Wow. I’m enjoying the stronger choice of language by Beijing lately in statements.

because it’s obtuse, i don’t even understand it

came here to say this. hopefully they don’t become sentient and destroy the island of manhattan… or maybe it’s not a bad idea afterall

So much for trump trying to separate russia and china

It would seem so, it is predicated on a ceasefire.

No, definitely not.

To put it in context, north across an imaginary border in Canada, the average price of 12 eggs is $4 CAD, so basically $3 USD. It’s because we manage our poultry/dairy very carefully here.

CGTN, TASS, Real News Network, Granma, OnCubaNews, Morning Star, KCNA, Liberation News, Liberation (french), The Maple are some that I follow. I use Inoreader

Yes, I think about this often. Many parties, especially in the global north. Decades of propaganda, infighting, and distance from the masses have led to a lot of irrelevance.

Any good sites you would recommend? I read www.vietnamplus.vn and I quite like it.

AI is just another tool, like email. The biggest problem with AI is the people using it, whether it’s burning tons of greenhouse gases for huge datacentres or relying on them for important tasks that should be left to humans. Deepseek sort of combats the first issue, and one would hope China is smart enough to use it to serve the people and not profit. I really like Ed Zitron and his podcast and have been listening for awhile, his criticism of OpenAI and other Web3 nonsense has been ahead of the curve.

I wouldn’t be so sure of that. I’ve talked with some netizens that argue Ayn Rand style talking points and it’s a little annoying

Yes that’s true, higher education is no longer a guarantee of wealth. I mean, the experience of someone with a college degree is going to be very different from say, a factory labourer.

Yes, that’s right. Perhaps I should’ve phrased my initial statement differently. From my observation, the majority of people in socialist organizations are generally students, white collar workers, people with higher educations/professionals, etc. There isn’t anything inherently wrong with this, but in my opinion and experience, this does hinder their ability to connect with lower paid working people and the greater masses in general, and in the greater international world this makes western countries’ movements quite different from the class character of those where socialist revolutions have historically taken place.

Yes. But there is a clear difference in the imperial core from one who makes the median wage or less and an aristocrat who can insulate themselves from the class struggle.

I have no idea tbh. I went only to trade school, and I’m doing okay. I enjoy my blue collar job working my hands sort of. Pursuing higher education distances oneself from the working class, so ymmv.

lol typical crackkker reply stfu, we very tiyad of u dorks speaking ill of the DPRK there are no bots here

Will add to that, do not trust Lysenko, Beria, or Yezhov.

Richard Wolff often just calls himself a Marxist/Marxian Economist, listened to him a lot but can’t say I’ve ever heard himself a Leninist, but he always seems to be in “professor mode” so who know what he truly believes. He always speaks positively of the USSR

easier to see in low light. that’s about it