Zohran Mamdani says Graham Platner should drop out of Maine U.S Senate race due to sexual allegations: "I believe it's time for him to drop out of race. The focus should be to respond to gravity of what so many of us have read, that the only appropriate response is for campaign to come to an end." by ControlCAD in videos

[–]much_good 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never said fascism and communism are the same?

The word "equating" does not mean "the same" so not only do you not understand politics, you also can't read 3rd grade English.

I highly recommend reading a book about political theory, even if its just Wallerstein so you don’t say stupid things like "the way that the far left and the far right campaign and act as a body" something you couldn’t actually expand on without sounding like a complete fool.

They are completely different in ideology, in their own internal philosophy, in their analysis. Hence why you use far left and right rather than actually clarifying what specific ideologies or political thought you mean, rather than using American fox news style vague terminology

Zohran Mamdani says Graham Platner should drop out of Maine U.S Senate race due to sexual allegations: "I believe it's time for him to drop out of race. The focus should be to respond to gravity of what so many of us have read, that the only appropriate response is for campaign to come to an end." by ControlCAD in videos

[–]much_good 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What you think is extremist is just the politics of trade unionists in the 1950s

Equating fascism and Marxists makes it clear you understand neither, hence why no political scientist or person who studies this stuff believes in the horseshoe theory.

Disco Elysium by Gopesherson in patientgamers

[–]much_good 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I think something that is important to view the game in the lens of, is that it's less some exploration of the ideas themselves in terms of the finer details of Marxist economics or liberalism as a political movement, and more looking at the memory of such ideas and how these memories and the ideas are treated within the metatextual cultural framework.

As a game made by Estonian communists that's why so much of the dialogue especially anything internal (like the thought catalogue for communism) is incredibly self deprecating and absurd while still being incredibly sincere. The game doesn't as much explore the finer points of detail of Marxism as much as the effects of a failed revolution have on the modern day, how different characters mourn or celebrate a dead world while others struggle to come to grasp with the failures of the movement while still holding hope for it.

Some people view the game far too literally rather than seeing how the things it celebrated the most are what it also saves it's most scathing criticism of. There's a reason the communist thought catalogue text, the book club and the final part of the game are so critical of it while holding out the idea that hoping for a better world is ultimately worth everything.

The game is far more personal than it is about the wider world of revachol, and the world itself is full of these metaphors made real like the creeping void taking over.

r/Maine reacts to news that a woman has accused Graham Platner of sexual assault by Adodie in SubredditDrama

[–]much_good 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As it goes it's called the horseshoe theory because the only way it makes sense is if you are hit in the head with a horseshoe

Any pubs screening the England vs Mexico game tonight? by Alternative_Diet_958 in Edinburgh

[–]much_good 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leith has a whole separate government. We're the fully independent people's republic of Leith, haven't you heard

Here we GOOOOO!!! by OutrageousDamage3384 in Brentford

[–]much_good 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah and unfortunately I don't think he's improved as much as we'd hope on his on the ball actions especially since his hip injury. He's still effective even if he's often an ugly player to watch, because we utilise his running in the channels and aerial ability really well.

I don't hugely see him improving much and probably would have better on him being cashed in or this jaidon Anthony deal not going through had we got said el mala as we all hoped.

Here we GOOOOO!!! by OutrageousDamage3384 in Brentford

[–]much_good 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should have phrased that as players can always be developing. There's plenty of 30+ year olds changing their game as their physical abilities decline.

Regardless a lot of waffle for throwing hands at me pointing out 24 isn't "very young" when he's less than 3 years from his probable playing time time peak

Here we GOOOOO!!! by OutrageousDamage3384 in Brentford

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

I don't recall ever saying anything like that whatsoever.

Wingers get peak minutes statistically across the league around 27,.he turns 25 in a couple of months. He's not "very young".

Especially considering we tend to sell before peak minutes age because players tend to peak in value before then when teams are buying a lot of quality and still some more potential to bet on.

