Bill Paley
@paley_bill
Britain went to war to prevent German domination of Europe.
Britain declaring war and ultimately throwing away its empire to guarantee Polish independence, only to hand Poland to the Soviets immediately after WW2, will go down in history as one of the most insane and retarded geopolitical decisions of all time.
Industrial capitalism made many small businesses unviable, in particular smaller farms. There was a selective pressure to adopt a new ideology to match the evolving material conditions.
It’s crazy that we replaced “Let me teach you the family trade” with “Follow your dreams.” Instead of building on the foundation we’ve laid, we encourage our kids to start over from scratch. 1/2
It’s funny how loads of posters on X blame Marxism for the actions of capitalists.
Disgusting: Lockheed Martin keeps a spreadsheet of employees by race, then instructs managers precisely how many whites they must eliminate from the bonus list, even if those employees performed better than their peers. And they wrote it all down, even though it is illegal.
This childish treatment of a serious issue is a major reason the western left is a laughing stock. Does Corbyn really think that those sceptical of the trans position are just nasty people bereft of any rationality? Are there no counter-arguments possible at all?
I am really saddened by the level of vitriol and hatred being directed toward the trans community. We are losing our common humanity. How hard is it to treat people with kindness and respect? Trans people are human beings — and they deserve to live in dignity.
There's no question that Owen Jones is someone who helped make the genocide against the religious minorities in Syria possible with his manipulative words and deliberate hiding of the fact that it was a takfiri terroristic insurgency in Syria from day 1, armed and supported by…
There's no question that Islamist extremists have massacred Alawite civilians in Syria's coastal regions, which are heinous war crimes which must be punished. That came after Assadist elements launched attacks killing over 200 Syrian forces. Watching pro-Assad sympathisers who…
Primitive accumulation
Stalin was robbing banks back in the day.
Certainly a disastrous error by the Palestinians a century ago. Not looking great for 21st century Europeans either.
This will be a long reply which I hope you will forgive. The socialist movement tended to be classically liberal (it originated from radical republicanism which was kickstarted from 18th century America btw). It later attracted many cranks who had associated with it because it…
I do. Ukraine is essentially a giant CIA base, posing as a sovereign nation. The CIA moved into Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union, looking to take advantage of the lawless and destabilized country, using it as an offshore proxy, outside the scope of US oversight. It…
I don’t understand what we are doing in Ukraine. And I don’t think you do either.
This is a page from an Irish state school book for 13 year old's, its not a Joke or parody Despite the fact that this "Imaginary Irish family" doesn't exist in modern Ireland, the tone itself seems to be encouraging Irish kids to discard any positive elements of Irish culture or…
Anti-communists seem to think socialism is merely redistribution rather than the *working* class taking over and organising production. It’s not a free lunch.
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This is nonsense. You have the control case of Spain, with colonies, tribute from colonies but no mechanisation in 18th century, before that the Ottomans, before that Rome. Empires and tribute don't create modern industry.
Nicolas Kaldor ftw
I don't get why Americans dismiss our generous conditions to end their hegemony. By ending the US dollar hegemony, your economy goes back to being a normal economy with real industries. Cause of deindustrialization & detrimental effects of US hegemony on the working class 1/5🧵
No actual politics in this article on the new mayor of Derry, just a description of feelings. irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…
It would be nice if European governments could muster a similar modicum of self-respect.
In explaining why Niger is kicking out U.S. troops, Niger's prime minister tells @Rachel_Chason that U.S. officials tried to dictate which countries Niger could partner with in a manner he viewed as disrespectful: He said the Nigerien leaders took particular umbrage at remarks…
The decay of American science continues. The anti scientific prejudices of a society ruled by finance are imposed on it. You don't get this nonsense in China. It is no wonder that China grows three times as fast.
These are the last 6 slides from a BIOL 104: Principles of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology lecture at Yale, a required course for all pre-med students. The slides attempt to obfuscate what males and females are by asserting that the binary concept of sex is "essentialist" and…
The First Amendment was shredded to uphold the prosecution of the members of the SOCIALIST PARTY OF AMERICA for opposing US entry into WWI and opposing the draft as "involuntary servitude", urging prospective draftees to "assert their rights". Their prosecution was upheld using…
An all-round man of culture.
126 years since the birth of Paul Robeson, an incredible activist, singer, actor and linguist; a powerful voice for the oppressed everywhere; a friend of the Soviet Union, of People's China, of the liberation struggles and anti-fascist movement. A giant of 20th century history.
Capitalists want to offshore the means of reproduction. It costs a fortune to raise a child in the West--reproducing the workforce is included in salaries and taxes. If children are raised in poor countries, and then imported as young adults, domestic salaries can be lowered and…