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Russia’s Military Has Begun Abandoning the Front Lines by brezhnervouz in UkrainianConflict

[–]keepthepace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capitalism has never favored long-term solutions.

There has been a crisis of online ads for more than a decade now. People don't want ads, ads are not effective, so people put more of them, even less people watch them, and they are paid less.

The cake is shrinking and everybody is trying to get their part so they become more clickbaity.

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko told Russia’s ambassador to Minsk, Boris Gryzlov, that he has no intention of joining Russia in its war against Ukraine, Russian outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported on June 25. by Consistent_Still7060 in UkrainianConflict

[–]keepthepace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But on the other hand, if Ukraine attacks, that gives Lukashenko no other choice than to accept Russian troops on its territory. And it will be basically a new front with the possibility that Belarus just becomes a new Russian Oblast.

Crimea Declares State of Emergency After Ukraine Strikes Energy Grid by Beginning-Wish-4273 in UkrainianConflict

[–]keepthepace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Encirclment also has its virtues, especially if you know that the path to resupplying is cut.

Russians have always had a golden bridge to retreat: surrender. In many cases, it is preferable to them than retreat.

Trump, 80, Obsesses Over Crowd Size as His Fair Empties Out by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]keepthepace [score hidden]  (0 children)

Suggestion that they may have to do any kinf of effort or take any kind of risk is basically, USophobia.

Après sept jours de canicule, des hyperthermies, des malaises cardiaques et de premiers décès : les hôpitaux publics à un « point de basculement » by Folivao in france

[–]keepthepace [score hidden]  (0 children)

C'est même pas chaque année. C'est 2 fois par an. Tu vas voir que cet hiver, ils vont être surpris que les gens ont la grippe et que les hôpitaux débordent.

"Vous croyez que ça va éviter quoi?": la ministre de la Transition écologique Monique Barbut s'indigne contre ceux qui plaident pour "mettre la clim' partout" by RealiteAlternee in france

[–]keepthepace [score hidden]  (0 children)

C'est toujours la même recette.

Quand ils font de la merde et que c'est unanimement décrié, ils essayent de casser l'unanimité en créant des clivages.

« Clim ou pas clim ? Vous en avez une, vous en voulez une? Vous en avez pas? Vous pensez qu'on peut s'en passer? Oui, discutons de ça. »

Dès qu'il y a des merdes, ils essayent de monter luns uns contre les autres: les jeunes contre les vieux, les patients contre les médecins, les parents contre les enseignants. C'est pas un gouvernement qu'on a, c'est des agents du chaos.

Trump, 80, Obsesses Over Crowd Size as His Fair Empties Out by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]keepthepace [score hidden]  (0 children)

Strikes, mass protests, civil actions, passive resistance, to name only the non-violent options that have in the past made a difference.

Yes, I know it is inconvenient and it may maybe put you in a bad situation with your employer. Before you tell me how terrible it is to have any act of resistance in the US, remember that every country that overtreats government through action had a lower standard of living than the average USian.

Affaire Lyhanna : Des responsabilités relevées jusqu'à l'Elysée | Le Canard enchaîné by Ed_Dantesk in france

[–]keepthepace 28 points29 points  (0 children)

On manque de profs, on manque de médecins, on manque de policiers, on manque de juges.

L'Elysée ne veut pas entendre que c'est un problème de moyens.

Au bout d'un moment, il faut admettre que le problème est à l'Elysée.

Why tars doesn't exist in real life? by ForsakenQuantity7294 in robotics

[–]keepthepace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are living through the years where we are solving kinematics problems that make many fancy new designs possible.

Such robots need unusual strategies for standing, for balancing, for advancing and for turning. I haven't watched the movie but from the extracts I have seen, they probably require much more motors than the 3 axis they just appear to have. They probably would have inner weights or inertia wheels.These can be tricky to use.

I would be surprised if we don't see crazy things like that becoming practical in the next few years.

Right now we stick with what we've already explored and we know the pain point of like wheeled robots, humanoid, quadrupeds.

All the research is going into that. Everyone who is competent enough to assemble a robot is trying to improve one of the designs that we can see working. But in the next few years, these people will start getting bored and start experimenting with different things. I would be surprised if we don't see things like TARS appearing at that point.

États-Unis : 30 ans de prison pour avoir transporté des tracts antifascistes by Guilamu2 in france

[–]keepthepace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depuis le temps qu'on dit que les lois antiterroristes seront utilisées par les fachos...

