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If the goal of veganism is to not necessarily to end capitalism but the meat industry, or rather the consumption of meat as food and consumer products, would you say it would be possible to end an industry in such a way since we're not talking about capitalism itself or is it entirely moral spooks?
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>>2835031
  1. it's moral spooks
  2. no, you can't end an industry that is in demand. in order to destroy the industry, you have to squelch the demand to the point that it's non-existent. you can't do that. in order for the vegans to have what they want, we would need to entirely eradicate meat consumption in all human beings and that is not just untenable, it's impossible. people evolved to be meat eaters and will consume meat even in the face of whatever evidence one can wave around for the establishment of animal welfare (i.e. on the grounds that animals feel pain and have adequate conscious experiences such that they ought be considered a protected class of beings)

The way non human animals are treated in inseparable from the power dynamics and the mode of production a society is in.
In capitalism animals are treated different from any non capitalist society, especially in the industrialised scale of commodification. Although gains can be made within capitalism the ultimate goal is the end of commodification of animals
Serious vegans are materialists, they believe in pressuring the industry itself rather than convincing everyone to become vegan, and they recognise animal liberation as part of the anti capitalist struggle

Can mass-scale slaughter of animals and processing into food be stopped while keeping capitalism? Let's look at it this way: What would be necessary for the opposite to be true? The opposite would be true if there were some fact about capitalism automatically leading to this mass-scale slaughter regardless of any regulations and regardless of demand. But this is absurd on the face of it, no? Of course it's not possible to prevent that somebody somewhere ever cooks and eats a hamster or whatever, but meat production can be regulated and it is regulated. There are taboos about eating certain animals in certain cultures (because they are classified as pets or as endangered or as "dirty") and there are some thorough regulations for that. We can just extrapolate something more extreme from this.

You don’t see the millions of insects, rodents, snakes, spiders, and frogs that get eaten by threshers for vegetables every harvest, nothing is vegan and I do mean nothing

Vegans are correct to point out the cruel absurdity of animal agriculture, however human agriculture has produced a surplus of prey animals from the elimination of predators and introduction of invasive species such that hunting such species within reasonable limits is completely pro social.


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A banned group’s call for a strike halts business and transport across Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), formed in 2003, demands greater political rights for the people of Kashmir and the abolition of the refugee seats. Residents of the regional capital, Muzaffarabad, and other towns told The Associated Press markets were largely empty and bus terminals deserted on Tuesday. However, it wasn’t clear if people were taking part in the strike or avoiding public spaces out of fear of renewed clashes. Authorities have deployed additional police and security personnel in the region and suspended internet services in major cities to prevent people from joining the march.
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-kashmir-protest-long-march-protest-violence-jaac-7b4f5e038abd227415dd0aeb32e5ebe3

Tens of thousands displaced by Philippine earthquake, at least 37 killed
The earthquake centred off Mindanao, the second most populous Philippine island, injured nearly 500 people and displaced around 32,000, most of whom fled to emergency shelters. The earthquake left a trail of destruction, including in General Santos, a coastal city of more than 700,000 people, where at least 13 people were killed.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tens-thousands-displaced-philippine-earthquake-least-37-killed

Sri Lankan police arrest Tamil rapper under draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act
On May 31, Sangeethsan performed at a musical event held at a Hindu temple in Navatkuli, Chavakachcheri, in the Jaffna District. During the performance, he sang songs that police claim indirectly glorified the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Edited versions of the songs were subsequently posted on his TikTok account.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/09/dzay-j09.html

Israeli-backed militia abducts seven paramedics in Gaza at makeshift checkpoint
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>>2835336
There has been ChatGPT glowie FUD spam all over /leftypol/ for an entire day.

