Brilliant comment in the FT

[2s4f@c.im]

@jschwa1 excellent

[mostlytato@mstdn.social]

@jschwa1
And all 100 per cent accurate.

[muzzle@theforkiverse.com]

@jschwa1 This joke dates back to at least the Iraq war. It's possibly even older.

[riggbeck@mastodon.social]

@jschwa1

Canada and Mexico could certainly help with the last paragraph.

[ariescape@mastodon.social]

@jschwa1 not only them, but were it any other nation doing this they'd promptly be crucified by the majority of the world around them. but this is the USA we're talking about, we have to remember how powerful the ones in charge of them are (and ignore where that power came from). revolting.

[jschwa1@mastodonapp.uk]

@muzzle If this went back to the Ancient Greeks, it still does not mean it is not an effective description of the current situation

[humainvirtuel@mastodon.social]

@jschwa1 instead of USA though , should be at least for part of USA's mentions, "Trump's USA" or "Trump's government" .. i know it sorts of break the joke but I believe one goal of all of this is for the world to despise the USA as if the whole country as always been that way. (Which as been a favorite Russia, et al. , propaganda theme for many years)

[openrisk@mastodon.social]

@jschwa1

except its not simply "a sad state of affairs", it is potentially a lethal one.

This level of inanity may eventually hit a complacent world that believes somehow choices, actions (and inactions) don't have consequences: its all a reality TV show, and there will always be a "deus ex machina" to sort things out.

It is empirically true that the modern world does have enormous capacity to absorb malgovernance. But this only primes us for much larger pain when we reach the limits.

[vai@mastodon.world]

@jschwa1 That's about right.

[piglet@mastodon.scot]

@jschwa1 The United States would invade the United States to capture it's oil reserves.

[geoffl@mastodon.me.uk]

@jschwa1 Why are so many people reposting the quote not saying who it came from? It was Mohamad safa, Lebanese Diplomat and PVA Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

[hans_zelf@mas.to]

@muzzle @jschwa1 You think it's a joke? I think it's pretty adequate.

[aakl@infosec.exchange]

@jschwa1 The last word.