By the end of the year they will deploy AI to determine who earnestly updooted the McDonalds posts and send them to death by firing square for high treason against the American republic

https://old.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1jn2qj5/just_a_reminder_if_you_harass_other_players_in/?sort=controversial

The original architects of American global power did something very clever that no other empire had ever done before: they deliberately hid the instruments of their power.

Specifically, they institutionalized the hard power of the post-WW2 American military into a "rules-based…

— Yishan (@yishan) March 31, 2025

The original architects of American global power did something very clever that no other empire had ever done before: they deliberately hid the instruments of their power.

Specifically, they institutionalized the hard power of the post-WW2 American military into a "rules-based international order" and the organizations needed to run it.

These include the UN, IMF, World Bank, NATO, and numerous philanthropic NGOs like (as has been in the news recently) USAID.

The reason they did this is because repeated use of hard military power is fragile and self-defeating: it engenders resentment and breeds defiance. The British learned this and used prototypical methods of institutionalization in the declining years of their empire, but their American successors perfected it.

(If you don't understand how this works, I will link a post in the replies explaining how one example works - NATO)

The more sophisticated rivals of the US obviously know what's up, so they try to oppose or circumvent these institutions, but obviously the institutions are backed by hard power in the end. It sounds fair enough to say "if you don't abide by the 'rules,' we will invade you." It works well enough because it it sounds more fair to say that than "if you don't do what we tell you, we will invade you." Rival governments aren't fooled, but a lot of their ordinary citizens are, and combined with media dominance and control of the reserve currency (economic dominance), it's enough to keep everyone in line.

An unanticipated problem seems to have arisen:

It turns out that if you hide the levers of power, your own successors may have trouble understanding them. Especially if you failed to educate them, or let various cultural forces undermine the indoctrination of your elites.

With that happening, once the new generation of elites gains power, they don't recognize that the complicated weird control panel you built that doesn't seem to do anything but costs $10 billion a year to maintain is actually how you're controlling everything around the world and they take it down to save money. All because you did too good a job hiding the levers of power.

Soft power isn't "soft." It's real power. It's just soft because it's hidden.

I don't know how to solve this problem because I think hidden levers of power are definitely better, but you have to train a priesthood generation after generation to understand them, and that kind of thing corrupts itself too. Open power is much more honest, but no one likes it and it's hard to hold on to.

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1joy4f8/doj_to_seek_death_penalty_for_luigi_mangione_in/

I still don't understand why the DoJ is even involved. This shouldn't be a federal case. It should be handled by the state of New York

When you cross state lines and use interstate communications when committing a violent felony, a big door opens for federal involvement.

he crossed heckin state lines!!!

watch the clip IF YOU DARE

Why are they like this. Hasn't your TFR suffered enough?

Dude https://t.co/5KkUCufu9n pic.twitter.com/tY9CFfWYYW

— ahmed (@ssjtwogohan) March 30, 2025

You know, I really thought the idea that foids date conservatives because lefties aren't real men was just conservative cope. I assumed it was something chuds told themselves. Comics like this make me question that doubt.

Is their any truth to that claim?

lolol BIPOC

I love hello kitty stuff

Apparently, Ubisoft is preparing for an employee's lawsuit according to a Ubisoft dev on FB pic.twitter.com/5hjRg12enb

— Pirat_Nation 🔴 (@Pirat_Nation) March 28, 2025

Oh please God let this be true

@Aevann @Vegeta THOUGHTS? WOULD THIS BE A VIABLE IDEA?

I love toying with this meth head. He comes back raging that Reddit is stopping him from doing his Nobel Peace Prize work. Yes, he said he is going for a Nobel Peace Prize in his latest meth binge.

Thanks to /r/drama drama, I know that this gets a moderator banned lol

It's been long enough. The people have been asking for this for years and yet you ignore them, sitting on your golden throne, eating your grapes like a 1200BC Pharaoh.

We've had it!!

@GoldMemer was also interested in the answer.

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!simps

Click there and then click join

He couldn't let it go that his bussy is stanky.

"Feelingthesametoday" is from a good peak edgekino KMFDM song and now it's gone

Kallocain,

I obviously know you lurk here. I feel bad making fun of you because you genuinely take this stuff so seriously. You are very very fit to be a reddit moderator, but not that of any RSP subreddit. Buddy please go outside, I don't mean it in a snarky way I mean that you legit need to get off the internet. Catch up with Mr. and Mrs. Kallocain. Go out and get some BIPOC bitties.

On another note, I'm stuck in the Oakland airport for the second hour now and I want to leave

https://old.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/comments/1jno3sv/both_are_absurd_and_both_should_have_been_purely/

This meme literally doesn't even fit into the format. Literally a not sequitur, like a shitlib tweet with the meme format tacked on like an afterthought. Not to mention it's like 4 months late. Literal brainworms. All of /r/popular is like this. Its been 2 months, they've gotta get sick of it eventually right?

/u/Gymgirlalias is a successful female bodybuilder - a bikini pro division winner. Six days ago ago she switched from posting generic cat GIFs to start trying to gain a following. It's a good study in how to succeed (or not) on Reddit.

Her first post got 3200 upmarseys on /r/exercise - a good start but also wtf is /r/exercise? It looks like an unmoderated generic catch-all fitness sub. The subreddit description is female-keyed:

A friendly and uplifting community focused on Mind, Body, & Spirit Exercises, RESEARCH, NEWS, and helpful/motivating information and videos. Exercise has numerous benefits associated with it aside from physically looking and feeling better. Exercise is known to enhance cognitive abilities, mood, and is closely tied to better mind and body health and function overall. KEEP IT POSITIVE OR GET BANNED.

POSTING RULES

PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING COMMENTS!!! 😊 This is a FRIENDLY, exercise focused community. Be courteous and helpful to others in their journey. ◉ No negative comments will be tolerated. ◉ DO NOT ASK FOR HEALTH ADVICE. ◉ NO MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR REFERENCE TO PHARMA AT ALL. ◉ No medical, injury, or pain related posts** (try /r/AskDocs or see a professional)

https://old.reddit.com/r/Exercise/comments/1jgom7u/5_kgs_down_0_carbs_weights_3x_a_week_paired_with/

A good start to her karma career, but she doesn't answer the top comments asking what drugs she's on.

Next she starts flooding other low-moderation fitness subreddits

A good start so far, but she must have known that she'd need to make the step up to the big boy fitness subreddits sometime. And that's where it started to derail.

She gets told off on /r/Exercise for spamming, gets 0 upmarseys and 0 comments on /r/bodybuilding (ouch) and otherwise sticks to shitty subs, which is where I first saw her on /r/gym.

Her /r/gym posting is bizarre because she's posting content that's not particularly sexy while asking for form checks on exercises that no one ever asks for form checks in (bicep curls and flyes). She's also a bikini pro so why the frick is she asking /r/gym?

The /r/gym jannies don't even have to do much cleanup, although they do lock the threads to keep everyone safe, thanks /r/gym jannies.

https://old.reddit.com/r/GYM/comments/1jjukki/is_my_bicep_curl_form_overly_strict/

https://old.reddit.com/r/GYM/comments/1jlge8j/really_trying_to_crack_down_on_form_at_the_minute/

She's currently just sexposting for 33 upmarseys on /r/HottestAbs, where will she go from here?

https://old.reddit.com/r/HottestAbs/comments/1jkk8t7/finally_abs_without_tensing/