Libs identify fundamental features of Capitalism, but can’t except them as fundamental features, and thus create new isms that somehow they believe can be dealt with in isolation. Just doing the math out loud. I had someone mention “corporatism” in conversation recently, and it frankly flew right by me.

You replied to me literally stating that my opinions were flawed from the get go based on very big assumptions.

Typical Redditor behavior, you don’t even stop to look at who you are speaking with, you just assume every comment below yours is somehow the same person, and not possibly someone else who also thinks you’re a total chud.

On what basis do you make such a claim?

https://archive.is/20240220003112/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-19/china-vows-to-centralize-tech-development-under-communist-party

Archive of the full article.

This is rational from China’s perspective. Divesting in the American technology pipeline not only weakens America’s grip on the global economy but also positions China as the leader in global technology.

Also, we have more evidence of US putting back doors into technology than we do China. If you’re living in the imperial core, it’s far more likely that the US is monitoring your activities than China is.

Always has been.

Criminal, vial, repugnant behavior on behalf of the school district.

I’ve been using gsudo for a long time, its a game changer.

I think there is an assumption that is rooted in how reddit worked, that votes are anonymous. People operating under that assumption might not like having that blanket ripped off. It would be different if it was up front from the start.

I was finally getting started on Capital this weekend, and he makes an offhand note about diamonds regarding their value, basically saying: “If we were to contrive a way to create diamonds from carbon, the price of diamonds would fall to the price of bricks”. Well, it turns out In general, lab-created diamonds are about 60-90% cheaper than natural diamonds. They may not be “The price of bricks” but they sure are a hell of a lot cheaper than natural diamonds.

Round’m up, put them in a room, make them all be friends. They all have that in common.

Jokes aside, maintaining relationships is not easy, and the capitalism does not make it easier.

Lol, I mean lmfao even.

Owen Heart died in the ring when his harness failed and he hit a turnstiles during an entrance. Undertaker had his face scorched pretty bad and had to perform through it. It isn’t just the in ring stunts that do damage. Its a live stunt performance, and its all very dangerous.

Damn live journal is still a thing?

This is what re-education camps are for people!

An estimated 250,000 people marched on Washington in August 28, 1963 to march for civil rights. Just to put it into context.

Because you can’t do self-harm. The state would never allow for its own hand to be cut off. Russian assets are from a whole different pool of capitalists.

Except, they don’t. They can’t even keep up with the demand from both Israel and Ukraine. The MIC isn’t spinning up fast enough, and local factory production is almost non-existent. Soon the bark is going to be more than the bite.

Do you like being the global economic superpower with hegemonic influence over the world economy? Because this is a good fucking way to get other nations to tell you and the World Bank to fuck right off. Can’t seize assets that are not part of your banking regime, and this definitely incentivizes de-dollarization.

• And who is it that will decide the right to rule? Be it us, he who were born to work the fields, such as God has willed it? What a fool’s idea! It is called the Devine Right to Rule, we shalt not question the Lord’s grand design, to do so is to take the path Satan walks! Those hedonistic, half naked, layabouts who rule through Democracy, worship gods apart from the one true God, are shameful heretics.
• So if there is no Vessel who owns the land, then what? Is it we who own the land? What a silly notion. There are so many of us, how would that even be enforced? Are you then to tell me that to enforce the rule of law we would also have to establish our own lords, with whom we provide the swords, and shields and horses? What laws would these Lords of the People even enforce? The King is a decedent of God and his rules are God’s rules! I’ve never talked to no God, have you? How insane a system to describe.
• Write me a law right now, a law that makes this all make sense. What if I was a man who wanted to own many lands, and wanted to collect taxes on that land, but those people within that land ALSO wanted to own portions of that land?? What would that law even look like?? This theoretical nonsense about free markets and self-governance all sounds great on paper, but you can’t even give me one example of a law under that system that makes any sense.
• You’re just describing Feudalism with more steps. What do you mean, the King will always want his throne? You can’t just abolish the monarchy, there are parts of the Feudal system that are totally fine, and I don’t understand why we should throw every part of it away. King Ulrik III is a great ruler, and I’m sure his son would be as well.

Could this result in a balkanization effect? Lots of exit talk in the last 10 years (caliexit, texit). Could conditions be reaching similar states that invoked things like The Hartford Convention?

My thinking is there would probably need to be more external intervention for that to a happen. Which I think aligns with history.