Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nuclear regulators

Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by michaelbuckbee on Monday February 17, 2025 @06:53AM (#43077935)

In the game Civilization, there are different ways to achieve victory, one of which is a Cultural Victory.

A lot of the foreign aid the US does is kind of like this, where we're attempting to shift other countries to our way of life through a mix of direct aid, loans, news, and other methods.

There's a real long term ROI on these things where it's inarguably to the US' benefit that other countries want to speak English, use USD, operate businesses similarly to how we do, etc.

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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by CharlieDigital on Monday February 17, 2025 @07:02AM (#43078005)

There are a few interesting channels on YT of Africans singing Chinese folk and pop songs. Quite fascinating and a sign of how China has been able to spread influence in Africa through investment. (Of course none of it a free ride)

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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by ZeroGravitas on Monday February 17, 2025 @08:18AM (#43078697)

There a great documentary called Empire of Dust from 2011 that follows Chinese engineers building roads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2148945/

When it gets mentioned online it mostly seems to be racists suggesting Africans are inferior, partly based on the Chinese engineer's frustration with local customs and graft and labour market.

But I found it quite humanising of both the African and Chinese people featured. The director is Belgian, which controlled the region up until independence 50 years before filming.

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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by pjc50 on Monday February 17, 2025 @07:06AM (#43078037)

It's extremely ironic that Musk is the one defunding all the US covert influence programs, which leftists have been complaining about for decades.

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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by retinaros on Monday February 17, 2025 @07:22AM (#43078169)

Exactly my point. The only explanation possible is that left and right wing only serve one purpose: make sure the empire remains

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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by actionfromafar on Monday February 17, 2025 @07:58AM (#43078499)

Without themselves knowing it, or something? I don't get it. At this pace, the empire will crumble pretty soon.

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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by retinaros on Monday February 17, 2025 @07:21AM (#43078152)

I totally agree with you. Except id pin it much less positively than you. The goal is not to help “allies” but to make sure they don’t outcompete us. This is what the money was for. Just like any superpower did (you know the russian interference you all hated)

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