Left vs Right

[zodium]

Originally Posted by Toehammer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Although I find the normal communist nonsense tired and boring, one sane point the anti-capitalists make is that the majority of the financial services industry is just wasted energy (much like bitcoin mining). Of course, good capitalists make this same point. Wall street is principally middle men siphoning off money from people who produce something of value... can literally replace all advisors with broad market index funds and the world would be fine. The only knowledgeable people who say otherwise have skin in the game.

Originally Posted by V. Ilyich L.

The enormous dimensions of finance capital concentrated in a few hands and creating an extraordinarily dense and widespread network of relationships and connections which subordinates not only the small and medium, but also the very small capitalists and small masters, on the one hand, and the increasingly intense struggle waged against other national state groups of financiers for the division of the world and domination over other countries, on the other hand, cause the propertied classes to go over entirely to the side of imperialism. “General” enthusiasm over the prospects of imperialism, furious defence of it and painting it in the brightest colours—such are the signs of the times.

[Patriam1066]

You got it deleted too quickly

And nah only like 20-25%

[Gustoo]

I have personally observed at the highest salaried levels, the smartest people who have earned those positions wasting their time on non productive tasks as a result of some twisted mandate they have at the board level, or perhaps because of the design of their incentive package. Mid level operators saying "Hey, why don't we do this because THAT would be cost us a lot of money" and then executive leadership saying "We need to do this for more important reasons than just making the company operate correctly"

One of my fears is that this is actually prevalent and that my relatively small sample size is actually indicative of landscape of corporations with boards and stuff.

Companies ran by wiley sole proprieters that don't expect, have, want, or need any outside money will continue to compete tooth and nail for profitable business, whether it be sales or somewhat corrupt and highly profitable (as they always are) government contracts. These businesses are good ones, but many businesses are not in this category.

So thats a problem.

[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And nah only like 20-25%

lol you saw that I thought I erased it fast enough lol what a raycist thing I said lmao

[Patriam1066]

The american yoke, meaning vaccine distribution and a dramatic reduction in HIV/AIDS and poverty

You are as delusional as Qanon followers heheheheh

[Pulgasari]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The american yoke, meaning vaccine distribution and a dramatic reduction in HIV/AIDS and poverty

You are as delusional as Qanon followers heheheheh

word. PEPFAR is an example of what the Trips waiver should be, because their isn't sufficient pharmaceutical manufacturing anywhere else on this planet.

We're gonna save the world, again or for a third time? I've lost count. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Gustoo]

Indeed - in this global system, the USA is on the side of GOOD relative to the competing powers. Exploitive neo-colonial influences abroad are very unfortunate and my least favorite thing, but these are not exclusively perpetrated by the United States, and in fact are mostly perpetrated by global corporate actors who's money and power now transcends the influence of any single Nation State.

[zodium]

Originally Posted by Gustoo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Indeed - in this global system, the USA is on the side of GOOD relative to the competing powers.

irl lol

[Gustoo]

Originally Posted by zodium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

irl lol

Show me the better good guys here? Russia? China? No other options.

The remaining countries may be viewed as victims. Show me a better victimizer, or a way to get rid of the lot of them and replace with something better.

[Patriam1066]

He just wants to kill people in a communist uprising bud. He isn’t making an argument in good faith