Just a reminder that de-Nazification didn't really happen in West Germany
OP tells on themself. lol; lmao, even.
Ugh. When I was back on Reddit comments like those would always be downvoted to hell.
Seems as though he's saying basically what most Hexbears are saying: that Ukraine is unstable, and without Western support it will fall. All Russia needs to do is hold out until the West gets bored or pivots to Taiwan, which is easier said than done, admittedly, but is possible.
We'll defend Stalin, but not specifically for his record on Gay rights. It's what we call Critical Support. Likewise with our support of Russia, although it's important to understand why we have come to this consensus. This post gives a broad overview of our views on the Russo-Ukrainian war, but to truly understand our worldview would take years of immersion not only in our space, but other leftist spaces, and would require some reading. I'd recommend State and Revolution and Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism by Lenin to start with, as I'm that way inclined, though others would point you in different directions. Ultimately however, it all comes back to Marx's Capital.
What are you talking about? It's the most explicitly pro-trans space I've ever seen. If your idea of autonomy is restricted to voting, that's your problem. We believe in actual democracy, as in the voice of the people. Can you point me to a democratic system you aspire to which doesn't ultimately exist to look after the interests of capital? That's the problem we have with what you call democracy. The Nazis were promoted into power by establishment politicians to do exactly the same thing: protect the interests of capital by eradicating communists and trade unionists. The mass murder of Jews, Roma, LGBT people, and many other groups, was neither here nor there to the industrialists who backed the Nazis.
We will always react negatively to being called Nazis, because it's so far from the truth as to be utterly laughable, if it weren't so offensive to the members of our community who would have been oppressed by the Nazis, and who often are oppressed by modern bourgeois liberal democracies.
I wouldn't be so sure about this being brand-destroying. Activision-Blizzard and Ubisoft have been exposed as being full of harrassment and toxic work culture too, and they're still doing just fine. Maybe Linus himself will fuck off somewhere in disgrace, but the brand itself will live on. In a way, it was the perfect time for these allegations to come out as they've not long got themselves a new CEO. He can claim that he knew nothing about what was going on there, and make empty promises about how things will be different now he's in charge, etc.
I know it's easy to say in hindsight, but there instances in a few videos where you can see him get legitimately angry with others. Not for long, and any nasty stuff is cut out, but you can tell he has a mean streak. I didn't think it went quite this far, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Nobody becomes a millionaire by being nice.
He already did step down as CEO. Which is funny, because there's a clip of him from the GN video complaining about the lack of time to make content... my friend, you were the one who created this working environment.
I assume they were talking about this interaction:
The US fled Afghanistan and the Taliban won. Mind you, while I don’t like the Taliban, it’s better for them to be in charge than the colonial occupier the US had been trying to act as for 20 fucking years. If there is to be hope for Afghanistan in the dilemma between the Taliban and US, we must agree that the local force that actually has some stake in the country doing well is the better option.
Hardly a defence of the Taliban's ideology or methods. As for the stuff about DPRK, well... libs gonna lib.
Same thing happened in Vietnam. In fact, public opinion only really changed after the politicians started saying that it was 'time to scale down US involvement' or whatever, which only came years after many people in the Whitehouse realised the war was unwinnable. In the meantime, and despite all the famous protests and anti-war marches, the public was pretty happy to follow the official line that America was the good guy and that communism had to be stopped.
You could do an interesting analysis of this phenomenon using Gramsci's idea of Cultural Hegemony as a framing device.
This is definitely me when I'm not parroting state propaganda!
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When I first look at the above picture of Pyongyang, it looks like any other city. However, something about looking at it makes me feel relaxed. Upon closer inspection, you'll find that it is completely devoid of adverts. No signs, posters, billboards, or logos of any kind. Some photos from street-level are similarly devoid of advertising, or only use it in a limited fasion.
This means that there is nothing to draw your eye, which, counterintuitively, allows you to really see what's going on around you, (like the architecture, for example) or just lets you relax, as there are fewer distractions. This photo of Belorusskaya Metro station has a similar thing going on. Now, on the other hand, imagine if I were in a room with you, and you were trying to read a book, and I kept on saying "hey, look at me! over here! hey! look at me! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! I'M OVER HERE! FUCKING LOOK AT MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" (pic rel)
I think I have ADHD (never diagnosed because I never knew how things were supposed to be, so I only realised recently that something was up lol), and that's kind of what going through any public space is like for me. Sometimes it's actually just draining, as anything which draws my attention also tires me out to an extent. I never really realised this until recently, as I have grown up in ad-heavy environments, but the contrast is absolutely night and day. Maybe it's just because I'm a commie now and I hate consumerism, but I think there's more to it than that.
The same is true of online environments. I highly suggest using an ad blocker, and, if you use Firefox, the Unhook YouTube browser extension. You can use it to hide end cards and recommendations (amongst other things), which has helped to stop me from going on huge YT binges. I didn't make that add on or anything, I just find it useful.
So yeah, fuck adverts.
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Mahogany is a tropical hardwood used in the manufacture of furniture and musical instruments.
Mahogany in its truest sense comes from trees from the genus Swietenia, itself containing three species which are all native to the Americas. Of these, the most commonly used for timber is the South American Swietenia macrophylla, or Big Leaf Mahogany, although the other two species in this genus (S. humilis from Central America and S. mahogani from the Southern United States and Caribbean) are sometimes considered to be genetically indistinct, readily hybridising with one another and being defined mostly by geographical distribution.
Mahogany is especially well suited to musical instrument manufacturing due to its pleasing deep red finish, its pronounced low and low-mid frequencies, and its tendency to sound better with age. Of the large scale guitar manufacturers using mahogany, perhaps the most famous is Gibson, whose Les Paul and SG models have been made from mahogany since the 1950s.
Along with its use as a timber tree, mahogany also has a history of medicinal use. Its seeds (known as Sky Fruits) are reported as having antimutagenic, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory traits, and have been used to treat hypertension, diabetes, and malaria by people across its introduced range.
All three true mahoganies are threatened in their native ranges by habitat degradation caused by agriculture, and commercial overharvesting; this has led to the international trade of American-grown mahogany being heavily restricted (in theory) by CITES, and has led to large scale planting in South-East Asia. However, due to the low ages of most planted specimens, illegal harvesting of old-growth stands continues unabated.
Despite being threatened in its native range, it has proved hardy in the Philippines where it is planted for timber. It is facing calls for its control and removal from native habitats there due to its ability to spread quickly and suppress the growth of native vegetation; this is exacerbated by its allelopathic leaf litter, which along with blanketing the forest floor with shade, secretes chemicals that supress the growth of other plants, much like the leaf litter of the European Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus).
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