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  • Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.mltoMemes@lemmy.ml•Liberals, the most rightest left 😁
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    6 months ago

    Even in Stalin’s time, there was collective leadership. The western idea of a dictator within the communist system is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by the lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the Communist power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely the captain of a team, and it seems obvious that Krushchev will be the new captain.

    • CIA information report: “Comments on the change in Soviet leadership”
  • Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.mltoUK Politics@feddit.uk•UN human rights chief criticises 'disturbing' Palestine Action ban
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    6 months ago

    Planes which are most likely used in Ukraine, Not Israel.

    PA specifically targeted the Brize Norton RAF base because it was a major transport hub for the RAF for flights between Britain and Cyprus (a common staging ground for British and American air operations over Gaza and the rest of the middle east), with such flights leaving daily.

    attacking a manufacturer in Europe that allegedly sells to Israel (destroying equipment bound for Ukraine)

    PA have been primarily targeting manufacturing plants owned by Elbit systems, an Israeli arms company with a few factories in the UK that produce ammunition and equipment for both the British and Israeli militaries.

    Additionally, most of the equipment bound for Ukraine is largely made up of older military stockpiles which are then backfilled with newer equipment. Breaking a couple of new drones and spraying paint on a factory isn’t going to affect Ukraine’s weapons shipments in the slightest.

  • Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.mltoFuturology@futurology.today•Universal Basic Income: Costs, Critiques, and Future SolutionsEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Here’s the thing I don’t like about UBI though.

    If the govt pays out, say 500 bucks every week into my account as part of a UBI payment, what stops landlords from just increasing their rent, or supermarkets and local utility monopolies from raising their prices just because they can?

    At that point, you’re back to square one, and still under threat of being homeless and starving just because you’ve been priced out of the market. Additionally, UBI will only exacerbate the problem of wealth inequality, as while poorer families will be using the payments to pay for necessities they need to survive, wealthier families who straight up don’t need the extra help will just use it to accumulate and horde more assets, on top of receiving increased profits from all the poorer families putting their entire UBI payments towards affording their increased prices.

    What we should be doing instead, is providing universal basic services. Free housing, food, water, electricity, transport, healthcare, education, guaranteed work, and so on. Everything you need to live a basic subsistence, provided at little to no cost to everyone who needs it with no strings attached. From there, if you want additional luxuries like a bigger house, vacations abroad, etc, then you would need to work, but you won’t be fucked if there happens to be no work going around.