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Anonymous leaders?... That article identifies specific Western leaders by name, and goes through their interactions with Gorbachev.

I suppose that means Ukraine and Georgia should try to join NATO. Then Russians won't invade them anymore.

The point of that wiki article (tu quoque fallacy) is that the critic's moral character is irrelevant. The whole point is that you don't need 'moral consistency' to critique bad be…

That's entirely not true. The link specifically discusses promises made regarding areas outside of Germany. Directly from the link: >The documents show that multiple national leade…

The obvious solution seems to have backfired.

What do poverty rates or liberal democracy have to do with NATO expansion? Russians will be sensitive to what happens in their frontier regardless of who sits in the Kremlin, or wh…

If you expect people to stop doing something disagreeable, you better make sure you are not deeply engaged in the same type of behavior. That seems fairly straight-forward.

We made a genuine attempt to integrate with the West. We were rebuffed. That seems, just like you say, pretty obvious to me. Sure, it was all good and dandy for a while, especially…

>Unfortunately, they decided to commit murders on foreign soil, invade other countries and other nasty things that made this relationship a lot less attractive than it could have b…

Look up "Ancient Aliens debunked" on youtube. It's essentially a three-hour long feature about ancient technology and what could be done with it. Very cool. edit: and yeah, they go…

The OP has a very strong point when it comes to money. If they offer you a $800 wage, when your unemployment is $400, your effective earning rate for the work you are doing is just…

What value does an advanced degree, in your opinion, bring to a data science position then? To hear you say it, it brings no value.

I think all cultures value nature to one degree or another. Once developing countries accrete enough wealth, they will probably invest some of it into proper waste disposal. It's h…

Will it blow up, even if the public is aware? When Snowden revealed the extent of NSA activities, it caused a momentary uproar but the people moved on pretty quickly after that. As…

You really have no problem with a George Hotz purchasing a bot, soldering guns to it, installing some form of AI that controls the trigger, and then letting it loose into the world…

Pretty sure that until recently, the preferred mode of trash disposal in NY was to tug it into the ocean and let it loose. edit: Yep, see [1] > Through most of its history until th…

I don't think Western-exported goods contribute massively to pollution in Asia. Local consumption drives most of it. You can't really blame disposable chopsticks or plastic bags in…

Imagine in XYZ years, when the technology advances, and these things come equipped with fur, articulated joints, and lifelike facial expressions. And an AI that mimics a real dog's…

None, until you equip the dog with an AI that decides on its own when to kill people. I am pretty sure this is what the OP meant.