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The BBC nominates J.K. Rowling's transphobic essay for an award. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

Offense is the "price of free speech"

51 west-aligned countries voted against a UN proposition to ban the glorification of nazism, including the US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

Well US is a special case but I don't understand why rest of the white western countries can't just say they don't like fascism to at least look normal lmao.

The ‘Savings Glut’ Is Really a Dearth of Investment - Bloomberg in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago)

Looks like the rate of profit is falling so capitalists are reluctant to invest their money and instead sit on it like Tolkienesque dragons. If only someone could have predicted this.

The Hippie-Capitalist CEO Who Wants to Win a Nobel Prize With Sober Raves. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

Ugh I hate the wellness industry in general but this seems to be some sort of monstrous culmination of that.

Really hate the idealism of wellness industry. Citations Needed latest episode was about how mainstream media always presents self-help solutions for mental problems without ever addressing the systemic causes and this trend came to the spotlight with COVID. Phenomena like this one from the article seem to be along the same line: where you ask people to do yoga instead of questioning the world order. (Not saying yoga is bad.)

How Rich Countries Rob The Poor; The Failure of Social Democracy in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

Prashad says the major contradiction of today isn't that of the bourgeoisie and working class but that if imprealist and imperialised nations. Something interesting to think about.