The Random, Meaningless Political post thread

[Estro Felino]

He will be single and available in a while...

I have heard explosive things about redhead men and sex...

 

[Wu Wei]

 

[Stevicus]

The people own the means of production there.
So yes, it is indeed socialism. Such oppression
is an emergent property of such a command
economy.

Your opinion.

 

[Revoltingest]

Your opinion.

And all lexicographers.
Which is an opinion rising to the level of fact.

 

[Stevicus]

And all lexicographers.
Which is an opinion rising to the level of fact.

You're not a lexicographer.

 

[Revoltingest]

You're not a lexicographer.

I needn't be one to use their definitions.

 

[Debater Slayer]

The people own the means of production there.
So yes, it is indeed socialism. Such oppression
is an emergent property of such a command
economy.

The above is incorrect:

Private sector overtakes state as North Korea's top economic actor under Kim -S.Korea

The private sector has overtaken state-led agents to become North Korea's biggest economic actor over the past decade, a sign of booming markets allowed by leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

Either way, if we can use North Korea as an example to demonize socialism, let's also use Saudi Arabia, Francoist Spain, and Pinochet's Chile as examples of how much authoritarianism capitalism causes.

(I think that would be just as much of an ideologically charged oversimplification as the statement about North Korea, though.)

 

[Revoltingest]

The above is incorrect:

Private sector overtakes state as North Korea's top economic actor under Kim -S.Korea

The private sector has overtaken state-led agents to become North Korea's biggest economic actor over the past decade, a sign of booming markets allowed by leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

Either way, if we can use North Korea as an example to demonize socialism...

So you see only demonization, not legitimate criticism, eh.
Why should I bother responding to you?

I will say that capitalism in N Korea would be progress.

Economy of North Korea - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Best wishes for them.

 

[Debater Slayer]

So you don't recognize legitimate criticism...it's just demonization, eh.

It was an oversimplication based on a factual inaccuracy. I see nothing legitimate about that example, although there's indeed legitimate criticism of socialism.

Why should I bother responding to you?

For the same reason I bother responding to misrepresentations of socialism and what many socialists stand for. It's a two-way street.

But I'll add that capitalism in N Korea would be progress.
Best wishes for them.

That country's problems run far deeper than labels of economic systems, similarly to the problems of Saudi Arabia and Francoist Spain.

 

[Revoltingest]

It was an oversimplication based on a factual inaccuracy.

So you say.
We've no common ground for discussion.

Now, back to a random political post...

Uganda's president signs into law anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases

Uganda’s president has signed into law new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni doesn’t criminalize those who identify as LGBTQ, a key concern for...

apnews.com

 

[Stevicus]

I needn't be one to use their definitions.

You're no Jack Kennedy either.

 

[Revoltingest]

You're no Jack Kennedy either.

Damn straight.
I'm honest, unlike him.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

the Duce's grandaughter.
MEP

Still no idea what you are on about

 

[Brickjectivity]

Awesome.

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[Estro Felino]

Still no idea what you are on about

Well...it was a meaningless, random, political post...

as you can read in the title of the thread...

 

[Revoltingest]

Wealthy Moscow region is hit by kamikaze drones as Kyiv is blitzed

A deluded Vladimir Putin and his cronies today accused Ukraine of trying to 'frighten' Russians with their 'increasingly reckless behaviour' after Moscow was targeted in a drone attack blamed on Kyiv.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Debater Slayer]

Wealthy Moscow region is hit by kamikaze drones as Kyiv is blitzed

A deluded Vladimir Putin and his cronies today accused Ukraine of trying to 'frighten' Russians with their 'increasingly reckless behaviour' after Moscow was targeted in a drone attack blamed on Kyiv.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I wonder whether this was done by Russia itself to make the war seem necessary or to further stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiment.

There are some ugly comments on that article where people are wishing for more attacks on civilians, though, which reminded me of why I tend to avoid online comment sections. I suspect that many—possibly even most—people generally view strikes against unarmed civilians as a red line, a point that many have brought up concerning attacks on American, British, and Israeli civilians. I see no reason unarmed Russian civilians, who might not even support the war for all we know, shouldn't be viewed similarly, especially considering that their "votes" wouldn't even change anything within Putin's regime.

 

[Revoltingest]

I wonder whether this was done by Russia itself to make the war seem necessary or to further stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiment.

There are some ugly comments on that article where people are wishing for more attacks on civilians, though, which reminded me of why I tend to avoid online comment sections. I suspect that many—possibly even most—people generally view strikes against unarmed civilians as a red line, a point that many have brought up concerning attacks on American, British, and Israeli civilians. I see no reason unarmed Russian civilians, who might not even support the war for all we know, shouldn't be viewed similarly, especially considering that their "votes" wouldn't even change anything within Putin's regime.

Could be Russian false flag attack.
Could be anti-Putin Russians.
Could be Ukraine (which appears to have not commented yet).

It wouldn't make sense for Ukraine to provoke Russia
in a manner that wouldn't effect defense of Ukraine.

 

[Wu Wei]

Could be Russian false flag attack.
Could be anti-Putin Russians.
Could be Ukraine (which appears to have not commented yet).

It wouldn't make sense for Ukraine to provoke Russia
in a manner that wouldn't effect defense of Ukraine.