I feel like they imposed “democracy” in a way that allowed them to use that country as a puppet for material and strategic gain. Real lasting change has to be from the bottom up.
Yeah that would suck if you had to rip them off if you wanted the piano. I’m surprised they were used in the first place. Was it a luxury? I mean I can easily polish a bone with more luster than a piece of ivory.
Both communist and capitalistic systems have different expressions of socialist programs. It’s too bad that the transition from capitalist to communist economies stops at the authoritarian stage.
Yeah, I’m with you. Speaker mode is much more comfortable. But I do have some common courtesy while in public though. Nobody needs to be forced to hear your conversation.
Isn’t that a twisted combination of disorders of varying degrees? I think my therapist was reluctant to put that label on me. I don’t know much about it but it seems to have a stigma
Accurate (lemmy.world)
Both beliefs are fine, but please realize the hypocrisy (sh.itjust.works)
Canada bans import, export of elephant ivory and rhino horns including hunting trophies (www.ctvnews.ca)
Japan is on its own wavelength. (lemmy.world)
It's not fair (startrek.website)
(sorry if anyone got this post twice. I posted while Lemmy.World was down for maintenance, and it was acting weird, so I deleted and reposted)
Communist Filth/Capitalist Filth (lemmy.ml)
Aaaaaand it's over (lemmy.world)
Lucky me? (lemmy.world)
Buying a new car is not better than keeping an old one (lemmy.world)