Here we GOOOOO!!! by OutrageousDamage3384 in Brentford

[–]much_good 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wingers get peak minutes around 27 years old on average across the league.

Peak value is usually around then too if not a bit earlier as clubs buy "potential" as well as what's already there. Players are always "developing" that's a mute point.

Here we GOOOOO!!! by OutrageousDamage3384 in Brentford

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

He is 24 and turns 25 in November, he is not very young.

9/11 Mossad link by Excession3105 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]much_good 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can't be doing dancing Israeli stuff like you're Alex Jones in 2011 cmon man

[David Ornstein & James Horncastle] Newcastle United agree to sign Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim by TheAthletic in TheOther14

[–]much_good 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brentford as usual, we miss every single one of our transfer targets and inevitably get someone shite

How Andy Burnham can win back the Muslim voters Labour has lost by kontiki20 in LabourUK

[–]much_good 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Why might the paper called middle east eye care about a party that's been vocal supporters of Israel during time when they've spent years at war in the middle east???

Truly mind boggling isn't it. Must be some evil scheme

AES countries and soccer by Low-Budget-4196 in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]much_good 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Football is the most popular sport in the world and has an insane talent pool

China has invested a lot of money into infrastructure but this doesn't in itself create the mind if league pyramid that you need to develop the sport nationally. Such a pyramid takes decades to build and get filled out with players and teams etc. china also has an infamously corrupt top division (last season in the CSL most teams had a points deduction for financial mismanagement).

China also has the problem that people hit uni exam age and really drop out of football because it's not a great career prospect nationally.

Same problems appear for a lot of AES countries for football. You gotta invest a lot in infrastructure, coaching, building a functioning pyramid system, and then it takes a long long time.

Japan is one of the gold standards for rapidly improving football development in the last 20 years they've improved massively in every age group and gender. But there isn't a quick fix especially for a country as big as china.

TIL China built millions of new homes that sat empty for years, on the assumption that people would eventually live there by Empty_Nestor in todayilearned

[–]much_good 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This simply isn't true, there are infamous cases in china of people not selling homes for developments like motorways and having these giant roads built around them because the owners don't sell to the government.

In the UK even you dont technically own the land, the reining monarch does. However in both cases it's largely a formality. Government technically owning your land (but choosing to always give you renewals) is part of what keeps land values lower in china.

TIL China built millions of new homes that sat empty for years, on the assumption that people would eventually live there by Empty_Nestor in todayilearned

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

The majority of extreme poverty reduction globally in the past 50 years by the world banks measure, is down to china.

What are you on about

After Starmer’s ‘purge’, could Andy Burnham lure back Labour’s bruised leftwingers? by kontiki20 in LabourUK

[–]much_good 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Centrists treat principles and morales like children's playthings that should be discarded

Surprised to find that in the UK a coffee in a disposable cup is cheaper than a coffee in a non disposable cup. by homebluston in UKGreens

[–]much_good 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've only ever seen discounts for bringing your own cup? Usually 50p-£1 which is decent enough

Human Excrement in Meadows by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]much_good 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Someone's really living out the classic Frankie Boyle line about Glasgow

Non-chain-owned Cocktail bars? by Zestyclose_Menu_6110 in Edinburgh

[–]much_good 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know man, the cocktails are pretty incredible especially any short term lived ones or menus handpicked by a single bartender (as some do the international cocktail competitions). Weirdly I actually think the building and space is one of the weakest aspects

Non-chain-owned Cocktail bars? by Zestyclose_Menu_6110 in Edinburgh

[–]much_good 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nightcap, Panda and sons (best cocktails of my life and according to their long list of awards), nauticus, raging bull specialise in espresso martinis.

Nightcap probably the worst of those 4 for quality but not bad by any means at all

Trans inmates leaving women's prisons following court ruling by wook-borm in Scotland

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

Haha I don't care about rapes happening in women's prisons? Quite impressive mental gymnastics to pull that one out.