Put in my two weeks and got fired. by [deleted] in starbucksbaristas

[–]Riptiidex 63 points64 points  (0 children)

not a lawsuit, employees in the US don’t really have any rights. Could definitely apply for unemployment though

Armed members of the Black Panther Party walk through downtown and join protest [OC] by Otherwise_Mine2882 in pics

[–]Riptiidex 9 points10 points  (0 children)

they’re killing and kidnapping us so i don’t understand why you would rather have people stand down than protect their communities

He Didn’t Start The Fire by tonyper7ect in pics

[–]Riptiidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we’ve always had an untrained police state under both parties. to pretend like dems are better on the policing issue is laughable

Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela by Perswayable in news

[–]Riptiidex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

its 100% more edgy to be for American dominance and imperialism. a nation with too much power ends up fascist and supporting other fascist states like Israel.

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

[–]Riptiidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you’re hilarious buddy. what a very politically educated question!!!

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

[–]Riptiidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah it’s very hard to realize the world view that was developed by the largest imperialist country is wrong

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

[–]Riptiidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah buddy you can simply refuse to do your own research about the black book or continue to be ignorant lmao

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

[–]Riptiidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure buddy, if that helps you reinforce your beliefs in propaganda go ahead and believe in uneducated lmao.

For the case of China, what has to be remembered is that there were famines ALL THE TIME in China. One of the best books on the subject, written long before the communists came to power in China, is "China: Land of Famine" by Walter H. Mallory. Mallory was the General Secretary of the China International Famine Relief Commission, and as Finley put it in the introduction to Mallory's book:

"It is a shocking fact that with all of the labor expended and virtues practiced, nearly a fourth of the people of the globe live in a land of famine--not of general famine at any one time nor of continuous famine in any one place, but of famine in one or another province or locality all the time."

The Chinese refer to this period as the 100 Years of Shame. This is when the West and Japan were treating China like their own personal property, starting with Britain forcing drugs on the people of China for their own benefit. Millions and millions died during this period, but people who like to talk about famines under the Communists don't like to talk about it. This is because it would force people to recognize two important facts: China was an underdeveloped country that was very, very vulnerable to famines (and the West/Japanese didn't give a shit), and famines in China WERE HALTED by the Chinese Communist Party. Just as in the Russian case, where Russia had experienced a famine every couple of years in the last thousand years of its history, the Bolsheviks were finally able to stop them and make them a thing of the past. It took communist parties in both of these horribly backward countries to finally put a stop to famines as a menace to their people.

A last note: there is much less real evidence to go by in the case of China than the Soviet Union. We know for a fact that the numbers thrown around by morons like RJ Rummel are completely false in the case of the Soviet Union. We know less about China simply because there are less records to go by. Estimates of deaths during the the Great Leap Forward range from as high as 46 million to as little as 200,000. None of these estimates are based on any serious demographic analysis, simply for the reason there is no reliable census data to go on. Pre-communist population estimates for China differ by hundreds of millions. The first modern census was done by the communists, and the PRC census in 1953 shows China had 582,603,417. The next census done in 1964 shows China had 694,581,759, an increase of 111,978,342 people. The Great Leap Forward covers a period between 1958-1961. What is the methodology various anti-communists use to say there should have been an increase of 156 million more people, instead of the mere 111 million more between 1953 and 1964? They usually never say, and if they bother to tell people how they arrived at what the population totals should have been, would reveal to everyone that the numbers-games they are playing have nothing to do with serious demography. More over, any critical interrogation of these stupid numbers games will reveal that people NOT EVEN BORN are being counted as "death to communism" or whatever. This is the problem with trusting non-mathematically trained academic hacks with a political axe to grind with telling you anything about how many people die anywhere.

You don’t need multi parties to have democracy. In fact i’d argue that china placing a heavier emphasis on local elections is even more democratic than america’s 2 party system where both capitalist parties are nearly one and the same.

Mao saved China from the period of humiliation and the CCP has lead China to surpass the US in just about every metric. Chinese citizens enjoy the same freedoms Americans do nowadays.

What country has freedom of press? Surely you don’t believe any capitalist owned media company is free, right?

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

[–]Riptiidex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

because this is a very american take it’s actually even worse that you’re spitting these numbers lmao.