US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup
In Los Angeles, California, cashiers, dishwashers, cooks, bartenders, concessions workers and food attendants at the SoFi stadium reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday afternoon, but the union noted it had a contractual right to walk off the job if it determines that federal immigration enforcement is threatening worker safety during the World Cup. The US’s opening match, against Paraguay, is scheduled to take place at SoFi Stadium – rebranded as the Los Angeles Stadium for the tournament – on 12 June.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/09/stadium-hotel-workers-strike-world-cup

White House, Hill relaunch effort to block state AI laws
The last time the Trump administration tried to preempt the states, Republicans were inundated with pushback from advocacy groups and state lawmakers across the country. Blackburn's support, which the White House did not previously have, would be key for passage. The Obernolte-Trahan bill was also met with pushback from groups saying states should be free to regulate.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/white-house-hill-relaunch-effort-block-state-ai-laws

Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
Raman made a last-minute entry into the race, after she had endorsed Bass for reelection. She was elected to the council with the support of the Democratic Socialists of America, and the election will test whether voters in the heavily Democratic city want to move further to the political left to address long-running problems of homelessness, buckled streets and sidewalks and climbing rent and home prices.
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-mayor-2026-election-e0ef2b83cd8f94556d1c532227bb49dd

Dems threaten to withhold DCCC dues over California faceplant
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‘Flamingo Revolution’ erupts against Albanian establishment
For the last nine days, thousands of Albanians have marched through the streets of the country’s capital, Tirana, after the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama handed development rights over Sazan island and the protected coastal area of Zvërnec to foreign capital. Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, claim to have ‘discovered’ Sazan. Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, plans to invest $1.6 billion to redevelop the areas into a resort for the rich. But Sazan and Zvërnec have long been a point of pride for Albanians. The development of Zvërnec, where the Trump-Kushners plan to build their luxury resort complex, would bulldoze a nature reserve home to many endangered and protected species – among them flamingos, which have since come to symbolise the resistance to the project itself. Although Zvërnec remains uninhabited, many locals own or work on the land. As work began last week, locals woke up to find the area surrounded by barbed wire and private security guards, forbidding them from setting foot onto the land.
https://marxist.com/albania-flamingo-revolution-erupts-against-albanian-establishment.htm

Financial Speculators See Big Opportunities in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s recent tourism boom is often presented as a story of recovery from a two-decade-long economic and fiscal crisis. Accordingly, after years marked by austerity, hurricanes, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the archipelago has reemerged as a desirable destination. Luxury hotels, gated communities, and large-scale tourism developments are expanding, reshaping coastal towns such as Cabo Rojo, Dorado, and Fajardo through projects like Esencia and Moncayo. Public agencies and industry actors, including Discover Puerto Rico, consistently frame tourism as a cornerstone of economic renewal. The image is familiar across the Caribbean: paradisiacal beaches paired with the promise of being open for business. This narrative obscures a deeper reconfiguration of tourism policy in Puerto Rico in ways that extend beyond attracting visitors into a financial and speculative investment sector. At stake is a shift in how development itself is structured, one in which tax incentives and credits tied to tourism increasingPost too long. Click here to view the full text.


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Is Murray Bookchin and Communalism worth getting into? Are there any Communalist currents today beyond Rojava? Could there be a commonality between Bookchin and Juche?
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>>2830826
I'm not a communalist and I've only glossed the wiki page on bookchin but genuinely why should I give a fuck about his opinion on zionism ? This is the most retarded whataboutism that the left does right now and it's fucking idiotic.

>inb4 reply
What's your opinion of tomatoes ? This will determine the validity of your statement btw

>>2832017
I think tomatoes are a jewish plot to destroy the white race

Now, does my position on tomatoes make you more or less trusting of me?

Bookchin is a pseud tier retard that was glad societ kids died remember.

>>2832611
Marx supported manifest destiny. I don't think that invalidates everything he said.

I find libertarian municipalism necessary in a communist/anarcho-communist society. Anarchists usually don't specify how we will organize society, and libertarian municipalism offers a good guide imo.


