Not sure about when it was recognized that the Peninsula was a boot, but it was drawn as such in maps derived from 2nd century AD originals, and high heels became popular in the 17th century AD amongst male nobility who wanted to emphasize their height, status, and the resulting fact that they needed to do nothing requiring practical movement.

Already provided sources, fascist.

Fuck off, fascist.

From 16.70 in 1990 to 11.00 in 2020 in the US. But cute attempt at misrepresentation with the graph.

If “we” is the UN (I dont consider myself part of them), which doesn’t even report on Palestine’s birth rates since the 90s because it doesnt recognize it as a state. Do you have any non-UN based sources? They are obviously western biased.

Like, there’s a lot of stuff happening why is this only a worry in China? America is experiencing a huge birth rate decline as well.

Jesus fucking Christ.

The fastest we know of, and during a campaign where there are widespread reports of suppression of the local ethnicity, including forced sterilizations

Explanation: One of the key scientists in the construction of early codebreaking computers in WW2 was Alan Turing (yes, of Turing Test fame), a gay man. While it was not immediately after WW2, in the 1950s, he inadvertently admitted to a cop that he was homosexual when being interviewed about a burglary at his house (cops, even on the occasions they are useful, are NOT your friends). His key work in defeating the literal fucking Nazis was disregarded in favor of chemically castrating him after he pled guilty to the charge.

It is suspected that this was a major cause of his subsequent suspected suicide by biting into a cyanide-laced apple (though some still hold that the apple incident was an accident).

Explanation: In Biblical mythology, the Tower of Babel was a construction made with the intention of reaching the heavens - which so angered the Jewish God YHWH that he cursed mankind with different languages, so no one could understand each other and construction could not efficiently continue.

I made an attempt to stop them by voting for someone who actually promised to do something, instead of pretending that voting for a capitalist was a good idea

lmao

“I threw away my vote on someone advocating for Ukrainian genocide! That makes me the moral one!”

Like opposing the British Empire in WW2 for being a horrific regime (true) and doing nothing to stop the Nazis.

Immigrants might be in camps, but at least you Democrat voters have your sense of moral superiority!

Sorry that we made an attempt to stop them while you sat at home celebrating the oncoming genocides?

Mostly the half dozen posts I’ve seen on here in the last day or two masturbating to old tired cliches about progressives costing Kamala the election. When, in reality, they held their nose and voted for the corporate goon, like they always do.

I literally provided data, but I understand feels over reals are the motto of you lot.

“It’s a good thing that our current situation couldn’t get any worse.”

Situation: [gets worse]

Guillotines

You sound like one of those dangerous shitlibs, not wanting people to be thrown into concentration camps. Don’t you know that the lives of the likes of you and me are acceptable sacrifices so that the wannabe revolutionaries can (checks notes) do nothing but feel really smug about how superior they are to The Establishment?

Honestly, seriously. Would harm reduction have happened if Kamala was elected. Yes. Did I personally core for her? Yes.

Did this get them elected? No?

What’s the relevance of this inane statement, again?

Socialism with Chinese characteristics! (it looks an awful lot like capitalism with French characteristics)

Explanation: Rome’s Spanish holdings were very lucrative - and very contentious. One of the recurring issues was the stubbornness of the native Iberian tribes - many of them were remote mountainfolk or seminomadic herders who had long-established traditions of raiding and feuding, so these strange foreign ‘Roman’ fellows coming in were not really much of an incentive to stop. If anything, they were fantastic new targets!

Rome’s occupation of Spain lasted from the First Punic War to the ascension of the first Emperor, Augustus - a period of nearly 300 years! While Roman volunteers were often plentiful for foreign campaigns, Spain became notoriously hard to gather troops for, especially in the 2nd century BCE. In that time, Spain gained a reputation as something of a miserable posting - where ambushes and enemies were common, but loot and glory were sorely lacking. Roman alliances with the local tribes were constantly changing, as tribes proved themselves as more-or-less reliable (usually ‘less’), and only after a prolonged period of warfare, negotiation, and outright butchery did peace come to the peninsula.

For reference, Gaul, itself no stranger to warrior tribes or Roman resistance, became a quiet province in under 50 years. Damn Iberian mountainfolk!

What if I don’t believe that the media controls the people, and rather, that our culture is really just this genuinely sickened and backwards?

Explanation: While use of coffee beans originated in Ethiopia, it was the Arabs of the 15th century AD who discovered that it could be brewed into a drink. While I’m not a coffee drinker myself, both an appreciation for the historical importance of the drink and the fantastic smell makes me thankful for the discovery as well! Truly the world’s first step into modernity 🙏