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  • There's actually a very good reason why Russia operates like that - mutinies. If you give junior officers authority, in a political system like Russia's where the leadership's legitimacy is purely based on power and self-interest, they might decide they'd rather be the ones in charge. This was perfectly demonstrated when they gave a military unit autonomy, and that resulted in the Wagner mutiny.

  • They’re also saying it’s a limited-stock item with only 150 ever made. Sure, buddy.

    Sell 150 each of 100 very slightly different designs, claim they're all limited edition.

    (Or, this being Trump, just outright lie and call it political interference when someone points it out)

  • I evolutionary terms being edible to humans is quite useful.

  • Couldn't find it

  • Tesla isn't even in the top 10 for either cars produced or revenue. It being the highest valued car manufacturer in the world is just empty hype.

  • You missed the one saying it's okay to execute innocent people.

  • Unfortunately, the supreme court has zero checks and balances, and recently has been willing to make partisan political rulings, so it may well strike it down to help Republicans.

  • Is there any country that doesn't suck?

  • AES?

    Edit: Found it, "Actually existing socialism"

  • A grad is being sent to your location

  • There are two issues:

    • Parties aren't set in stone, Republicans will shift some positions to appear more palatable and move some states redder
    • If they take power now they are likely to increase Gerrymandering and voter suppression to give themselves an advantage.
  • My worry with that is the supreme court would just declare it void.

  • I'm not sure how you plan to do that in a way that can't be defeated by an angle grinder.

  • It's been well reported on that Russia doesn't work like that, with junior officers unable to use initiative and the whole system being very slow to respond to changing events. The reason it operates like this was shown when they did try having a more independent unit, which resulted in the Wagner Group mutinying.

  • That's standard in Western militaries. It means units aren't paralyzed by unexpected circumstances while they wait for communication to go up and down the chain of command, and it improves resilience if communications or senior officers are incapacitated.