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@Bozza I think this is about oil. Securing control of oil rather than about getting actual oil.
Its about who controls the access to the oil.
In recent years, the west has been saying "Oh no we won't trade with you, you are not libtarded enough" This has meant that an axis of trade has developed among those who would resist the west. Every time the west sanction someone or embargo their product they send them to this axis.
When the west was by far the greatest consumer this meant the naughty country was in the dog house and suffered but of late it has led to a virtuous circle for some nations. If you are already in the dog house, then you lose nothing by buying some nice cheap oil. Someone who is subject to sanctions and embargos gains a new much needed customer. China laughs and buys cheap oil, while the west its competitor pays more and has tighter margins.
The solution is to get in control of the market in that country.
Will it work -dunno. The US has not make its mistake of Afghanistan and Iraq and tried to bring in its own administration which has insufficient local loyalties but it has also got very little control of the country by just removing the leader and trying to work with a pragmatic second in command who might otherwise have never been leader.
Its a good stab at imperialism by a country without much experience in the field. Will boots on the ground be needed to get anywhere once the dust has settled? Lets see. It depends what they offer and what they can threaten.
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Goingthedistance - Supermarket kiss close
I will try to keep it short but it's me so more than likely it will be longer than expected.
So basically 1-2 months ago my LTR ended in a...... [more]
Good for you! Seriously. Not every interaction has to end with immediate sex. And I think you have the right mentality. Game theory talks about "outcome independence" which basically means, don't worry about rejection. Even she rejected you, so what? You'll never see her again, and she'll live on in your head only if you let her.
You also didn't think too much and let the moment pass. You decided to flirt, then immediately threw out a line, and see where it went, not caring which way it might go.
And you're right, the more you do this, the quicker you'll get over your LTR. When I've had bad breakups, just hanging out with my boys at a bar or club and chatting up a bunch of women would lift my spirits enormously, even if I didn't go home with any of them. I enjoy flirting, and if even 1 or 2 women responded enough that we had a fun conversation, it at least helps me realize I'm still desirable, and that there are tons of hot, fun women out there that I don't need to dwell on my ex.
Keep going, and you'll be fine.
PS. That girl is keeping you around for in case she breaks up with her current bf. This is a good thing. She sees you as potential, just that the timing isn't right. If you're still interested, consider this time as extended flirtation. That is, don't become her subservient nice guy friend that she can vent all her troubles to every day. Don't constantly hit on her either, and exhaust her when she clearly can't say yes right now. Just keep friendly but not too frequent communication going, enough to remind her that this fun, sexy dude is out there whenever she's ready, and wait. In the meantime, keep pursuing other women. If you end up dating someone, even for just a few dates, let it drop casually to make her understand that time is not on her side, if she wants you she needs to make a move before you're permanently taken. Eventually, it'll be your turn.
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medstudentgerman2002 - Crazy attracted to classmate, need reality check
Am kind of oneitis-y about this one, but she's the only woman that really thrills me atm so idc (plus I have 2 other plates).
Cold approached her on campus about...... [more]
Another thing to add, if you are in America, this girl is dangerous to pursue. My guess is that even if she's interested in you, she will not go against the hive, who is already primed to view you as a douchebag. Let's say you hook up with her, maybe even plate her, but eventually, unless you marry her, you guys will break up. What happens then?
A girl as crazy as sending you dick-shaped cookies (seriously? They took the time to bake something, for someone they ostensibly don't like? That's weird) means you run a serious risk of her declaring after the fact that she never consented and was pressured into sex with you. And her hive will agree with her. And you know where that goes...
No girl is worth being expelled for, or catching a sex offender label for the rest of your life. Things are already risky in modern college dating even when the girl is relatively normal. Sticking your dick in crazy takes on extra risks in a college environment where the rule of law doesn't apply (seriously: university sexual assault boards were specifically required to be created as conditions of federal funding when the powers that be decided the cops were not arresting enough rapists in college, of which they knew there must be many because other feminists were screeching about the epidemic of rape on campus).
It's probably best to pursue other women who are not already primed to view you as an asshole and don't have stalkerish tendencies. Such girls will weaponize their disgust in a flash.
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qzone - Shame and Approaching
This is going to be a long post of my internal game where I’m going to be pretty transparent. That said, I’m willing to bet some of you will be...... [more]
The truth is that dudes who shame other men for cold approaching are just jealous and self-ashamed. So they have to project. They are ashamed that they don't have the confidence to face rejection. They are jealous of men who do.
Women who reject guys and then post about it publicly are simply looking for attention. It's an easy way to bait other women into circle-jerking about how attractive they all are.
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@Stigma The thing that always interests me about this sort of death toll is that it gives the lie to the idea that protests work. Protests work if you have an "oppressor" who plays fair -like Gandhi under the British. If the oppressor does not play fair you remove him by force or you die.
Peasant's rebellion worked fine till Tyler said to the king "be of good cheer brother" (or words to that effect, I can be lazy in looking up quotes). He thought the king would play him fair. He did not understand what the medieval aristocracy understood about power -if you have the military power to kill your enemy, you have all the moral authority you need. Fairness is a luxury of the modern anglosphere, gradually worked out from Tyler's attempt through to the Victorian reformers.
Democracy is granted by consent. You can't win it by begging or ranting. If you have an oppressor who will not play fair you must remove him or he will remove you.
Lefties don't teach that on campuses. Pussy riot was a big hit over here. Went to the gulag none the less. Every little lefty protest is a luxury of freedom, not the scaffold on which freedom stands. Freedom is earned. Democracy is only arrived at by consent between the orders of society.
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