February 13, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, Enrico_sw said: ^ the inability to criticise a doctrine or ideology (like the woke), whether it's by adherence or fear to doubt it, is a symptom of a sectarian movement... But you knew that, right? So you are saying that if Google fired 69% of its workforce there would be no reaction whatsoever, no impact on the stock price, nothing at all?
February 13, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said: So you are saying that if Google fired 69% of its workforce there would be no reaction whatsoever, no impact on the stock price, nothing at all? No, that's not what I am saying. I'm saying the media is more forgiving with ideologically-aligned companies. --- Do you know this interview? It's very interesting and you'll understand why I share it after watching it
February 13, 20232 yr Well... meanwhile American leftists are actually promoting trade unions (a quite exotic thing in the US) to defend workers' rights against all big tech companies. They also would like to 'tax the rich', including the liberal billionaires who are supposedly sympathising for the so-called 'woke ideology'. On the other hand, Musk's lunatic behaviour is one of the most amazing and ludicrous examples of mismanagement in the history of capitalism. The fact that he's also a conservative sociopath is just a mere coincidence.
February 13, 20232 yr 41 minutes ago, Popillia said: Well... meanwhile American leftists are actually promoting trade unions (a quite exotic thing in the US) to defend workers' rights against all big tech companies. They also would like to 'tax the rich', including the liberal billionaires who are supposedly sympathising for the so-called 'woke ideology'. On the other hand, Musk's lunatic behaviour is one of the most amazing and ludicrous examples of mismanagement in the history of capitalism. The fact that he's also a conservative sociopath is just a mere coincidence. Ah subtle irony, I like that! (and BTW, it's great to see new ppl here ) I think they'll never manage to tax the rich (who always find loopholes in a global economy) and in the end, the middle class will be the one that pays for the welfare state. IMHO, the problem is not with people who create wealth, it's with oligopolies (like big tech). A well managed state should enforce antitrust laws. Musk is not a conservative. He's an excentric leader that wanted to change the world (which is often times a "leftist" trait).
February 21, 20232 yr We're heading nicely into World War 3 (axis of Evil: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, India etc). For the past year, China continues to trade military goods with Russia and has tightened economic relations. This was obvious from following the war in Ukraine. But oddly enough, it took almost a year for the US/UK media to start reporting on this. US warns China not to send weapons to Russia for Ukraine war | AP News "China Aids Russia’s War in Ukraine, Trade Data Shows Despite sanctions, Moscow equips its jet fighters, submarines and soldiers with help of Chinese companies" China Aids Russia’s War in Ukraine, Trade Data Shows - WSJ "The US Treasury and State Department have sanctioned Chinese Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Company (Spacety China) for providing satellite imagery of Ukraine to Wagner.[23]" Treasury Sanctions Russian Proxy Wagner Group as a Transnational Criminal Organization | U.S. Department of the Treasury Also the increase in Russian war expenditures to 8-9% of GDP and trade with Asia erased most of the GDP shrinkage they had due to sanctions and they are forecasted to make a recovery. Russia's economy shrinks by less than expected - BBC News
February 21, 20232 yr Ukraine is losing the Battle of Bakhmut. US advises them to withdraw. Their General staff admits that 30% of the Ukrainian front line army is tied around the Bakhmut-Soledar area. The Russian Wagner PMC has the city completely encircled from the North and South, and now the Western roads are threatened. They only need to take some the western stretch of fields to cut off the entire city. Currently the Wagner northern pincer has momentum and is advancing. The Southern pincer is stuck as Ukraine counterattacks.
February 23, 20232 yr The CEO of PMC Wagner posted this on social media a few days ago, complaining that the Russian Ministry of Defense was not giving his mercenaries enough ammunition. Today, the order was reported by the CEO as fulfilled but if this document is accurate it actually reveals how much ammunition the Wagner Group is using in offensive operations. In a 10-day period of attacking, the document claims that Wagner uses 187,000 shells and rockets. That's over 580,000 shells/rockets a month. Since Wagner is holding back approx. 30% of the Ukrainian frontline forces, with minority assistance from army and separatist forces, perhaps a full Russian offensive stance all across the front would be in the region of 2 million shells/rockets a month. So claims from NATO, Ukraine, and other analysts that Russia used 9 million or so artillery shells/rockets in 2022 can be measured against this.
February 23, 20232 yr NATO has seen signs China is considering sending arms to Russia - Stoltenberg | Reuters U.S. Considers Release of Intelligence on China’s Potential Arms Transfer to Russia - WSJ
February 24, 20232 yr WW3 can't come soon enough: China considers sending Russia artillery shells, U.S. officials say - The Washington Post (archive.ph)
February 25, 20232 yr China proposed a 12-point peace plan. More comedy: Putin and Zelensky interested in China Peace Plan and talks with Xi. Biden, EU, and NATO virulently reject the 'China Peace Plan.'
February 25, 20232 yr This guy is just the male version of a gold digger. At least, he had to put some effort/talent to scam these women (while the gold diggers are mostly lazy and untalented pretty girls)
February 26, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Enrico_sw said: Communism creates poverty. Every single time. TBH I don't know how accurate NK's economic statistics are. What definitely seems to happen is that they all get a dictator and a huge army
February 26, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said: Yeah, I'd still prefer living in the UK, thanks! You miss the point. UK was a place with great amounts of freedom until the 10s (like most of the West). Now, it's becoming a soft-totalitarian place, because of the cult from the American Universities. If you don't fight for freedom, the West could become like the USSR in the next decades. Orwell would've hated to see his country become like Oceania.
February 26, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Cult Icon said: TBH I don't know how accurate NK's economic statistics are. What definitely seems to happen is that they all get a dictator and a huge army Communism always needs dictatorship and violence to prosper. First they generate chaos, then the dictator rises on the ashes and makes the old feudal promise: he gives you order / you give up your freedom.
February 26, 20232 yr I don't get the fawning over real authoritarian states like Russia or China. The U.S., the UK, much of Europe might be imperfect democracies but I would still 100x rather live there than in a real dictatorship. The fact that this is even a debate is just weird.
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