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sandman,

Hate to break it to you, but pretty much all of capitalist society is built upon the conditions you describe.

sandman,

I agree.

People need to put down their crystal balls and learn to experience life for themselves.

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)

When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...

sandman,

I almost got shot in a truck stop in Elk City OK because I pointed out roads and the armed forces where socialist institutions.

I completely believe you, and it’s sad these are also the people who routinely complain about censorship.

sandman,

Biggest problem? Funding. No investors want to touch a co-op.

Here’s where it gets rough. The biggest problem isn’t “funding.” It’s people working solely for money and nothing else.

If you really care about X, then you should be willing to put in the work even if it doesn’t give you the most money in return.

As long as, at all levels of society, people prioritize wealth over results, these problems will not get solved.

sandman,

Oh goodie. Western companies can come in and put the populace in debt for the cleanup.

sandman,

It’s nice when bad things happen to bad people.

Over 30 pro-Palestine protesters arrested at Ohio State: what we know (www.nbc4i.com)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio State University police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested about three dozen people Thursday night for staging a pro-Palestine encampment on campus – carrying out what is likely the highest number of protest-related arrests there since the Vietnam War....

sandman,

Colleges are indoctrination mills just like public schools.

You are there to serve and be rewarded based on your service. Any deviation from the norm will be punished.

Thank you for your money, idiots. Now here’s some 60 year old to walk you through a book.

sandman,

Calm down.

There are exceptions, but for most people college is a waste of time and money.

sandman,

You’re projecting.

sandman,

You’re not capable of understanding things you don’t like so there’s no point.

sandman,

Yeah. Unlike you, I don’t argue with everyone who wants to argue.

It’s part of being an adult.

sandman,

Lol, stay in school.

sandman,

It’s okay.

You’ll understand when you’re older. Hopefully.

sandman,

Do people really need a paid, formal education to protect themselves from sexual assault?

In my experience, the victims of sexual assault tend to put their trust in the wrong people. It would be better to raise children to pick their friends more wisely.

sandman,

No, you see, it either comes from a liberal or a conservative.

There is no in-between, outliers, or overlap.

sandman,

Yes. And they’re almost always people who have poor character judgement because their parents never taught them.

sandman,

Your words, not mine.

sandman,

So… it’s only for a specific group of people who don’t have parents to teach them right from wrong?

sandman,

Yeah, reality isn’t pretty.

sandman,

WTF? Clearly I wasn’t referring to those cases. Did you honestly think I was? Or are you pretending to misunderstand an argument because you don’t like it? Fess up.

It would be better to raise children to pick their friends more wisely.

Just cherrypicking what you want to hear, eh? It’s okay. I see it all the time and don’t expect more from you people at this point.

Goodbye.

sandman,

Covid facilitated the greatest transfer of wealth from the masses to the few in history.

They’re addicted to that high and want to keep it going as long as possible.

Blame useful idiots more than anyone else.

sandman,

I checked the modlog and all he said was “Bullshit terrorist propaganda”

How is that homophobic and why should he get banned for it?

sandman,

It says “Removed by mod”

sandman,

Thank you!

I thought it was pretty funny, lol.

sandman,

He’s not a part of both sides.

Fuck everyone who voted for joe and hillary in the primaries.

sandman,

and he has no clue how the economy works

That’s the thing. He knows how the economy ‘works’, it’s just that it works for the ruling class and not for everyone else.

Guess what? The only way to reduce the disparity in wealth is to reduce the disparity in wealth. This means those who have too much will get angry because they have less so others can have more.

sandman,

The rich already pay more than their fair taxes.

Yeah. Don’t listen to this guy.

sandman,

It really boils down to this: why would you go to bat for people who have more than you? They only get more by taking in more than they put out. This is called “maximizing profit.”

At every turn, the people you’re defending do not say “Neuromancer pays his fair share of x.” They always look for ways to get you to pay the absolute most that you are willing and able.

It does not make sense for people like you to say millionaires “pay their fair share” when they only become wealthy due to exploitation of everyone else who has to work for a living.

The fact this needs to be explained to you really shows how unaware you are of the world you live in. If you’re over the age of 18 and you still haven’t figured these basic facts out, that means you’re being taken advantage of left and right without even realizing it.

“A fool and his money are soon parted.”

sandman,

Sorry, I’ve already replied to you explaining basic economics.

You’re the one who doesn’t understand, and linking sensationalist blogs doesn’t help your credibility one iota.

sandman,

It just makes sense.

Charge people what they’re willing to pay.

sandman,

It’s been getting used for over a year now.

sandman,

Lol.

Every military analyst is saying this won’t even be enough to stop Russia, just slow them down.

sandman,

The ones they were supposed to retake Crimea with but ended up getting pushed back instead.

All the shit we built to beat up Ivan is finally getting used

I was referring to this, not F-16s.

sandman,

Lol, good.

sandman,

Also, the fact that a group of people can help themselves to a property that is vacant for good reason and have legal protection is kinda bullshit.

If you have someone living on your property for 10 years without you knowing, that’s your fault. Clearly their presence isn’t that big of a deal.

sandman,

That honestly aligns more with what I’ve heard in the past.

I thought the US had a similar set up, but I may be wrong.

I’m curious what the rationale is given for these laws. Is it just a remnant of squatter’s rights, when people could just up and stay in truly abandoned locations until they practically owned it?

'Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot (apnews.com)

A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their children. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured....

sandman,

You have a point.

How many shootings do we see that have fewer victims than this?

sandman,

🥱

sandman,

You completely missed his point.

sandman,

Suppressive fire is to suppress the enemy, not kill them.

You’re just proving his point that full-auto is inaccurate and unreliable for anything but suppressive fire.

sandman,

Better to have knife culture :P

A Russian pacifist helped Ukrainians flee the country. Then the Kremlin caught him (www.theguardian.com)

Since the start of the war over two years ago, a discreet network of unofficial Russian volunteers like Demidenko has sprung up that have helped tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees displaced by the war to get out of Russia. Many of the Ukrainians were forcibly deported to Russia or ended up in the country after finding no...

sandman,

Demidenko died last Friday in pre-detention custody in Belgorod

Wow.

sandman,

It’s only the really poor and the really wealthy that have kids these days.

The ruling class is doing a great job snuffing out the middle class.

The future will be the have’s and the have nots, again.

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