[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 month ago

Lol... The fun I am feeling is seeing equipment costing tens of millions being shot by cheap missiles, and the myth of air superiority falling apart.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 1 month ago

🇮🇷🇺🇸| Iran has published footage showing the exact moment when Iranian air defenses tracked & intercepted the American F-35 over central Iran, at 2:50 AM (midnight).

The IRGC says it locked & hit the F-35 over central Iran and severly damaged it.

@FotrosResistancee

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20403

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 1 month ago

People in the West will only learn the hard way. But, you can't blame them all, this is a result of a false conscience from a century of propaganda. There are cracks, but it is still holding.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 4 months ago

After China surpasses and start leading in most critical tech industries, the US economy and dollar dominance will simply fall apart (as it may be happening with the AI bubble right now). Why trading for dollars when you can simply import every critical tech, with superior performance and cheaper cost, from Chinese markets?

It makes sense why the US is becoming desperate and willing to wage wars and implement trading chaos to try to disrupt supply chains in order to slow down Chinese progress. But all this effort will lead to nothing as China is always one step ahead of the US.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 4 months ago

Most multilateral institutions which are led by Western powers do serve imperialism.

Also, keep an eye on think tanks and NGOs. Ford Foundation and Open Society are known for co-opting left agendas for something pro system. The RAND corporation and the Atlas network are think tanks to spread Western narratives and right wing propaganda. To a lesser extent, don't trust human rights NGOs and pro democracy, like OID. They usually have Western donors and act on their interests.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 4 months ago

This makes Venezuela the 4th

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yes, imperialist powers are trying to manufacture consent. It seems like, at least, their efforts are not being very effective this time.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 6 months ago

Those projections are a joke. The IMF often makes mistakes about predictions because their fundamentals are all wrong. Argentina's case is an example, without the US constantly bailing out Argentina, they can't control inflation, simply because Argentina doesn't have a dollar superavit in their economy, no matter how much social spending is cut from government budget.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Sorry fella, but you need to judge a government by the policies it applies, not simply to the form it takes.

This over attachment to the form makes up many smug liberals who are often unpoliticized, misrepresented by the very representatives they elect, which only do the bidding of powerful lobby groups tied to the financial sector.

The liberal voting system, along with the multi-party system, hasn't been capable, for a long time, to guarantee that people's voice are being heard. The people in the West, for a long time, is holding this smug attitude as if they were the pinnacle of civilization, when in fact they are the biggest fools and jesters of the world who are constantly squabbling against each other and persecuting minority groups while they are being robbed blind by equity, rent, taxes, interest rates, and having their jobs being moved to other places.

So, yeah, Niger maybe a dictatorship of a military junta but they are taking the steps of getting rid of their Western parasites, the same people that make your life harder at each passing day, while you are complaining about they not being pure enough or for not conforming with your stupid idealization of how government systems should work. Stop being a fool and instead of arrogantly complaining and diminishing their actions, go read something organize and do something productive. Stop being a fool, for god's sake!

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 8 months ago

Dude, I think people sometimes confuse socialism as some kind of aesthetic style, or a kind of religion where men worship Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky and the great international proletarian revolution and recite the communist manifesto every morning.

Socialism does not have a strict form yet. However most of the socialism in 20th century began as anti-colonial struggles that aimed at gaining economic and political independence from the West, at the same time their industrial infrastructure was developed. So in any shape and form Burkina Faso is moving towards socialism.

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Can Israel's economy withstand multiple conflicts?

With Israel fighting on at least two fronts, the country's finances and economy are strained. The government hopes higher taxes can cover some of the bills while its high-tech industry remains a safe investment.

War is expensive. Besides causing destruction, personal tragedies and deaths, it costs a lot of money to buy and mobilize equipment. It also costs manpower as Israel — and its economy — is finding out on multiple fronts.

Since the militant islamist group Hamas attacked the Jewish state on October 7, 2023, Israel has been engaged in intense fighting in Gaza. After that, Israel launched airstrikes into Lebanon as retaliation for cross-border Hezbollah missile and drone attacks. Last week, Israel struck deep within Iran with the aim of disabling its nuclear capabilities.

Israel has big problems and big budgets With all this going on, Israel's economy is under significant strain. Many reservists have been called up to fight forcing them to temporarily leave their jobs. Adding to this labor shortage, work permits for many Palestinians have been cancelled and crossing borders has become increasingly difficult for them.

All this makes filling job vacancies difficult. In April, the country reported a 3% unemployment rate, down from 4.8% in 2021.

At the same time, military spending in Israel has surged. In 2024, it grew by 65% to reach $46.5 billion (€40.4 billion), according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published in April. That brings its military spending to 8.8% of GDP — the second highest in the world after Ukraine.

Iron Dome interceptions seen above Tel Aviv

02:06 The country's 2025 budget includes spending of 756 billion Israeli shekels ($215 billion; €187 billion) — a 21% rise over the previous year. It is set to be the largest budget in Israeli history and includes $38.6 billion for defense, according to reporting in The Times of Israel.

Israel's economy faces uncertain future Itai Ater, an economics professor at the Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University, says the war is "very expensive" at the moment, and there is "huge uncertainty about the near and long-term future."

"The military costs on both the offensive and defensive fronts are very high. This will surely impact the budget, the deficit, the GDP and the Israeli debt," Ater told DW.

The costs are indeed high. In the past 20 months, many Israelis have spent hundreds of days in reserve duty. Others have been evacuated from their homes near border regions leading to big disruptions in their lives. Social services are under strain.

Since last Friday's attacks, many people have not worked, including in manufacturing, trade, tech and the education system, says Ater.

Commercial flights in and out of the country are also currently suspended. Airlines have evacuated their jets and airspace over much of the Middle East is closed.

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This analysis of the Iran war made a year ago talks about what are the outcomes if the US decides to invade Iran. It's impressive how the professor captures many details and even discourses that are now being reproduced by the West.

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We all know Bernie has its many limitations, and how he likes to co-opt movements for then water them down. He made many mistakes in his life, like voting for the intervention in Yugoslavia. However, at least in what concerns this conflict, I like how he grew a spine and is voicing his opinion this time at least. Some people who follow him will get his message.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 10 months ago

When you unblind yourself from the Western lies, you can see that their modus operandi is the same since the beginning of the 20st century. For example, there's condemnation of African tyrants, but silence about massacres committed by French colonizers in Algeria. There's a lot of drama involving Venezuela, however Europe stayed silent during Pinochet's (and all of operation condor) massacres. The Nazis were hailed as heroes and protectors of the West from communists until they started invading France and Britain.

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Financial Times reported the growth of the state-owned sector in regards to the private-owned sector, which at first I see as very good news.

However, I wanted to know what is happening to the tech sector, is the state absorbing it, or is it simply being abandoned? What is happening to tech workers, including biotech and robotics? It's very hard to find good information on China.

[-] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 2 years ago

While I find it good news that he is talking about Marxism and Marxist philosophy/ideology, I don't like much the idea of following someone based on appearances. Is Lukashenko promoting Marxism in universities? Is he applying dialectical materialism to understand his country and that is being translated into actual policy? I find this important, because otherwise it would be much more a PR move rather than an actual change. Regardless, it's better to have a leader promoting Marxism than one who condemns it.

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