But they were all of them deceived, for another motive was had. In the land of Dartmoor, in the rains of Buckfast Abbey, the Dark Monks forged in secret a Tonic Wine. And into this Wine they poured their cruelty, their malice and their will to dominate all life.
i dont think they’ve lost touch, they’ve never been in touch. this behavior is apparently what produces the biggest profits for the next quarter, so they’ll do it until they drive the platform into the ground, then just start another one and repeat
i used to do this as a kid. plop one of these en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effervescent_tablet (but with fruit flavoring and sugar) in a glass of water, let it fizz a bit, then pour a bit of milk on top. the milk would instantly curdle and stay on top in a layer. it tasted bad. curdled milk with sugar and artificial lemon flavoring. i usually just poured it out after confirming that it still tastes bad.
i have no idea why i did this, it just looked fun.
Money is pouring into Europe from ultraconservative US foundations. One of the biggest spenders is the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian right wing organization that has played a prominent part in rolling back gender, abortion, and LGBTQIA+ rights on both sides of the Atlantic. Its latest tax filing shows it has doubled...
beyond parody. an article outlining how the US supports fascists, but you gotta somehow make it about russia/china bad.
but yeah, it’s gotta be external funding from somewhere, because 1) europeans do not think at all so all ideas are just suggested to them from outside and 2) the complete failure of neoliberalism, combined with decades of anticommunist brainwashing certainly cant explain why people dissatisfied with the failing system are choosing fascism.
yeah, definitely nothing to do with living standards falling in the west due decades of psychopatic neoliberal policies. deffo not what’s making mask off fascism popular again. the always thriving domestic fascist industry also has nothing to do with it.
hungary is doing its own weird shit as usual, being fascist and trying to ride two horses at once. this isnt because of russian funding, it’s because hungary is predisposed to this type of idiocy. and also the failure of post-counterrevolution neoliberal politics.
as for authoritarianism, that’s a funny thing to say in the middle mass arrests of people who protest a genocide that biden is actively supporting and running interference for. but i guess that’s not authoritarianism to you. out of interest, what do you think authoritarianism is?
are you familiar with the concept of time? all our so called democratic opposition grew out of communist families. what else would they be? the country was communist. doesnt change the fact that they did a counterrevolution.
also, orban a highly placed young communist? what? he was part of the “democratic” (read counterrevolutionary, liberal) opposition from early on, kept in contact with polish anticommunists, etc. or do you mean that he joined the young communist league at his high school when he was 14? highly placed indeed.
and yes, because it was a counterrevolution at a special time in history, it wasnt visibly violent and so many of our politicians got to keep their jobs in the new system. all they had to do was betray the people, which they did. some happily, some because they believed western propaganda.
1956 was a much more complex affair than you paint it here. some of the revolt wanted independent communism (how they imagined that’d work with the west coming for them, i have no idea). some were rabid fascists out for blood. either way, the soviets didnt trust them, likely because this is a country that was enthusiastically supporting the nazis just a few short years before. having seen where the country’s gone since the counterrevolution, i dont blame them.
what on earth are you talking about, every high school had a KISZ secretary, this doesnt make orban a highly placed young communist. but, yes, he was always an ambitious man who believed in nothing. i dont know why you’re telling me this, i know.
No, the Western system is not perfect, it has big, glaring issues,
the western system has committed the most genocides of any power in history. it’s not even close, it’s like an order of magnitude more at least. this is the system you’re calling flawed but ultimately good.
and bringing up china (which lifted hundreds of millions of out poverty in the last few decades alone, but sure, the leaders are only in it for money) in the same breath as modern russia… deeply unserious.
“Death of the what? DVD is not dead, at all,” Kevin Costner said. “That’s what they’d have you believe. Maybe it’s not making the same amount of money, but just try to go ask for that from the studio. They won’t give that up. A lot of people that like my movies, they can’t get to a theater, and they’re waiting...
Britain’s King Charles handed over a senior military role to his son Prince William at a ceremony on Monday, marking a rare joint appearance for the pair as the king steps up his return to public duties after his cancer diagnosis....
what’s wrong with just accepting it? capital did fine under trump’s first presidency, why should they worry? either one of these decomposing mummies would be fine in the big chair.
it took less than a day for someone to break run0 totally open, so basically, you have a choice between a well tested/debugged sudo and this new thing which may eventually mature
Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory term for gay people (www.bbc.com)
The Pope was speaking at a meeting of bishops on whether gay men should be allowed to become priests....
Cannabis (mander.xyz)
Buckfast gets reviewed (lemmy.world)
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Using Google whilst Duck Duck Go is down. How long has Google been this bad?
So ddg is down, so I visit Google. It’s been some years....
US ‘concerned’ by Israel’s isolation, Biden national security adviser says (www.theguardian.com)
Jake Sullivan appears critical of decision by Spain, Ireland and Norway to formally recognise Palestinian state next week...
[Opinion] Why is the west defending Israel after the ICC's request for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant? | Kenneth Roth (www.theguardian.com)
It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the west’s response to the ICC accusations was to defend Israel despite its war crimes...
Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking (www.skynews.com.au)
It’s not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking...
UK's sexiest man for the second year running (c.l3n.co)
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Truly a dark day in America. (hexbear.net)
13% of 2020 Swing State Biden Voters Won’t Be in 2024 Because of Gaza: Polls (scheerpost.com)
Why is there no global language that at least nearly half the world speaks (3.5 billion, I'm talkin', including non-native speakers)
Is the Tower of Babel still affecting us or something?...
Cursed Milk (mander.xyz)
The Alliance Attacking Freedom - How Trump’s troops are attacking gender rights and underpinning the far right in Europe (corporateeurope.org)
Money is pouring into Europe from ultraconservative US foundations. One of the biggest spenders is the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian right wing organization that has played a prominent part in rolling back gender, abortion, and LGBTQIA+ rights on both sides of the Atlantic. Its latest tax filing shows it has doubled...
Kevin Costner on physical media: "DVD is not dead" (www.joblo.com)
“Death of the what? DVD is not dead, at all,” Kevin Costner said. “That’s what they’d have you believe. Maybe it’s not making the same amount of money, but just try to go ask for that from the studio. They won’t give that up. A lot of people that like my movies, they can’t get to a theater, and they’re waiting...
King Charles hands military title to son William in rare joint appearance (www.reuters.com)
Britain’s King Charles handed over a senior military role to his son Prince William at a ceremony on Monday, marking a rare joint appearance for the pair as the king steps up his return to public duties after his cancer diagnosis....
No it wont (hexbear.net)
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When Your Rulers Ignore Voters But Are Terrified Of Protesters, That Tells You Something (caitlinjohnstone.com.au)
Georgia (not US) is going through turmoil (lemmygrad.ml)
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18+ Thanks for Trump y'all! (hexbear.net)
Why are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries?
Biden is both older than isn'treal and 2.5 times older than Hamas. Also I don't consider the 80s ancient times IDK (lemmy.ml)
Systemd Looks to Replace sudo with run0 (news.itsfoss.com)