Oh no! Did those scary ideas that conflict with US State Dept propaganda hurt your little bitty ego? Did you not get the pat on the head you expected for your bold, approved by the neoliberal order takes you so graciously bestowed upon Hexbear? Lmfao.
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I was always a bit ambivalent on DPRK, assuming they were on the right side of things generally, but doing it wrong. Part of it was because I just didn't understand historical materialism, and another part was that I rarely if ever encountered real pushback against western portrayals of the country.
Well, when western media tried telling me that everyone in DPRK had to get a Kim Jong Un haircut or face punishment, that seemed a little TOO ridiculous and implausible, and so I investigated that claim (and the history of the nation) a bit further. Of course the claim was bullshit, but the side effect of that investigation was that I ended up realizing that DPRK is actually pretty based, not just in how they defy imperialism but also in how they support other AES states around the world. They really do deserve a massive apology.
That is incredible, that area is (or at least was) mostly ice for like 8 months out of the year, and the soil is kind of tough and rocky from what I recall when trying to dig up worms. Such a cool read.
Capitalism took cancer research, funded by taxpayers and performed by graduate students and post docs for no profit, slapped a hefty price tag on it for the public, then called it "innovation" to justify the insane amount of money they were able to extract from the masses (the same masses that originally funded that research).
You made a huge mistake. :)
Just watched a speech from Ibrahim Traore for the first time earlier today. It was very powerful. The four Sahel states are showing great fortitude and bravery as they stand up to NATO imperialism and the collaborators (i.e., traitors) in ECOWAS. Seeing the Burkinabe PM speak at the recent Sandinista celebration was fantastic too!
Thanks for helping me learn more about the other Sahel states and their united efforts.
You're totally right, the US government and business elite were content to make money from both sides of the conflict right up until Dec 7, 1941 and the subsequent DoWs from Germany and Italy (once the US declared on Japan). They may have favored Britain and France in trade/indirect support somewhat before that, but that was more a result of historical diplomatic and economic ties, rather than any issue with the German political system.
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What can we realistically expect from this group?
It would be great if they could at least sanction Israel and the US in addition to what some of these states are already doing unilaterally, but short of blocking any further shipping of arms (many of these countries are positioned on or near key straits in the region, I guess) what else can they do other than direct conflict or more performative decrees from the same neoliberal-dominated institutions that are currently failing us?