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Liberalism n a nutshell
  • They also have a direct material interest, because higher wages for workers would result in capitalists raising prices for everyone, so they would themselves become poorer, so they support the existence of the underclass to protect their own relative wellbeing.

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    The Duality of Russia
  • Most of Russian war industry is half-decayed remnants of Soviet industry, but it is still more efficient than Western MIC. It's impressive.

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    The Nordic Model
  • Instead let's focus on drawing back the exploitation within our own country this century then we can shift our perspective. We will never stop exploiting the poorest countries if we're still exploiting our poorest citizens.

    This just incentivizes more exploitation of the Global South.

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    Chinese FM says two-state solution only way to resolve Palestinian question
  • I'm sceptical about two-state solution in 1967 borders. Palestine is split in two part, and one of them is landlocked, it doesn't bode well for development and actual independence. I'm more in favor of one-state solution.

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    What is a video game that you'd love to play, but no one has developed yet?
  • A civil war simulator, where you make your policies to appeal to as much of the population as you can so they would support you and fight for your side, and if you fail to secure significant militant support you get couped or defeated.

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    What non-native animal would you really really really like to introduce into your local habitat ?
  • There was also a very similar meltdown at Leningrad NPP in 1975, except there the situation was recognised earlier and the reactor was shut down before everything went to shit completely.

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