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Signatories to the May petition
The May 1977 petition was signed by a number of prominent French intellectuals, doctors, and psychologists from a wide range of political positions, including Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, Louis Aragon, Roland Barthes, Louis Althusser, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, Félix Guattari, Michel Leiris, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Philippe Sollers, Jacques Rancière, Jean-François Lyotard, Francis Ponge, Jean Danet, Françoise Dolto, Bernard Besret,[2][10] and Gabriel Matzneff.[8]
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>>2833934
Based and breadpilled petition made by the greatest Frenchmen of all time, all of whom have accomplished more than everyone here on this board.

Sartre and Foucault have overthrown modernism and create a new intellectual tradition out of it. WTF has anyone accomplished here besides bitching over their betters? Grow up.

>>2833973
Tbh mass immigration from Algeria preceded the Algerian war of independence, so de Gaulle was merely continuing his predecessors’ policies tbh. Read: https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Migration/articles/house.html

>>2833961
Which makes Gisele Pelicot’s case weird, since you’d expect the French to side with her husband as opposed to be like Americans in that controversy. Really weird turn of events that one.

>>2834048
Stop spreading disinformation. Foucault never raped anyone, there’s no record of that. Plus all the allegations come from Guy Sorman, whose contradictory claims led him to being questioned: https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/idees-et-debats/michel-foucault-et-la-pedophilie-enquete-sur-un-emballement-mediatique_2148517.html

So take the claims with a grain of salt. And even the allegations take at face value are themselves are relatively innocuous as they don’t involve gore or torture, just a white dude with BWC paying some Arab moids below the magic age line to do some hanky panky. You’d have to be a homophobe to think this is worst than the Holocaust.
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>you must answer for bourgeois academics from 50 years ago who you are not associated with because glowiepedia calls them left
stupid thread

>>2835067
>It was a troll, but with gay liberation in mind, considering how France constrained homosexuals’ freedom of expression with various moralistic statutes.
yeah i had no idea. makes sense since they are french i just really wanted to assume they didnt want to actually fuck kids or at the very least that the co-signers didnt find it socially acceptable. euros in general are like that tho
>>2835008
>Gabriel Matzneff.
literally never heard this in all the years of this going around

>>2835080
Only came out he wrote it in 2013

>>2834047
isnt this a simmilar view park chung hee schizo had about sk?


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Is the United States a good way to establish rules to help prevent conflict or is it an imperialist and neocolonialist tool.
meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow

The UN is irrelevant

been MOSTLY captured by imperialists and pedos since atleast the 50s (korean war)

Could be good but is bad, mostly useless.

They spread cholera in Haiti and raped a lot of women and girls after the earthquake


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How did Yugoslavia’s economic model work? I’ve read that it was based on workers coops independent of the state, and this seems to be closer to Marx and Engels’ vision of what a socialist state would look like. Today, many people in the Balkans say that life was much better under Tito, and it certainly seems to have worked better than the old Soviet model, where everything was state-owned and a new political elite emerged to replace the bourgeoisie
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>>2834416
>How did Yugoslavia’s economic model work?
Companies were all co-ops but were ran as private for-profit businesses, with the Party having strategic ownership of the financial heights of the country

>this seems to be closer to Marx and Engels’ vision of what a socialist state would look like
Yes and no. The problem of the yugoslavian economic model is that it essentially pushed for the co-ops to be for-profit ventures. As such, the actually collective ownership of the structures was limited in practice given that the collective simply could not voice itself as the ownership status was essentially left to the employees.
By this, I mean that a city for instance could not decide upon how the co-ops should be ran, on what they should invest etc. Meaning that you saw a lot of small-scale enterprise pop up without any kind of collective decision over them.
That said, they were probably closer in spirit to Marx's vision of the dictatorship of the proletariat in its earliest stages, when the means of production are seized. It just happened however that it got stuck at that stage and never set about collective ownership beyond co-op structure. The Commune, that Engels described as an example of the dictatorship of the proletariat, did have a similar system, but the DoTP is a transitional state that Yugoslavia never moved on from.
This is what Marx had to say about co-ops in volume III of the Capital :
<"The co-operative factories of the labourers themselves represent within the old form the first sprouts of the new, although they naturally reproduce, and must reproduce, everywhere in their actual organisation all the shortcomings of the prevailing system."

