rando895

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[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The US has made itself a great candidate for becoming a vassal state, since there is very little material wealth generated domestically. Imagine if/when American businesses in China/Russia (I can't imagine there are any in NK right?) are nationalized. Especially if China stops exporting to the US. That would devastate the American economy, shortages of everything everywhere, and no productive capacity or expertise to fix it.

Capitalism is abandoning the empire.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

This for sure. I've worked for a non-profit, and it was an awful experience. Everyone I know who has worked for one shares a similar experience.

We think it has something to do with the toxic way funding is applied for through the government, and the necessarily low wages/over work.

I have been considering opening a co-op with the purpose of providing stable employment and the tools/ space for workers to be politically active. But it would have to be for-profit given the toxicity and restrictions placed on non-profits.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Violence is the only option, even if you don't like it. Ask Nelson Mandela.

Alternatively, like in Canada, have your people become the majority and give them Independence, and forget about the destruction of the natives.

Liberation will never be given to you by your oppressor.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They didn't dismantle anything.... All they said is Hamas this, Holocaust that, isreal has a right to self determination, look at the babies that Hamas killed.

Not once did they provide evidence that the allegations were false....

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Probably important to point this out: private property is not personal property.

E.g. An apartment building rented to tenants is the landlords private property. They have exclusive rights to the decisions, especially economic ones, regarding the building and the profits of the rent.

A car, book, house, pizza, are all your personal property so long as you don't owe a lender anything for them.

So no private property might look like:

The people who live in an apartment building own the building collectively and have the full right therein, but the individual units are each their own personal property.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

You might not, but the majority of people who know what neoliberalism is would.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago

In my view this should hopefully signal to US "allies" to further move away from dependence on the US, leading to a further crumbling of the hegemony.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're right, but the work doesn't end at this election. There's a long road of reforms or revolution required to move away from the conditions that made these two the only "options". And your representatives aren't going to do it for you.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Well, this is the internet so it's pretty much impossible to make me upset. You're just some Dingus on a keyboard, and I'm some other Dingus on a keyboard.

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

But it will not fall on its own. I believe that there are near infinite ways for capitalism to get worse, and it can always find new ways to profit at the expense of people.

If we were to, maybe coax it off the ledge though.....

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm very good at talking with my mouth full, thank you.

So do you support the agenda of Biden? Or maybe Trump? Maybe you are disappointed with the political landscape of your country and would like changes? Maybe I am giving you too much credit?

Back to the thread at hand: it is kind of insane that it may actually be possible to legally assassinate your political rivals without any legal reprecussions while leading any country isn't it? And now that the cats out of the bag, doesn't that worry you in the least?

[–] rando895@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What do you mean you have an election to keep your country in existence?

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