I will be all better in two seconds.

Because it’s a smoke screen to hide the fact that really don’t!!! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!

Of course, there comes the double reverse conspiracy theory.

I guess that’s why the US has been pestering us to spend more on defense all these years.

But let’s not let reality get in the way of a nice conspiracy theory.

There’s not much point to a military alliance if they don’t have the stuff to military properly.

This is just basic “undergrad pads word count” strategy.

Everything is a “liberal scare story” until it actually happens, and then “nobody could have seen it coming”.

See also Brexit.

Look at that!

A few nights in French jail worked wonders.

That’s not how copyright works anywhere. Read the Berne convention.

That’s not what NATO is for. Read the charter. It’s a very short document, I’m sure you can manage.

Failure to do what?

NATO’s only near peer adversary: NATO is overrated.

Sure bud.

Also an argument against work restrictions.

It’s not like there isn’t anything that needs doing.

Found one.

Throw a device from s series into a fire as a spot check and if it burns it’s ok, if it explodes give the entire series to your enemy’s kids to play with.

Most high explosives burn unless detonated properly.

This is really basic stuff. I don’t think you should be out and about giving people advice about handling (potential) explosives.

This. The Brits have a first past the post system. Greens now are winning mayorships and parliament seats and making deals with labor not to split the vote in their favor because they have been building local support for decades.

They are a force in their districts, so they get elected to office in their districts. Do that to a few dozen districts and you can meaningfully affect the balance of power in Westminster. Then you start getting into coalitions and supplying ministers.

You can’t just wake up once every four years and hope to be anything but a spoiler candidate.

part of the reason we have AOC today is because the election registration process is accessible to people who have limited resources but a lot of enthusiasm.

You could not have picked a worse example for your position.

AOC crosses the Ts. She dots the Is. And she sure as shit DOES NOT SUBMIT THE WRONG FORM WHEN FILLING FOR AN ELECTION.

These guys are no AOC.

Yes. The GP said all of that. The thing is, none of it matters. It’s the responsibility of the submitter to submit the correct forms. It’s bureaucracy 101.

Also, of course the forms are similar. They are from the same agency for a similar purpose. But details matter in this business.

They didn’t file the correct paperwork. They are not a victim here. They are ducking adults representing a ducking national party. You check the forms and make sure they are correct before you file them.

This is not hard. Every adult does it multiple times every year for all sorts of reasons. It’s a basic citizenship skill.

The fact that you can mess this up AND REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT like a ducking toddler makes it very clear they are not a serious political party.

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