>and it certainly seems to have worked better than the old Soviet model
It didn't work better. If your standard is accesibility to goods, then sure it did provide better and more adequate goods than the eastern block. However, if your criteria is employment or work guarantee, then no the Soviet model worked better as there were persistent work shortages, especially in the southern republics.
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>>2834938
>but he never specified a precise model for that
I already posted several passages from the works of Marx and Engels specifically citing state ownership as the model they were envisioning.
>There's no way to know if he intended on having something closer to Yugoslavian model
Yes there is, since the Yugoslavian model didn't even do away with private property, the abolition of which Engels describes as "the shortest and most significant way to characterize the revolution." It's true that Marx and Engels left many things up to future generations of revolutionaries to figure out, and it's true that their whole method of analysis inherently precludes creating overly rigid models that should be treated as gospel or blueprints. The left open many questions such as precise models of management, remuneration schemes, how the transition to socialism would be executed, the precise means by which an economy would be planned, etc. However at the same time they are very clear about what the basic socialist relations of prodiction would need to look like in order to address the problems caused by capitalism. These are the elimination of private property, anarchy of production, wage slavery, and generalized commodity production, and their replacement with the ownership and operation of all means of production by society as a whole, specifically through a proletarian state. Yugoslavia's economy retained three out of four of the capitalist features I described. Only wage slavery was done away with. I'm not trying to shit on the SFRY too much. They did a lot of good things and I think their market socialist model could be a valid tool in socialist construction, but in and of itself it falls far short of Marxist socialism. The Soviet model was objectively closer to what Marx and Engels had in mind.

>>2834478
best answer itt. i do think its true that marx/engels were much more open to cooperative enterprise as a transitionary phase than theyre normally credited with, as indicated by commentary on paris commune and a few others texts, but ultimately i dont think it makes sense to assign them any definitive position on the details of economic arrangement taken up by a dictatorship of the proletariat, since the entire reason they avoided making "utopians" claims about future socialism is because that would have to be worked out by a dictatorship of the proletariat under its own circumstances with an unpredictable range of variables

in either case tho that means its futile to say x or y was more or less of what marx/engels proposed, because they didnt propose much specifically in this regard. the only thing that is abundantly clear is they thought the vast majority of political power needed to belong to the proletariat, who exercises that political power to reorient production towards need and away from exchange.

so if we want to do this kind of argument over 20th century socialism fidelity to the expectations of marx/engels, its probably more worthwhile to look at the extent to which the proletariat as a class was invested with and able to assert political influence

>>2834938
also a good answer, didnt see this one

>>2834948
>state ownership as the model they were envisioning
State-ownership doesn't really mean anything in-and-of itself. Should a SOE work like it did under a bourgeois state ? Should it be ran like a co-op albeit with nominal state-ownership to interfere if needed ? Should it be communal like anarchists propose ?
There's not definite way to interpret what they meant because as you say yourself Marx and Engels left no definite policy brief on how the means of production should be ran

>These are the elimination of private property, anarchy of production, wage slavery, and generalized commodity production
Yugoslavia didn't have private property. Its co-ops were nominally "social enterprise" where neither the worker or the state had formal ownership in the capitalist sense of the enterprise. The workers could not "sell" their membership, and the state could not impose the workers to produce XYZ. The property structure was akin to councils.
Similarly, Yugoslavia maintained a form of indicative planning throughout its existence. The state had control over the financial heights of the economy and tried to steer the economy in a general direction. To this end, there was a "plan" that was elaborated on each level by having delegates mobilized to seek out which priorities should be handled first and foremost through investments and fiscal policies. These delegates would then report to a municipal level, and then on a regional level etc.

