Who won the cold war?

fall

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With all the PC-shit, inability to say what you want without being afraid for your job and even for your safety, self-censorship by companies puling down classic movies, constant need to agree with what the media presents as the "majority way to think", are we sure it is no Soviet Union that won the cold war?
 

Valcazar

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With all the PC-shit, inability to say what you want without being afraid for your job and even for your safety, self-censorship by companies puling down classic movies, constant need to agree with what the media presents as the "majority way to think", are we sure it is no Soviet Union that won the cold war?
We're sure. None of that has anything to do with the Soviet Union
 

y2kmark

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Sad I even have to say it

In the long run NOBODY EVER wins a war.
 

Insidious Von

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Why does one of those cazzatores look like Adam Richman?

Who won the last cold war, that's easy: The People's Republic of China. American conglomerates didn't hesitate to invest in the dictatorship - nobody cared about Tienanmen Square.
 

jcpro

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Well, the "experts" on TERB have their pov, such as it is, I guess. A drive through the former victim countries of the communist subjugation speaks for itself.
 

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With all the PC-shit, inability to say what you want without being afraid for your job and even for your safety, self-censorship by companies puling down classic movies, constant need to agree with what the media presents as the "majority way to think", are we sure it is no Soviet Union that won the cold war?
What you refer to as the "PC-shit" are things that all point to real issues in our society(ies). We focus on certain things because there are problems in our society around those issues. Whether the particular measure or self sensorship or whatever is the appropriate answer in a particular case certainly can be debated. But behind those debates there are real issues around change, around social progress, around justice, around equality. It's not about a "majority way to think". It is sometimes about social pressure for certain changes though. And any time there is change there is resistance to change. Even if that change is needed.
 

Gooseifur

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What you refer to as the "PC-shit" are things that all point to real issues in our society(ies). We focus on certain things because there are problems in our society around those issues. Whether the particular measure or self sensorship or whatever is the appropriate answer in a particular case certainly can be debated. But behind those debates there are real issues around change, around social progress, around justice, around equality. It's not about a "majority way to think". It is sometimes about social pressure for certain changes though. And any time there is change there is resistance to change. Even if that change is needed.
The point is you have to be careful what you say. That's what happens in a cancel culture society. Aiming to kill free speech, never mind that, not saying anything at all can get you in trouble(Jessica Mulroney). It's funny that groups on the left are crying about facism when they are the ones promoting it. With social media now censoring people that they don't agree with or trying to eliminate people who don't support their political point of view. I agree there needs to be changes especially in the criminal justice system but not everything in society that's bad is is systemic.
 

WyattEarp

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A new cold war with China is now brewing.
China doesn't really have an ideology they're pushing anymore. It's scary and perhaps an opportunity at the same time. China is just about making money with some nationalism thrown in. Most of China's neighbors view it as a threat. They like making money doing business with China, but keep a close eyes on its nationalistic ambitions.
 

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China doesn't really have an ideology they're pushing anymore. It's scary and perhaps an opportunity at the same time. China is just about making money with some nationalism thrown in. Most of China's neighbors view it as a threat. They like making money doing business with China, but keep a close eyes on its nationalistic ambitions.
China wants to take over the world. They want to overthrow the US empire.
 
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