stachio
192 posts
@bodhisappho @cannibality The communist system that impoverished them collapsed and they chose prosperity through capitalism
English
capitalism was only established through the extraordinary violence of enclosure and colonialism that turned the feudal peasantry into a landless proletariat, a process ensured through forms of conditioning and punishment like incarceration in workhouses and chain gangs.
Kraut@The_Davos_Man
"once you unlearn this" "we can condition you into this" "we must break that conditioning" Why do Marxists always talk about their politics in relations to people, as if they were training a dog?
English
@CosetteTape1 @cannibality Muh china. The only thing communist about china is central ownship of assets and monopoly on corruption
English
@CosetteTape1 @cannibality Yeah you were about to show me that example of communism being positive sum, got distracted
English
Backing our Australian fuel refineries is more important than ever.
The fire at Viva Refinery is under control, and everyone is safe.
The workers here power Australia, and we are with them through this, whatever is needed.
We’ve been working to shore up supply, with new agreements with Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore to help keep fuel and fertiliser flowing.
And we’ll always back Australian refineries like Viva to keep our country moving.
Because when the world is uncertain, our focus is right here at home.
English
Dubai is collapsing.
Things are worse than they were before the ceasefire.
UAE leaders are still pressuring America for a ground invasion of Iran.
They believe the only solution is a total regime change.
Their deputy prime minister says anything less than that is a threat to the world.
America deployed another 4400 soldiers to Dubai yesterday.
If the second round of talks doesn't go well, we could see things escalate.
450 hotels shut down in Dubai last week.
The cash flow has dried up.
Tomorrow their most iconic hotel Burj Al Arab is closing for 18 months.
Tourism is struggling.
If this collapse keeps going at this rate, the UAE will most likely abandon their zero tax economic model.
This is Dubai's worst phase ever.
English
stachio retweetledi
In a free market, I can’t sell bread at 100× the normal price. Competitors will undercut me, and even if I buy them out, new ones will keep entering. That cycle never ends.
Predatory pricing fails because the moment I raise prices, customers leave. Cartels fail because members cheat and new entrants break in.
The only reliable way to maintain a monopoly is through the state. By trading favors with politicians, I can use government power to block competitors under the guise of regulation, public safety, or national interest. In reality, those rules exist to protect cronies like me. This can only happen publicly when the government passes regulations, because regulations are the public face of cronyism.
Thus contrary to what dumb socialists think, solution is to protest and ask removal of regulations not billionaires and capitalism itself.
English
For all the haters in the replies, making dumb, dishonest or inane comparisons & putting words in my mouth, it is a simple fact that Russia's attack on Ukraine was illegal & the US & Israel's attack on Iran was illegal & so both Ukraine & Iran are the victims.
English
It's astonishing that you, a world leader who many respected for standing up to an illegal attack on your country, now support an illegal attack on another country. It completely kills your credibility.
Right now. Iran is Ukraine. You may not like to hear that but that is a fact
Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський@ZelenskyyUa
It is unfortunate that the UN Security Council has once again failed to demonstrate effectiveness and act decisively in the face of such a global threat as the Iranian regime's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. No one should be allowed to block such globally significant sea lanes or undermine the security of dozens of nations through terrorist attacks against the freedom of navigation. We faced a similar challenge in the Black Sea when the Russians attempted to block our ports and civilian shipping—Russia was trying to suffocate our economy. And we found a way to solve that problem through decisive action, not inaction. Now, we see a similar problem on a global scale. The Strait of Hormuz must remain open to all vessels that sustain vital economy lifelines and maintain normal international trade. Countries in the region have spoken clearly on this, and we support the aspirations of the people of the Middle East and the Gulf for peace. Peace and security in this region directly impact stability, market predictability, and the cost of living in every single country. Such problems and this war must not be prolonged. The world needs a functional UNSC that acts more decisively to resolve acute security challenges of global magnitude.
English
@haugejostein Basic needs are commodified sounds bad until you realize they have to be mass produced to support a population and there needs to be a pricing mechanism or demand can't be met
English
The idea that capitalism = freedom is a myth.
Capitalism restricts freedom in countless ways.
Under highly capitalist systems, basic needs are commodified. Freedom becomes paywalled. Rich people have freedom, poor people don't.
English
@MythoYookay Left Argentina because this rot destroyed the place, now trying to bring the inflation rates of Peronism with her to the UK
English
"because SARMs have sides"
Bros all this shit you're putting in your asses has sides too.
The idea behind this tweet is you guys are doing legit anything to look better why not SARMs?
Agent Chud@AgentChud
Why do looksmaxxing and peptide bros inject literally anything with a crumb of anecdotal evidence in their asses but ignore SARMs?
English
English
@D0NT_B_Stupid @journoaus Trump is puppet of Putin and Netanyahu, the great US and Western empire is collasping at rapid rate. Rome is burning
English
bro europe has made 10 years of bad decisions purely out of trying to not be like the US. how has that worked out? you lost your entire manufacturing and industry to china, shut down nuclear energy and became dependent on russia, unvetted mass migration, crime up, quality of life in major cities down, suffocating beauracracy killed innovation. your definitely more “equal” but its because your reducing the average standard of living not improving it.
English
We can’t become like the US
Joni Askola@joni_askola
Europe needs to look at the US as a massive cautionary tale, not a model. If we are not extremely careful, we will end up with the exact same dystopian mix of extreme inequality, unchecked violence, and oligarchy. We cannot afford to let our social fabric collapse
English
Absolute imperialism on live TV. Marco Rubio explicitly confirms the US goal in Cuba is regime change. He openly admits they want to overthrow the Cuban government and change their entire economic model to serve American capitalist interests. The arrogance is staggering.
English