@ 1, Jack Dorsey--and all the other Twits--deserve the most agonizing form of ass cancer there is for the insane cruelty and harm they've enabled against us and this country.
Ok, why exactly is the Petulant Potus' tweet newsworthy? Covering what Twump says is helping him obfuscate real things! I really wish The Stranger, of all news outlets, could stop readily re-vomiting Twump's bird-vomit. Or is it more fun to feign Outrage! Peal-clutching! Ghastly shock! at such a gauche human? Where does that really get us? Focusing on him is ignoring the real problems that made him pwesident anyway.
And look! Just 2 days ago Reuters reported that the Mr. Nork himself "offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was “open to dialogue” with Seoul."
“When it comes to North-South relations, we should lower the military tensions on the Korean Peninsula to create a peaceful environment,” Kim said. “Both the North and the South should make efforts."
North Korea said it could stop its nuclear tests in exchange for signing a peace treaty with the U.S. and a stop to annual military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.
Why isn't this getting reported? Instead all news outlets dutifully help ramp up the tension.
Ok, North Korea is somewhat unstable and (justifiably) pissed that the US bombed 1/5th of it's population to death in a brutal war campaign in the 50s. But let's be real, they are impoverished and dependent, and they know it. And they know we know it. They have very few cards to play, and everything to lose.
Further, China doesn't want a nuclear war on it's borders. And Japan is none too interested in a few nukes going off 500 miles away either. So for those 2 reasons alone, nuclear war is not even likely.
But none of that analysis here! Just credulous reporting of Blusterfuck's hollow grandstanding.
Good job Stranger! You're playing right into Twump's hands!
@5: People here are too busy LARPing about nuclear war because it makes them feel right about something to care about what is actually going on.
It is sad to see the opening of contact between the South and the North (something that has not happened in two years, I believe) buried underneath the Chicken Little bullshit.
I see North Koreans referred to as "Norks" in comment threads, and it strikes me as a bit racist. It sounds like "Orcs," which is basically two steps away from "mongrel." Also, it is probably pretty confusing to Norinco owners and Australians.
Bravo treacle, nice to read other people having these thoughts. the stranger has passed into partisan maddow/hartman peddlers of this new sort of "love to hate" low level commentary. i just reread what you wrote before posting this and yup, still spot on.
@6 - Using 'Nork' for North Koreans is diminutive & somewhat dismissive certainly, although I consider it similar to 'yanks' or 'gringos' for Americans. But point taken.
Most South Koreans really want unification, it hasn't been possible because the Kim family are megalomaniacal and greedy - yes, just like our GropenfĂĽhrer. So, "frustrated", and "cautious" perhaps, "disgruntled" and "begrudgingly" unlikely.
Are all the Trumpettes suffering from late-stage Syphilis? Surely greed alone can't explain this level of disfunction and vileness!
Wow, that guy had a truly impressive collection of historic and very rare combat rifles. Looked to me like his collection was easily worth over $50,000.
Too bad that anywhere but The Stranger he's innocent until proven guilty.
BTW, bravo on the Morning Newsies well done.
Maybe they'll Periscope the new holocaust?
And look! Just 2 days ago Reuters reported that the Mr. Nork himself "offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was “open to dialogue” with Seoul." And one year ago the Norks offered to stop nuclear testing Why isn't this getting reported? Instead all news outlets dutifully help ramp up the tension.
Ok, North Korea is somewhat unstable and (justifiably) pissed that the US bombed 1/5th of it's population to death in a brutal war campaign in the 50s. But let's be real, they are impoverished and dependent, and they know it. And they know we know it. They have very few cards to play, and everything to lose.
Further, China doesn't want a nuclear war on it's borders. And Japan is none too interested in a few nukes going off 500 miles away either. So for those 2 reasons alone, nuclear war is not even likely.
But none of that analysis here! Just credulous reporting of Blusterfuck's hollow grandstanding.
Good job Stranger! You're playing right into Twump's hands!
It is sad to see the opening of contact between the South and the North (something that has not happened in two years, I believe) buried underneath the Chicken Little bullshit.
I see North Koreans referred to as "Norks" in comment threads, and it strikes me as a bit racist. It sounds like "Orcs," which is basically two steps away from "mongrel." Also, it is probably pretty confusing to Norinco owners and Australians.
Just like Facebook is.
Are all the Trumpettes suffering from late-stage Syphilis? Surely greed alone can't explain this level of disfunction and vileness!
Too bad that anywhere but The Stranger he's innocent until proven guilty.