Akasazh

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Tax by weight, because heavier cars mean more wear on the roads.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I like Breunion a lot, for what it's worth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sinead O'Connor before her...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Fairly niche? Most of the lemmygrad people are outright idolizing every totalitarian 'marxist' regime of the past century.

I totally get left ideology and do agree with Marx' ideology, but I've never understood how simping for autocrats fits into that.

When I read that Lemmy had an active communist group I was looking forward to that, but the vehemence of the debate and the apologetic whitewashing of history really turned me off.

So yeah, please a debate that isn't so black and white is very welcome imho.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you only play artillery it's certainly slow paced :p

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

may have been eaten with fruits such as pomegranates or dates, or dressed with spices and a type of pesto sauce

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What are impossible sliders?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I had another experience. The power of the first John wick movie was the very simple story of a man loosing his dog and his car, to an orgasmic vengeance bullet bukkake.

Four is the other way around. The story is so complicated and, too be honest, weak, that all the fantastic fight choreography in the world can't offset it. It gets boring as you're not even remotely emotionally engaged.

I will treat the wick saga like I did with the matrix. There is only one, shame they didn't shoot a sequel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of the countries in discussion, I've only ever been to Cuba. Well it seems like a posterchild for succesful socialism and even a non-dynastic ruler. There are two currencies, one that you can use in basic shops and one for tourists (KUK). The thing is that everyone is trying their damdest to get their hands on the KUK's as you can only use that to buy luxury products. It's not even weird if you see what you can buy in the governement stores. It doesnt keep capitalism out, it fetishises it.

I did call European countries slightly more socialist, from an American pov, which is undeniable. There were and are 'socialist' regimes where they had trouble keeping their own people from leaving their country, just for w whiff of the sweet soma of capitalism. The priority, I think, is to first build a state where people are longing to live. And considering global migration the majority of economic refugees seeks capitalis countries. The power of money seems the driving problem, because it gets people what they want. You have to find a system that works better than money, that is the hard nut to crack, because it works harder the more of it you own.

Russia is actively helping break US domination over the world

Aha, that's the angle I missed, that makes sense in a way, thanks. I really woudn't underestimate the ability of unfettered captitalism and cronyism to break US domination on it's own. China seems to step up to the plate quite forcefully, not through arms, but through, quite literally, owning the means of production. I do only fear their power of surveillance, and I do not condone it, too orwellian for me.

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