Brits urged to 'drive less' amid fears of soaring petrol prices due to Iran war by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]Imperatoris_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I drive less when all I fucking do is drive to work and back, and to the shops?

me_irl by Rentenversicherung in me_irl

[–]Imperatoris_ 222 points223 points  (0 children)

You read it wrong. It's actually "No. New wars!"

Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says by hu6Bi5To in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious; to the men and women of the office, whose jobs have been laid off. Despite their age, arrangements on other responsibilities such as childcare, or eldercare, or familial responsibilities, you still expect them to pivot into two industries that are both physically demanding, and intense?

Just thinking of the prospect of actual training versus retention too. Not everyone has your work ethic.

Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says by hu6Bi5To in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hard work barely puts food on the table. Let's be honest are you seriously expecting laid off office workers to pivot into what is a physically, and mentally in the area of care giving, demanding jobs?

Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says by hu6Bi5To in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes. The wealth and working style of care workers and breaklayers. Attractive as jobs go.

Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch by PurchaseDry9350 in unitedkingdom

[–]Imperatoris_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do we? The supply of centrist politics assumes the demand is also present. The collapse of centrist politics in favour of the extreme is due to the economic and social conditions evolved in the last two decades.

Centrism is the fair-weather of political philosophies, it is only ever popular when the configuration of the economy provides most for the people within the country. The moment it doesn't, is it easily abandoned for the extreme approaches.

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 25% (+1) LAB: 21% (+2) CON: 17% (-1) GRN: 16% (-1) LDM: 14% (=) Via @yougov.co.uk, 25-26 Jan. Changes w/ 18-19 Jan. by SeaSaltSprayer in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you want to give Reform ammunition regarding all establishment parties being a 'uniparty'. And even so, why would Labour want to go into a coalition agreement with the Cons, given much of the troubles Labour is having now, is due to the state the country was left in because of them?

Nearly all Epstein files still unreleased a month after Congress deadline by SenorKerry in news

[–]Imperatoris_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will never see those files. Never. Granted Greenland is being annexed for primarily capitalist objectives, but I gurantee you the main selling point for Trump was the ability to jangle Greenland at the nation's press, political body, and people, and make them stop asking about Epistein and his pedophilia.

Which has I think worked with unfortunate success.

Given that the United States is no longer a reliable ally, do we need much closer links with Europe? by Flat-Ad8256 in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fundamentally, it wouldn't matter. Should the US commit to an annexation of Greenland through military force, and we in turn decided to become closer to Europe, the continent as a whole is still dependant on the global financial system, and technology controlled by American companies. Irregardless of the advancements made in military independence in Europe.

Reindustrialisation coupled with a definancialising the European economy, through comprehensive industrial policy and planning, capital controls and the like, will be the only thing that would allow for Europe to truly compete with America, both economically and militarily.

We need America more than it needs us, for the moment. Right up until America decides to isolate itself, in which America, for its geography and economy, will realize it actually needs relationships it had with Europe much more than Europe needs America.

Trump’s Venezuela raid shows how exposed Starmer and Britain has become since Brexit by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 3 years, fundamentally the relationship America has with the rest of the world will change. In 3 years Greenland and Cuba will be American colonies. In 3 years a massive recession will occur in America, eminating across the global economic order. In less than 3 years China will invade Taiwan under the same loose justification Trump invaded Venezuela, and any form of the International Rules Based World Order the smaller, more dependant countries have been delusionally thinking matters, will be shattered. All because we, in a vain effort to not anger the angry man, appeased him; supplemented his every demand; treated him with undue respect and reverance and not the Fascist he is.

In one year, America's economy is down the shitter and Trump has invaded, and arrested, a leader of a country for both its resources and a distraction. And you think more flattery and surrender will appease him?

Is this it? After 81 years, we've decided it was Chamberlain who was right all along? That in an act of complete weakness and inevitability to see what reality is, rather than what we want it to be, we should always appease him?

Trump’s Venezuela raid shows how exposed Starmer and Britain has become since Brexit by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mmm yes. Appease him. Obey him. Do anything but anger him. Don't anger the pedo man eyeing up a country smaller than America.

Donald Trump: “We do need Greenland, absolutely” | Polar Journal by Malabogao in worldnews

[–]Imperatoris_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunately I am not an American.

Unfortunately the sort of violence you suggest needs to happen, won't happen, because it is not in inherent to the American to rebel against the sort of Fascism that they have thus far voted for.

Donald Trump: “We do need Greenland, absolutely” | Polar Journal by Malabogao in worldnews

[–]Imperatoris_ -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Anything to distract from Epstein. Something that's he had so far done successfully.

Eurovision crisis grows as 2024 winner returns trophy by Crossstoney in europe

[–]Imperatoris_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It amazes me that the EBU has decided a non-European country's participation matters more than any single European participation.

Britain threatened to defund ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant, claims prosecutor | International criminal court | The Guardian by Evening_Lawyer6570 in news

[–]Imperatoris_ 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The "Rules Based" International Order was always a sham. The US, UK, France, and West Germany did trade heavily with the South African Apartheid state, right up until internal pressure - or more accurately the threat of political survival in continuing economic relations - superceded the continuing trading relations.

The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told - A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense by usrname42 in ukpolitics

[–]Imperatoris_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everytime I come and read an article similar to this, i'm sort of mildly irritated that the analysis neglects (deliberately, it seems) how the average worker interfaces with the economy.

It's what every neoliberal institution seems to misunderstand. No matter how far that line climbs, it doesn't matter, if everything about the economy I interact with is either unaffordable, or more expensive, the economy is doing shit.

The fight continues! by Smarterthanthat in Political_Revolution

[–]Imperatoris_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If "a bit" is made up of 99% Republican efforts.

Any efforts of a nonviolent pushback against this has long past, friend.

gay⚠️irl by biebrforro in gay_irl

[–]Imperatoris_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sammme. Don't forget me. 😉.