England already has two oversea electric cables that connect it to France on the one side and Scandinavia on the other. They have more than paid for themselves already, indicating that this a solution already being implemented in parts of the world… At least for short distances.
Are they exploited on farms that grow feed for chickens and cattle? Because if so, I could imagine someone making an argument for “lessening” child labor with their economic choices by simply eating the grains directly.
And it’s not like our status as a capitalist country has stopped us benefiting from Marx, either.
We beat slavery in part because England sat out the American Civil War. England sat out the war largely because the International Working Men’s Association decided England ought to sit out the war, (the South’s cheap cotton would have benefited English textile workers and other working class Englishmen, but the organization decided solidarity was more important). And the International Working Men’s Association was created by Karl Marx. Marx was giving speeches to them during the Civil War praising their solidarity.
Similarly, a lot of union organizers – who sacrificed their lives fighting for the 5-day workweek and the 8-hour day – were avowed, vocal Marxists.
Muckraker Upton Sinclair,-- whose book, The Jungle, gave us food safety standards – never hid his disdain for capitalist exploitation for so much as a single paragraph of that book.
You can work toward Marxist goals within capitalist countries and vastly improve capitalism in the process.
Of course. “Being an ally” implies the existence of enemies. If the enemies don’t exist, you must become the enemy yourself, or else no one will be able to be an ally.
I just came to know of a woman who was raped. i.e., not on TV but in real life, I saw her sobbing face. I didn’t have a clue what to do. I believe the right thing to tell her would have been to say, go to the police right now and give a rape exam, this would at least make sure there is a small chance that the scumbags who...
It sounds like you were distressed and left because you didn’t know what to do or how to help.
That’s empathy. Feeling uncomfortable when you see people in pain is empathy. And it’s normal. It’s normal for you to feel distressed around her as you hear her account. It’s normal to want to leave. It’s normal to feel guilty about leaving. It’s normal to wonder if you could have done more to help catch the bastard.
This is awful. What you just saw is awful. What you just experienced is legitimately uncomfortable.
And it’s hard for people to wrap their heads around, because how could your pain be valid when it’s a response to seeing someone in “real” pain? How could your pain be important when it’s nothing more than the faint echo of the pain you’re witnessing someone else go through?
But it hurts. As selfish as it feels to hurt at a time like this, it still hurts.
Yeah, but Fain is the first democratically elected UAW leader (prior leadership was chosen by delegations and was fraught with racketeering and embezzlement) and it shows.
Terror Island: A comic about two roommates trying to get each other to buy groceries using increasingly zany schemes. The images are all photographed and the characters are all board game pieces. The sense of humor is often nerdy and surreal, you guys would probably really like it....
The Greatest Estate Developer is about a civil engineer who gets Isekai’d into a novel (as one does in a webcomic) and is granted some magic powers (as often happens in webcomics).
He pretty quickly declares that his goal is to build enough modern amenities (and swindle enough of his neighbors) so that he can retire and relax for the rest of his life.
But, you know, there’s giant monsters (because it’s a webcomic) and rival dukedoms, and imperial intrigue, and he keeps finding himself in the middle of it all.
There’s a lot of comedy, and a ridiculous bromance between him and the novel’s main character.
What are some promising solutions to solar power's lack of night time availability? Is "transoceanic power transportation" on the list?
EDIT: Submarine power transportation is indeed on the list...
I'm not asking to be rich. (lemmy.world)
A Poultry Plant in Ohio Is Under Federal Investigation for Hiring 24 Children (truthout.org)
“For too long this industry has been given carte blanche to disregard laws,” an advocate told Truthout....
Tom Emmer drops out of contention for House speaker, hours after winning GOP nomination (ground.news)
thehill.com/…/4273184-tom-emmer-drops-out-speaker…...
Extremely confused Tankie is angry over Homophobes, misogynists and Racists... Proceeds to post Homophobe, Misogynist and Racist. (sh.itjust.works)
Biden says Israeli occupation of Gaza would be 'big mistake' (www.france24.com)
Based Linus rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I just came to know of a woman who was raped. i.e., not on TV but in real life, I saw her sobbing face. I didn’t have a clue what to do. I believe the right thing to tell her would have been to say, go to the police right now and give a rape exam, this would at least make sure there is a small chance that the scumbags who...
Religious Trauma Syndrome: Former Christian explains how organized religion can lead to mental health problems (www.alternet.org)
What’s the funniest internet argument you’ve ever read?
Inspired by this Jon Bois video where body builders argue about the number of days in a week....
Wreck the economy because it only works for the billionaire class. (i.imgur.com)
This Rapping Preacher Is Selling Bleach to Parents Trying to ‘Treat’ Autism in Kids (www.vice.com)
Shamelessly shilling my favorite webcomics rule
Terror Island: A comic about two roommates trying to get each other to buy groceries using increasingly zany schemes. The images are all photographed and the characters are all board game pieces. The sense of humor is often nerdy and surreal, you guys would probably really like it....
So, on pronouns.
I have a few questions on how to best behave to be as welcoming and inclusive as possible without sounding bad. I hope you guys don’t hate me....
Automaker CEO Elon Musk Strips UAW Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three (theintercept.com)
Is this significant? (www.npr.org)
I have questions about this event....
Feeling a lot like the time you watched a friend destroy his life and you could only watch it unfold painfully before you rule (lemmy.ml)
RIP Unity