Aqarius

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, from the conversations I've had, they're kind of the best of a bad bunch, all things considered.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (3 children)

this community does not allow participation by men.

Also, I will still ban misogyny.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

It's really special to not have ternary, but have Elvis.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

So it's not just bullshit, it's outdated bullshit?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Haven't the dems recently started some kind of initiative for an amendment to prevent court packing?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Eh, it works for what it is. The whole plane is basically a manned stage-1 of an AA missile.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Once again, I'm not sure what conversation you think you're having, but it's not this one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'd wager (heh) Tooze is familiar with armament production. Germany still built something like 4k Leo 2s. Add to that about 1k of Leclercs, half that of Challengers, some Ariettes, and a bunch of other crap, there's room for an economy of scale, it's just not being used. And frankly, EU armies buying M1s isn't helping. In addition, you can put the proposition backwards, and say high unit costs are a sign of too few of them being built.

I'm wondering if he's maybe comparing older models. An M1A2 can come from anywhere between early nineties and today - L2A8s are brand spanking new. But even then, the PzH 2000 being six times more expensive then the K9 is just insane.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Misinfo? I'm talking about opinion pieces. "Israel has a right to defend itself" isn't strictly misinfo, but it is, arguably, an opinion. And you're correct. They're not only used for opinion laundering - they also appear to be a sort of make-work program.

And I don't know what conversation your tangent on what you're reminded of comes from, but it's not the one we're having.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (5 children)

You should. Arguably, you should nail the to the cross for opinion pieces more, because opinion pieces exist to launder articles that the paper can't reasonably justify publishing... but still really wants to publish.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also, earth-pear, for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

But still above par, considering the competition...

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1300027

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