating? I believe in structured moderation, where I am only required to monitor the interactions of the same 32 or so characters in this community. Moderators under this system work together by not monitoring each other’s characters. So, that works out to a strict 32:1 character:mod ratio.