Now, you can argue that this does not constitute an effective form of planning, nor that the "social enterprise" was actually a council-property system. However, any claim in doing so will result in an attempt from your end to interpret Marx's word with a preexisting image of how an enterprise should be ran.


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Recent news:
SDF rejects the agreement and vows that they'd fight.
Prison break in Shaddad, freeing ~1000 ISIS veterans.
Aqtan prison (which houses ISIS members) north of Raqqa gets besieged.
Clashes in Kobani & Hasakah countrysides.
Breach in Al-Hol camp, which is now mostly emptied.
New agreement signed by both the STG & SDF.

Links:
t.me/Medmannews - Well known channel (Egyptian owner). Posts frequently about MENA
t.me/Middle_East_Spectator - Iranian owner
t.me/Suriyak_maps - Posts maps/latest news. Less prone to hype/hysteria but slower.
https://nitter.poast.org/SAMSyria0 - Local Syrian army soldier. Used to post in Arabic. (Account deleted. RIP)
https://nitter.poast.org/bosni94
https://nitter.poast.org/Sy_intelligence
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Intense activity on the Damascus-Rojava front: Integration, job offers, and returns are on the table.
During meetings held in Damascus on April 16, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander Mazlum Abdi, Autonomous Administration Foreign Relations Officer Ilham Ahmed, Interim Government Head Ahmed Shara, Foreign Minister Asad Sheibani, and Presidential Advisor Ziyad al-Aish came together.
The meeting addressed key political and security issues in Syria, the advancement of the integration process, and the timeline for the implementation of necessary measures. It was noted that the parties conducted a comprehensive and detailed assessment, particularly regarding the implementation of the military, administrative, and political arrangements defined within the framework of the January 29th Agreement.
The main focus of the meeting was on the topics discussed in Damascus, the stage of the integration process, the steps that need to be taken along the Rojava-Damascus line, and how the situation on the ground is developing.

According to information we received from local sources, the question Ahmed Shara posed to Mazlum Abdi during their meeting – "When are you coming to Damascus?" – is noteworthy. In the past, it was known that Mazlum Abdi had stated, "Instead of a presidential election, I will be among my people and involved in national unity efforts." However, as this meeting indicates, Ahmed Shara considers Mazlum Abdi's involvement in Damascus a vital and unavoidable step. Abdi's move to Damascus, whether as vice president or in another capacity, is seen as critical for the implementation of the January 29th Agreement and for the resolution of political issues in Syria through coordination between the SDF and Damascus.

<THE GOVERNANCE OF A SHARED SYRIAN INTEGRITY IS BEING DISCUSSED.
There is a topic that came up between the SDF and Damascus even before the April 16 meeting. According to local sources, Damascus had conveyed to SDF-Autonomous Administration officials in previous meetings a request for an individual who could serve in the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although there has been no official statement from the Syrian Interim Government on this matter, it is clear that this is a topic related to the integration process.

<INTERIM FORMULA FOR YPJ
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May Day statement in Kobanê.
The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) and the Kobanê Workers' Union held a joint press conference on the occasion of May 1st, International Workers' Day. The statement, delivered by Kobanê Workers' Union Co-Chair Mihemed Derwîş and Democratic Union Party (PYD) Women's Council Member Bedîa Miho, celebrated the holiday of the entire working class, especially the workers of Kobanê who contribute to the construction of a developed society, and who never shy away from fulfilling their duties with loyalty and selflessness and facing challenges under all circumstances.

The statement, which commemorated those who have fought for social justice, freedom, and dignity throughout history, said: “The workers' struggle in Syria, and especially in Rojava, is also a complex process due to Türkiye's attacks on infrastructure, ISIS's attack on Kobanê, and the sieges. In such processes, workers have faced harsh conditions such as attacks targeting their rights to life and work, murders, sieges, hunger, displacement policies, economic restrictions, widespread unemployment, injustice, and exploitation.”

