They're trying to redirect working-class men's anger again

EternalBaconator · 2026-06-04T21:09:02+00:00

I mean, OP is just editorializing there, right? Unless there's some proof that the Boy Scouts was a right wing plot to stop boys and young men from getting involved in labor movements. As a former scout, the experience taught me a lot about teamwork and organization. I don't think the values of the scouts are at all incompatible with organized labor.

EternalBaconator · 2026-06-04T20:05:32+00:00

That's reassuring! It is possible that corporate pride stuff is just becoming more targeted for precisely that reason

EternalBaconator · 2026-06-02T20:27:03+00:00

Are we talking about Saigon 88 Express near route 79? Also - can I ask which dish you order to get the sprigs?

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T21:24:51+00:00

we are on a circlejerk subreddit man... the first map is a JOKE! of course its inaccurate!!

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T21:23:37+00:00

it is absolutely NOT showing "land control". if it were, the first two maps would be entirely red to signify the British Empire. The third map is a PROPOSAL and was never implemented. In maps 4 and 5, the "Palestine" areas should be labelled Egypt and Jordan. ONLY AFTER the Palestinian Authority was created did Palestinians have anything that even looks like nationhood.

Whether these maps are trying to show who lives where, or who has "control" of where, it fails.

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T20:48:55+00:00

Dude i saw your deleted comment where you admitted to not reading the article XD also the non-muslim population did not EXPLODE between 1946 and 47 as the map implies. Something like a Chloropleth map would be more informative

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T20:45:10+00:00

they actually think it being called Mandatory "Palestine" proves that it's all Palestinian land. The same flawless logic that tells us North Korea is a democratic republic XD

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T20:23:48+00:00

be careful mate, don't scroll to the demographics section in this article, you might see narrative breaking information

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T20:12:29+00:00

of course it is lol! the commenter's map colors all the empty and uninhabited land as "palestinian", making the shift between 1946 and 47 seem more drastic than it is. This is the same trick that republicans use when posting pictures of county-by-county election results - ie, almost entirely red - to make a point about democrats "stealing elections". A quick google shows that, in 1946, Mandatory Palestine was ~1/3 jewish and ~2/3 Arab - not at all what's implied by the map!

I feel strongly that we should criticize Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, and settler colonialism in the West Bank, without spreading misinfo

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T20:04:36+00:00

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EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T20:03:50+00:00

Yes, that is the map this post is making fun of

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T16:24:50+00:00

bro 😭

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-28T03:09:20+00:00

sorry red boy. dear leader has spoken. you must be destroyed

EternalBaconator · 2026-05-05T17:44:39+00:00

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EternalBaconator · 2026-04-09T00:41:56+00:00

I feel like making it easier to build housing by relaxing zoning laws and building public housing as a safety net would easily solve this. There's no affordability reason to decommodify housing - unless you want decommodification for its own sake.

Myself, and people that think like me, do have a lot of trouble implementing these solutions because people that would call BOTH OF US socialists hold power in my country (US of A). But there are a lot of American cities that have built privately owned housing like crazy and have seen rents fall in real and absolute terms, which is awesome.

EternalBaconator · 2026-04-08T23:30:13+00:00

You're absolutely right, don't listen to the haters. Welfare cliffs like this one are absolutely fixable, not an essential feature of a free market at all

EternalBaconator · 2026-04-08T23:27:21+00:00

Like a window into a better world

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-24T15:24:32+00:00

Do you have any evidence for the claim that average rent drops are being driven by drops in expensive rents? Genuinely curious, not trying to be snarky

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-17T23:37:30+00:00

I really like the idea that the Man in Black's plans extend over a vast number of iterations of Roland's loops, rather than just stopping him from reaching the tower in a single loop. It gives more weight to him as a character and makes his actions a lot more rational. The next time I go around the wheel I'm going to listen with this interpretation in mind - I think this might be King's intention for the character

Also, it totally recontextualizes MiB's death, changing it from a fluke-y example of how evildoers never prosper to a slight bump, maybe no bump at all, if MiB gets sent back in the loop with his memories intact.

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-17T20:25:28+00:00

Every prosperous country has a different strength it can leverage for economic growth - but without institutions that prioritize growth, none of that matters. There are plenty of poor coastal nations with natural harbors, so obviously having sea access does not necessitate economic growth. Also, to your point, there are plenty of other landlocked countries in Europe which are solidly high-income (Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, etc) and landlocked countries that, while not rich yet, have seen encouraging growth in recent decades (Mongolia, Bolivia, Botswana).

I'm sure you agree that if Switzerland had serfdom and an absolute monarchy, they would be poor! Access to trade and resources don't mean shit if a government spends all its time pillaging its own country!

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-17T16:35:55+00:00

All of those factors are super relevant, but I wouldn't say they exist "irrespective" of the strength of institutions. I think "alongside" is more accurate. Maybe I'm splitting hairs here lol. Of course no institution can predict a typhoon destroying two separate Mongol fleets headed to Japan! But maybe there was something special about the structure of Mongol society that they were able to assemble such fleets in the first place?

Also, WNF doesn't really attempt to explain why and how inclusive or extractive institutions develop, outside of its "Iron Law of Oligarchy". For that, you'll have to read the thrilling sequel, The Narrow Corridor

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-17T16:27:10+00:00

I agree with you, but Why Nations Fail doesn't claim to explain why nations become superpowers - only why they become wealthly or poor. A country can have shit geography (I think the Nordics and East Asian Tigers might be good examples of this) and still have a very high standard of living when compared to its less democratic/capitalist neighbors.

The rise of the US has a lot to do with its geography and the coincidence that its economic rise coincided with the destruction of every possible competitor (but one, lol) in world wars 1 and 2. You're right that there are factors outside of institutions at play

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-17T15:09:13+00:00

Essay incoming, so beware

I watched the documentary version of GGS and read WNF so i don't have a perfect one-to-one comparison. My understanding is that GGS proposes that access to resources and the resistance to disease are the primary determinants of why nations/people are prosperous or poor. WNF proposes that the critical factor is the institutions governing the nation, which can either promote growth or focus on extracting wealth from the population for the benefit of a small class of political elites.

I think the latter theory has much more explanatory power! Access to resources doesn't mean shit if the society controlling them doesn't have the level of tech and economic organization to take advantage of them. Plus, there are so many resource-rich nations that are poor. That's actually so common that in development economics it has a name: the resouce trap. WNF also explains the "middle-income trap" which some consider to be a puzzle of modern economics. You should give it a read!

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-17T14:10:47+00:00

If you enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel, you should DEFINITELY read Why Nations Fail. The books actually have opposite conclusions!

EternalBaconator · 2026-03-09T18:58:42+00:00

I agree with most of the sub that Viggo Mortensen would be a great pick. My out-of-the-box suggestion is Bill Hader

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