aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
I had a dream the other night that I died, then woke up in a lab to be told that my entire life had been a simulation to collect data for something or other. Every memory seemed so distant, my entire life like a flipbook that I could flip through in seconds.
Then they told me it was time to start again, that they were going to put me under and that each time I might remember a little more. I got very very angry and started smashing things, then I woke up to my cat poking me in the eye.
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
that guy has 200% molested children
2019-10-14 at 10:43 PM UTC
in
Turks are scum.
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
In terms of 'terrorism', ISIS is not going to make a comeback in Syria. ISIS was mostly supported by the Gulf states; Turkey worked with them in some circumstances (Erdogan's son made a killing reselling the oil they pulled out of the ground when they occupied the oilfields near Deir Eizzor) but this was largely opportunistic.
Turkey has mostly supported Al-Nusra Front, who are on like their 25th name change and confined to Idlib Province now, and they're having a lot of trouble deciding who's too 'extreme' to support nowadays.
This does beg the question of how the new Turkish incursion into Northern Syria will affect the Idlib Offensive and the rebels within - the SAA is stretched thin as it is, and having to rapidly move to create a buffer between the Turks and the Kurds will stretch them even thinner.
2019-10-14 at 10:36 PM UTC
in
Turks are scum.
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
I posted a theory a while back (not mine) that it seemed like Turkey's endgame wasn't to physically annex parts of Syria (which had always seemed likely), but to push Kurdish militias out of a massive 'buffer zone' on the border and to resettle the Syrian 'refugees' residing in Turkey into it. This is seeming more and more likely.
The subtext here is that the bulk of the Syrians who fled to Turkey during the war are anti-government fighters or supporters; people who ideologically support Turkey (and by extension, the Muslim Brotherhood) more than they do the (very moderate) government of Syria. By resettling them in northern Syria and replacing much of the local populations, Erdogan is able to extend Turkey's political reach (and create a bulwark against possible Kurdish FOBs) without going to the trouble of redrawing borders, especially since even he's not crazy enough to try to piss in Russia and Hezbullah's mouth.
2019-10-14 at 10:29 PM UTC
in
Turks are scum.
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
Turkey has been one of the most effective at 'ethnic cleansing'. I don't necessarily mean wiping people out, but back to the Ottoman Empire they've had zero tolerance for the cultures of regions they've occupied. Blanket bans on native tongues, renaming EVERYTHING down to streets etc. It's kind of impressive, or it would be if they didn't have such a shit of a culture of their own
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
shitposting at stoplights
2019-10-14 at 6:03 AM UTC
in
Interesting stiry
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
no I don't want to watch gay porn
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
oh boy, you just lit up benny's bat signal
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
yeah I thought it wasn't just kr0z that was saying it, the others might've just been repeating though
I tried PST once, now I get the urge to throw up even if I imagine that smell
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
there's a shared outdoor area, I've been using it as a sort of workshop because neighbours borrow my tools all the time anyway
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
no, just a shitty studio apartment
