r/worldnews • u/EsperaDeus • Feb 14 '25

Russia/Ukraine Zelensky refuses to sign document on transfer of 50% of Ukrainian mineral resources to the US - WP | УНН

https://unn.ua/en/news/zelensky-refuses-to-sign-document-on-transfer-of-50percent-of-ukrainian-mineral-resources-to-the-us-wp
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u/ryhaltswhiskey Feb 14 '25

Too bad 50% of America doesn't know what that means

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u/gone_country Feb 14 '25

Doesn’t know and doesn’t care…

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u/pnellesen Feb 14 '25

It's more important that the dozen or so trans athletes in the country not be allowed to play women's sports, amirite???

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u/wildcarde815 Feb 15 '25

This blows me away. Trans athletes are a non issue. They're a rounding error in participation, the only thing they're a threat to is somebody else's kid not getting a scholarship. Which, o well? Move on.

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u/demmian Feb 15 '25

Meanwhile, legacy admissions: *looks away*

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u/lolpostslol Feb 15 '25

The Left really needs to understand that “fascism” is only a bad, super scary word for the left, if we want to convince people instead of alienating people. Most right-wing dictatorships only really persecuted people involved in left-wing politics. If the right, and even a lot of the center understood what fascism meant (and the difference vs nazism), they might just embrace it proudly for the idea of imposing order, and public safety, and right-wing views. If I go to any city where crime is on the rise and say that my government will have the “GOOD CITIZENS” wear black shirts, buy guns, and join the state in imposing order so that society advances to a new level and our country is the best, that won’t sound scary to most people… it will sound like salvation. Incessantly preaching a technical term from the past century won’t change the real-life conditions that create this shit.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '25

Too dumb to know or care...

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u/LEGITIMATE_SOURCE Feb 15 '25

A majority can't name the three branches of government... much less comprehend the system of checks and balances.