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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

“Cuba has a firm and clear historical position against mercenarism and plays an active role in the United Nations in repudiation of this practice,” the ministry added, according to an unofficial translation.

“Cuba is not part of the war in Ukraine. It is acting and will act vigorously against whoever, from the national territory, participates in any form of human trafficking for the purposes of recruitment of mercenarism so that Cuban citizens use weapons against any country.”

The Russian government has not commented on the allegations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

super interesting

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i feel bad for ppl having consumption as an hobby. what a life.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

it's so beautiful, thank you for sharing it. heart-sickle

but i don't see it related to the post at all... OP's post feels like serfdom apology? it's super weird honestly. It's not freedom if it's not a choice.

My reading of Tagore's poem is like: different choices and conditions develop two different worldviews, two solitudes that they could not "explain to each other". But they still loved each other. And - in my reading - the bird in the cage in the end doesn't have "the strength to soar". I feel there is some social commentary behind, probably about colonialism and some "comfort". But I really don't know.

Thank you again for sharing. Long ago I read Charulata, and it was so powerful and beautiful. I should definitely read more by Tagore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Reality doesn't seem to matter anymore. When libs are fixated on correcting you, you have no hope of redemption. They need to feel superior and use their "correct" language to emphasize their superiority, regardless of whether what they're emphasizing is entirely fabricated.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My opinion: people need to chill. and also to understand that English is used by different people in various contexts. Not everybody grasps the subtleties of the language. For instance, if discussing something like "a product highly recommended for our discreet female audience" or stating "no problems have been encountered in the department for female prisoners" is considered appropriate, somebody might feel that writing "To look at a female's behind" (as seen in the original r/therewasanattempt post) is also acceptable. And it's no big deal.

Also, it's a typical Anglo-Saxon harry potteresque LIB magical thinking, and obsession, with language, magic words and formulations. Censoring words just make them stronger. Stop being fucking puritains stupid ameriremoved. Scarlet letters never work. Changing words doesn't change the world, activism about language is just LIB slacktivism to feel smug and superior, and ultimately keeping the status quo as it is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why should we care about you? What's your favorite book?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

lol, i see vast agreement in the answer you got. but you need to be a bit more careful and thoughtful. your ideas so far are a confused potpourri. you need to read what marxist theory and communism are, more than a few slogans. and this can be done just alone, with a book. perhaps start here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/marx-a-very-short-introduction-9780198821076 (Marx: A Very Short Introduction - Peter Singer)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i think they must be very young, no need to be hostile :)

i find this whole discussion kinda cute to be honest...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

all fine, you might be more Weberian than Marxist. Try to read about Max Weber. But he wasn't a communist. at all.

 

So, as far as I can see, the meme "summoning my pizza slaves with a bourgeois app" has achieved legendary status on Hexbear, mostly as a form of satire, to make fun of it. That's the full version I could find:

"I do self-criticism constantly because I’m trapped in a Maoist cult where comrades (white terrorists) criticize me mercilessly for having a fascist credit card (VISA Silver Signature Rewards). They won’t let me order vegan pizza anymore because the phone is fascist and “summoning my pizza slaves with a bourgeois app" is “bad vibes”

Now, I find myself in a country where these delivery apps have arrived relatively "recently", sparking a vast social and political uprising. Workers are indeed treated extremely poorly, with NO job security, and they operate in a legal grey area (like, they are de facto employees, but they are treated as auto-entrepreneurs... neoliberal dream to destroy workers' rights).

Adding to this, the working conditions can be quite perilous. In my city, traffic is notoriously chaotic, and cycling is dangerous. But not potentially dangerous, bodies-on-the-street-every-month dangerous. While we do have a well-established public transportation system, the city's bike infrastructure is still quite underdeveloped, and cars dominate the roadways.

I'm aware that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism and yadda yadda. However, I find this particular form of consumption especially horrible. This is a highly walkable city with a wide range of food options readily available, making it unnecessary to rely on food delivery apps. And it really does feels like “summoning my pizza slaves with a bourgeois app". Mostly racialized workers, working dangerously in grey areas of law.

Have you normalized food delivery in your lifestyle? How do you deal with it? How do you navigate these ethical concerns?

 

I didn't know where to post this, so I hope it's fine here. I use the 'litely' theme on Hexbear because I need a high-contrast setting that won't strain my eyes due to my low eyesight. Unfortunately, the 'Featured Posts' section is completely unreadable. Could somebody please fix the CSS of the 'litely' and 'litely-red' themes?

That's how it looks like:

Thank you!

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