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Actually, this town has more than enough room for the two of us

He/him or they/them, doesn’t matter too much

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Would like to know too! I use a proprietary OS for now and want to jump ship with my next phone.

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15 coffees.

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Real pic of me frfr

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Gam*rs

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It’s just pretending Gamer is a slur, that’s it.

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Godspeed o7

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Scaldingly hot take: this is not a good thing, but one of the biggest criticisms of the Creation Club is that its content is just one off items and whatnot, and not enough quests. Well, there you go, a questline.

The Creation Kit might end up saving this game, too. I still think there are over 50% odds it pulls a Cyberpunk and is remembered fondly.

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If anyone wants to read Marx and understand what people mean exactly when they say workers create value, but are intimidated by Capital, I recommend starting with Wage Labor and Capital It’s a short, concise work by Marx specifically made for people without any background knowledge, unlike the Communist Manifesto.

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I like to think so at least. I just don’t like when people fall into the “A is bad, B opposes A, therefore B is good” trap.

I do think this is a bit of a thought-terminating cliche. It implies people who are actively recommending reading and understanding the theory that supports their beliefs so you can better judge for yourself are just assuming means from ends.

In reality, Marxists have to read Marx to understand his critique, his philosophy, and his recommendations, because it simply isn’t taught in western education. Lenin is even more unknown to the average person.

Grayox isn’t telling you that you must agree with them, but suggesting reading the same theory they have so you can better discuss it.

Just my 2 cents.

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I know you don’t see Lemmygrad and Hexbear on a .world account, but none of them think the Russian Federation is a paragon of good, just a bourgeois dictatorship fighting against the worst bourgeois dictatorship, the US. That doesn’t mean Russia is good.

As for support for the USSR, DPRK, and PRC, there is that, yes, but their reasoning certainly isn’t “Capitalism bad, therefore Communism and Socialism good.” You can make an account and ask them about it and they have genuine reasons for their views. You don’t have to agree with these reasons or views, but dismissing them as simply being anti-US and not doing any actual thinking is reductive.

Basically, if you do the reading like Grayox recommended, many of their views become far less mysterious or confusing, even if you don’t agree with them at all in any capacity. Pretending they are just random crazy people is myopic and just weakens any points you may have against them.

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What are you actually rambling about?

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Everything is in motion, nothing is static. As Capitalism declines and the material conditions of Europe decline, reactionary elements longing for “the good old days” rise. It’s generally what happens when Social Democracy turns Nationalist, and is deeply terrifying.

This can be opposed only through strong antifascist organization, not just sitting home and hoping things get better. They won’t, with that attitude.

Edit: to add, the reason Social Democracy specifically was mentioned is because both Social Democracy and Fascism are based on the idea of Class Colaboration, only the aims and results are obviously very different. Adding the Nationalist element to an existing Social Democracy can quickly end up changing to outright fascism.

Immigration policies in particular have been a hot topic in Europe, so Nationalism has been rising with anti-immigrant rhetoric.

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Programmers of the world, unite!

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Yep, at this point Linux just does what I need it to.

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I’d like to know too, for picking out my next phone.

How to fix Korea's birthrate? Put girls in school earlier, controversial report argues (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)

“Notably, Chang’s report claims that biological females develop earlier than males do, so requiring girls to enter school at younger ages will create classes in which the two sexes are of more equal maturity as they age. This, the author posits, makes it more likely that those classmates will be attracted to each other, and...

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Maybe try dealing with the massive reactionary anti-feminist incel movements that continue to victimize Korean women and girls daily? Just a thought.

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100%. This is why it’s important to support Palestinian liberation, and why people pointing out that technically Israel is more LGBT friendly are just downplaying genocide.

A people under constant duress will be incredibly reactionary, and the path out of that mindset is progression, not extermination.

Netanyahu and Putin are both waiting for Trump (www.washingtonpost.com)

Netanyahu reportedly met this month with three foreign policy envoys working with former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump — who could yet win the election despite being convicted Thursday on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his New York state hush money case....

