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Aren’t we blaming the enablers?
Aren’t we blaming the enablers?
You don’t even know the difference between a republic and a democracy. Why do you think you know anything better?
The US has a constitution that is bad (slavery is legal). That’s also why it was amended many times. Via a democratic process by the way.
Other democraties also have constitutions which they amend and revise regularly to expand rights and guide legislation.
Damn… belligerent is an understatment at this point. They’re outright thugs, encouraged by the protection by the US.
They only logged the IP. That’s metadata. IIRC Apple refused backdooring its phone encryption. That’s a lot more invasive.
Really? I’m not convinced the Chinese government acts in the interests of its people at all. That’s probably the biggest reason I can’t call it Socialism. Just because government influence is stronger than in the West, the economic system isn’t completely different.
But isn’t the means of production still mostly controlled by capital owners? Sure, some industries are influenced by the government, but that is also the case in the West. The plan is certainly more detailed for China, but to me Socialism always meant labor is controlling the means of production. How’s that the case when an elitist single-party government influences the capital owners?
Enlighten me then. Means of production doesn’t seem to be controled by the party alone. Most of China’s economy still follows capitalist principles. Rich Chinese and owners of businesses are still private citizens. Sure, some influenced by the government, some industries very heavily regulated, but China still follows capitalist principles in most cases.
I always thought Socialism means that means of production is controlled by labor directly, not capital owners or an elists single-party government.
Yup, the “roar that matters” is the one people can hear when you quickly approach the speed limit in the city.
As the life-sustaining places become more scarce, they become more expensive. Your best play for survival is to play the game, amass wealth and afford the trip to Elysium. That’s why even the people understanding the problem are part of it.
Let’s not call China socialist when a single party dictates larger economic trends in an otherwise competitive global market. It’s just not “free” as in free market capitalism.
Otherwise I completely agree with the weaknesses of the western capitalist systems.
Well, France needs the rest of Europe to align or it doesn’t matter much what France is doing on its own. They have the best nuclear arsenal in Europe, but that alone doesn’t enable them to act independently.
There’s a few things Europe isn’t good at:
On the other hand: Europe is rich and technologically advanced. We’ve seen in the first two years since the Russian invasion that technological superiority can outpace the sheer mass of human capital that Russia can throw at the front.
Of course not. Extra deliveries past congress. Not that they would block it
You could argue they’re a bit in denial, so France’s clear words may wake them up a bit.
Exactly. You can’t lose if you don’t fight. Khan fights… and sometimes loses
Yeah, on that front he is surprisingly good and it shouldn’t be minimized. But even on workers rights he’s not perfect. Who is though?
He appointed Lina Kahn as probably the strongest antitrust chair of the FTC in a long time.
Sure, he could do more than just wag the finger at shrinkflation, but Khan stopped a lot of mergers already.
You tested it for microplastics? They’re everywhere. Even on top of mountains
They may learn to gaslight about it.