Serious answer? Refinement creates a lot of waste and we have environmental laws that make it less profitable than shipping it somewhere that is okay with polluting their people.

I mean the current administration visits Russia all the time.

Part of it is certainly about projecting an image to the people at home, but I think it’s helpful to remember that the Opposition leader is (typically) an MP as well, and meeting with international leaders is an opportunity to learn and share with your counterparts.

All foreign visits should be done at the behest, or at least cooperation with, Foreign Affairs. Anything done without their approval is only done in self-interest and frowned upon.

It’s not the murder’s fault they murder! The person they murdered must have been doing something wrong.

But of course nobody will dig that deep.

I’m guessing you lose the upscaling though.

You might need to reread his post. lol

Isn’t this basically a cover of one of the Dune books?

And yet here we are.

You all say this but no one does anything about it.

They know.

They don’t care.

He just thinks he’s exceptional and should have as many children as possible. That’s it.

Any other justification for that thought process comes after, not before.

NATO member with no military. Just in the alliance for airspace access. No one is going to war with the US over that.

I mean the tech is here unless you’re looking for full holosuite.

Strongly worded letters with their historically high success rates!

And their leadership aren’t even experts in the field.

Whelp, they’re not going to have EU backup when shit hits the fan.

Democracy manifest.

Looks like they fully believe the lies they repeat to their constituents.

100% they wouldn’t give him or his family a free plane.

Like me and basic exercise.