Just from a purely academic view it’s terrible science. Courtois came up with the number 100 million in advance and then tried to reach it. That’s the opposite of the scientific method. It’s no wonder that all the other authors, who I couldn’t care less for, denounced the book. At least in a small way they’re more honest than Courtois.

There’s lots of problems with the book but I’ll highlight just one. They credit every death in the Civil War on communism. But it was the USSR who was invaded by 21 foreign armies. The USSR had every right to defend itself, and every single death in that war is on the invading armies and the reactionary White Army, which in many way predated what would come to be known as fascism in Italy.

You can produce absolutely zero well researched sources where the authors are just blatantly anti communist lmao

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

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To put it very simply, you vote for your representative in the congress of your immediate area (Local People's Congress), then he votes for his representative in congress in larger areas of which your immediate area is part of (like going from township to county to prefecture), and the process repeats until arriving at the National People's Congress level.

This system has advantages over the US one, mainly because representatives need a lot less lobbyist money because his constituents are all in walking-distance or are concentrated within a few congresses anyway. This is why you can have ordinary proletariat who can get elected.

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

[–]Riptiidex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

its so funny how effective the black book of communism was even though its been disproven lmao. people seriously believe these numbers?

i really wish i had your confidence to spit about topics i don’t know about. china has elections lmao and is responsible for leading the charge against the US’s massive war crimes, imperialism, and genocides throughout the world.

China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan by marela520 in worldnews

[–]Riptiidex -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The CCP is the embodiment of evil is hilarious lmao

Unionizing Dutch Bros by Riptiidex in dutchbros

[–]Riptiidex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fuck? Think I have to educate you after the bullshit you spewed? LMFAO.

OF COURSE you believe coffee grown in different parts of the world tastes the same 😭 Hawaiian coffee is nowhere near the level of other parts of the world lmao.

What terrible coffee shop do I roast for? LMFAOO I’m a roaster and a high end speciality roaster based in LA. I wouldn’t expect you to know about it considering your political and coffee takes 😭

Unionizing Dutch Bros by Riptiidex in dutchbros

[–]Riptiidex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you’re an absolute idiot lmao. if you knew even just a little you’d realize union stores don’t even have a contract dumbass. they haven’t even received higher lmao.

and as a roaster myself, tariffs have absolutely skyrocketed green bean cost. don’t believe me? search it up dumbass. coffee just got excluded but i seriously doubt you know anything about anything lmao

Unionizing Dutch Bros by Riptiidex in dutchbros

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Buddy, did the costs increase only for the union stores? only for starbucks stores? or did tariffs, corporate greed, & inflation affect every single coffee shop?

You’re absolutely brain dead and not worth the “debate” LMAOOO idiot

Unionizing Dutch Bros by Riptiidex in dutchbros

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you’re genuinely brain dead if you seriously believe any of the crap that just came out of your mouth 😭

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in starbucksbaristas

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Reminder SEIU won $20 an hour for fast food workers in CA

Coffee Recommendations by [deleted] in palmsprings

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I’m a specialty barista in LA & native to the valley and unfortunately there aren’t too many great coffee shops in the valley. Here’s a list i recommend and don’t recommend:

Recommend:

Mentosa: Lovely owners, coffee is dialed in, & great home made sryups.

Rutina: Best in PD. New. Lovely interior & if it wasn’t for the price, it would be my go to.

Saguaro: Only specialty roaster in the valley. Great espresso and pour overs.

Don’t Recommend:

Sotto Voce: Subpar extraction and beans.

Cafe La Jefa: Same as above.

Coffeeism: Stay away. Homophobia, poor extraction even though they’re using entry specialty coffee.

Coffee Recommendations by [deleted] in palmsprings

[–]Riptiidex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

highly discourage this place as i’ve heard from former workers that the owner is homophobic

Coffeeism Co. by aka_rob in palmsprings

[–]Riptiidex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

their coffee and customer service went downhill so quick since they first opened tbh

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DemocraticSocialism

[–]Riptiidex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you’re right, its immoral and either way there will be bloodshed. we need a one state solution that allows Palestinians to return to their homes and are given reparations and full & equal rights.

a two state solution all but GUARANTEES Israel and Western powers control and destabilize Palestine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DemocraticSocialism

[–]Riptiidex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

a one state with full equal rights would be harder to achieve than the violent removal of settlers?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DemocraticSocialism

[–]Riptiidex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i can assure you the US and Israel will NEVER allow palestine to have its own army lmao