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I wonder why they feel threatened? Could it be because the Israeli state has been murdering and diaplacing their neighbors that they feel ethnically superior to for the last century?

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People are losing faith with the failing status quo, so some are (incorrectly) adopting a highly reactionary position to cling to what they percieved has been lost, rather than progressing along to Socialism.

This is a consequence of the long term failings of Capitalism, coupled with weak leftist movements and a lack of general theory-reading.

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Reactionary viewpoints are a result of crumbling and decaying societies. They cling to what once was, rather than trying to progress onward to Socialism.

Reactionaries are wrong, of course, but the origin of these viewpoints currently is from Capitalism’s failures.

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What is a “Socialized Capitalism?”

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I do too, but I want to know exactly, because I don’t see how Social Democracy has anything to do with what I said, haha

Cowbee,
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Why do you say Socialism doesn’t work? Why do you say far-right governments do? Is it vibes?

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What part of that general knowledge of the last 150 years of world history says that worker ownership doesn’t work, and that fascism does?

Cowbee,
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What exactly? I’ve read books and studied history, and just generally gesturing without making any coherent point is pretty worthless, don’t you think?

Also, I would rather not fuck you.

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I have, so you don’t actually have a point, just gesturing.

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How or why? I’ve asked a simple question, and you’re answer is “I dunno, you tell me.” I disagree with you, and you can only result to insults instead of answering the question, lol

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I am not, I understand perfectly well what happened in the 20th century. Explain your POV.

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When? You just said “history” and repeated your unsupported assertions.

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What did I deny?

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Dark Souls 1. It’s not impossible and it has some of the best level design in the genre.

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Being a worker is empowering if you abolish Owners.

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Collective ownership, no individual ownership.

Sex work would still be fundamentally different though, it isn’t the same as regular labor.

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No.

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I understand. Collective Ownership entails collective management of Capital based on agreed-upon rules. It does not mean nobody owns anything.

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Outlaw Capitalism, easy.

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Depends on what is democratically decided as the rule. The idea of buying a bunch of woodworking tools for the purpose of selling furniture is probably off the table (haha).

Why would you want to?

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You can have a hobby, why do you need to make it a business?

Democracy is better than a lack of democracy.

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Why would you make more money working by yourself, rather than at a job? Why can’t you have a job and a hobby? Why would you be worried about providing for your family with robust safety nets?

Getting the workers to want to share ownership isn’t veru hard, the ones with pushback are the minority that makes up exploitative owners.

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Who said everyone would get paid the same?

The rest of your comment is just vibes and isn’t really backed by anything.

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You can abolish ownership and make decisions democratically. It’s better than Capitalism where the wealthy few own the majority without democracy.

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You don’t get woke points, you’re a conservative, lol.

Cowbee,
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Nah, you’re directly concerned with attacking leftists and redefining words. Any anti-leftist can be considered a reactionary, but that word might not make sense to you.

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Yes, I fundamentally disagree with that.

Rejecting Socialism and the progression towards Worker Ownership is Reactionary behavior. You identify as a progressive, but you oppose all Socialism, and support Liberal Capitalism with robust social safety nets (unless you’ve pivoted).

You are therefore a reactionary.

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They are indeed all reactionary, though I would use Liberal and Fascist. All 3 are conservative liberals, and all 3 reject leftist movement, but MAGA in particular is a fascist movement.

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Minor. All 3 are liberals and all 3 are reactionary. Getting into the weeds for specifics won’t really change their overall labels.

They all support “current system + minor tweaks,” and the “current system” part does heavier lifting than “minor tweaks.”

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It’s a spectrum, unintentional anti-leftism due to a lack of information isn’t as reactionary as fascism, but both are reactionary.

Generally, you either support moving on to the next mode of production, or you reject that movement.

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We disagree on a ton, but I don’t believe either of us have been internally inconsistent.

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