What do you think these mortars are going to be used for?

Not here to discredit the social improvements in China of the past 50 years, but there are still places in the countryside that are comparable to favelas.

But they are disappearing, favelas are not.

Except for Leninists.

A conspiracy theory popular amongst delusional Marxists-Leninists, and that’s an important difference.

Still it’s funny to see these (often) so called anti colonial thinkers struggle with the idea of self determination of other nations. Nothing can happen without American involvement, obvs.

Basically reinstalling your OS because of an GCC update is the only gripe I have with Tumbleweed.

I wonder though, did I have the same with Arch? I don’t remember.

Yes, and I think that when together in a big tent, socdems would associate more easily with anarchists than with leninists. Especially with syndicalists, for example.

I take great offense in you saying that tankies and socdems infight, lol. (I mean, I get it, they are both statists, but I feel on a emotional level most socdems feel more for anarchism than for leninism.)

On behalf of my Uyghur friends who haven’t spoken to their parents in years, because they were imprisoned for their children emigrating: fuck you. A really deep, heartfelt fuck you.

Zizek said it quite eloquently: “[China] adopts the basic idea of fascism, which is conservative modernisation: ‘we need capitalist dynamics, but we need to control it, and to control it we turn to our own national tradition’. […] This is the problem with Chinese communism: there is a direct link with the fascist tradition.”

Afghanistan did not arise as a result from colonial powers. That’s false and completely ignores the self determination of Afghans.

Also, the stuff you’re saying about how the country was just a simple, tribal place is actually very hurtful. Borderline racist.

While I don’t agree with the op, you’re kind of proving their point…

I don’t know. All I know is that the exhibition is purposely – and even justifiably – provocative. :)

Sorry but you completely misunderstand me. I am not claiming to be a victim at all?

I am not making a normative statement. I actually kind of appreciate the effort of the museum. But being astonished by the intended outrage is kind of… I don’t know, naive?

You are astonished that people are upset over gross discrimination?

Beef is fed (extra) soy. A lot of porc as well

They are also questions that are almost impossible to truly prepare yourself for. Although discussing them beforehand surely does help.

Depending on your hometown, that’s a terrible philosophy.

I am pretty sure much, probably most, of the US’s deserts will remain desert. But otherwise I agree: deserts are beautiful and not just empty. But hey, the US is addicted to energy and as long as that’s the case this is probably the least damaging way to generate that energy.

I have an active account and it also didn’t pop up in pwned.