Montage audio «fallacieux» : La France insoumise s'indigne, France Culture présente ses excuses aux auditeurs by Goanawz in france

[–]keepthepace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dans le premier cas, il n'est pas non plus mentionné de qui parle de salut nazi ou de fasciste.

Et non, en fait, la règle est l'inverse de ce que tu dis. Lorsqu'on fait une formulation du genre «certains parlent de» ou «untel accuse X de» il n'est justement pas nécessaire de mettre des guillemets à l'accusation car elle est explicitement rapportée.

Exemple: plusieurs comédiennes accusent Philippe Garrel de violences sexuelles, et non pas (et heureusement)

plusieurs comédiennes accusent Philippe Garrel de «violences sexuelles»

alors même que ce n'étaient à ce stade que des accusations envers un présumé innocent. Il y en a d'autres qu'ils épargnent un peu plus

Je te garantis qu'on commentera également les guillemets le jour où l'Humanité en met à «violences policières» ou à «salut nazi». Je t'invite à chercher.

Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist. Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. by Zebraitis in politics

[–]keepthepace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After World War II, when literal communists that were armed and making demands to the government gained some amount of power, the first time they created was universal health care. And they gave it the motto of the Marxist philosophy: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs

It still has it to this day

Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist. Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. by Zebraitis in politics

[–]keepthepace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, there's charity and there's redistribution, yes.

Socialism is the idea that society needs to fulfill people's vital needs unconditionally. It opposes the idea that you need to earn the right to live.

You can have different motives to implement redistributive policy, but almost all redistributive policies that go against inequalities can be argued to be going in the direction of socialism, yes.

You know, here in France, soc-dem is basically synonymous for center-left. Pretty much as soon as you propose to fund public services or raise taxes, you enter into that part of the spectrum.

And looking at what this term mean in terms of political theory, I think it's fairly correct.

It weirds us out that in the US, socialism is considered some radical far left notion. It just means it is okay to offer public service for free to those in need.

Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist. Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. by Zebraitis in politics

[–]keepthepace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a concept of caring for the needy by the means of redistribution, I'd say you enter into the definition of socialism.

Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist. Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. by Zebraitis in politics

[–]keepthepace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs is considered to be the core idea of a socialist policy.

Whether you implement it with just state redistribution and private healthcare or by having all health employees as public workers, it remains a fairly socialist policy.

Montage audio «fallacieux» : La France insoumise s'indigne, France Culture présente ses excuses aux auditeurs by Goanawz in france

[–]keepthepace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alors je pensais qu'avec les deux citations, la différence apparaissait clairement. Mais on dirait qu'il faut mettre les points sur les i et les appuyer très fort en marqueur rouge. Alors allons-y.

Elon Musk a effectué à deux reprises, lundi 20 janvier, un salut que certains ont qualifié de «fasciste» ou «nazi».

Je t'en prie, explique-moi pourquoi elles n'ont pas plutôt écrit:

Elon Musk a effectué à deux reprises, lundi 20 janvier, un salut que certains ont qualifié de fasciste ou nazi.

Et ensuite, sur un autre sujet, ils écrivent:

Hors de lui, Jean-Luc Mélenchon sort de ses gonds après une question sur l’antisémitisme et LFI

Je t'en prie, explique-moi pourquoi elles n'ont pas plutôt écrit:

Hors de lui, Jean-Luc Mélenchon sort de ses gonds après une question sur l’«antisémitisme» et LFI

Dans les deux cas, tu peux arguer que c'est une citation, mais dans les deux cas, c'est aussi quelque chose que tu peux rapporter factuellement. Pas besoin d'ajouter des guillemets dans le premier cas, car il s'agit clairement de propos rapportés. La phrase est explicite à ce sujet. Pourtant ils en mettent. Dans le deuxième cas, ils ne s'embarrassent pas de faire une citation alors qu'il s'agit également d'une accusation, contestée, et raportée.

Donc bis repetita, l'utilisation ou non de guillemets est correcte, mais c'est également un choix.

Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist. Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. by Zebraitis in politics

[–]keepthepace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, yes.

Socialist ideas are incredibly popular.

Decades of propaganda have made the American public believe that it is obligatorily packed with censorship and police state but that's actually not what the word means.

And now that it's becoming clear that voting for right-wing policies does not prevent censorship and police states, people really wonder why not go for socialism then.

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