In a statement expressing continued support for workers on the occasion of Labor Day, it was stated that the struggle would ensure the protection of workers and their families and strengthen the principles of social justice, and the following statements were included: “Organization and struggle are the only way to eliminate betrayal, exploitation, and social injustice. The only weapon of all workers is solidarity. We salute the resistance of the working class and emphasize that workers' rights are not a right granted by fate, but indisputable legal and ethical rights.”

The statement, which expressed wishes for security, stability, and a dignified life for all peoples throughout Syria and Rojava, included the following call: “We call on all the children of the Syrian people to see this day as an opportunity for unity and solidarity, to reject hate and hostility, and to thwart the conspiracies of those who seek to use the blood of the Syrian people for their own interests. Let us work together to build a democratic, pluralistic, and decentralized Syria where a dignified and free life is possible for all, and to strengthen the collaborative roles of Syrian and Kurdish women in production and resistance.”

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>>2748047
That wasn't in Damascus.

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Sipan Hamo: From PKK Cadre to Deputy Minister of Defense for Eastern Syria
Sipan Hamo is a prominent Syrian Kurdish military commander who, in March 2026, assumed the post of Deputy Minister of Defense for the Eastern Region. His appointment represents a pivotal milestone in the historic process of integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the institutions of the Syrian state following the political transition in Damascus. Over more than three decades, Hamo’s career has mirrored the shifting alliances, conflicts, and geopolitical complexities that have shaped modern Syria.

<Origins and Early Militancy
Born Samir Aso in Afrin, Hamo began his political and military trajectory in 1994 when he joined the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). He spent his formative years in the PKK’s military structure, receiving training in the group’s camps in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq. During this period, he used several noms de guerre, including “Darwish Afrin” and “Swar,” before adopting the name Sipan Hamo. His long association with the PKK has remained a central point of contention, particularly for Turkey, which designates the PKK as a terrorist organization.

<Founding the YPG and Ascendancy within the SDF
With the outbreak of the Syrian uprising in 2011, Hamo returned to Syria and became one of the principal founders of the People’s Protection Units (YPG). He rose to the position of Commander-in-Chief, overseeing the group’s evolution from a localized militia into a disciplined and effective fighting force.

When the YPG became the backbone of the US-supported Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in 2015, Hamo secured a seat on the SDF General Command. He gained international recognition for his leadership in the campaign against ISIS, particularly during the decisive Battle of Kobani (2014–2015). Following the collapse of the ISIS caliphate, forces under his command expanded their control across much of Syria’s northeast, including large areas of Hassakeh, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor.
Controversies and Human Rights Allegations

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Protests are spreading in Syria.
Workers at the Zenubia ceramics company in rural Damascus staged a protest and went on strike. The workers are demanding improved working conditions and increased wages.

In addition, workers at the Medar factory in El Keswa, a town in rural Damascus, also held a protest demanding a wage increase. The workers stated that their current salaries are no longer sufficient to make ends meet and that they cannot sustain their lives.

In northern and eastern Syria, residents of Til Berak, Hol, and Shaddadi towns in Hasakah province, as well as people in Raqqa province, participated in the protests. The demonstrations demanded the provision of basic services and the resolution of economic problems.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-surIye/suriye-de-protestolar-yayiliyor-229697


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Dear leftists you either with western progressive or your problematic gooner pedophilia Chuds goons and sexually objectifying women and children. I will tell you one thing boycott all eastern games and buy progressive games, otherwise your a Manarcho Brosocialist Pedophilic scum!

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people will complain that movies no longer feature regular looking people and all actors are supermodels, then when regular looking people are added they complain that there are no supermodels

you can never please the outrage crowd

>>2834705
I buy my game based on gameplay I enjoy, not culture war shit


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After 1989, Western elites congratulated themselves on entering a “post-ideological” age. With the great twentieth century battles between fascism, communism, and liberal-democratic capitalism over and the latter ascendant, politics would be confined to debating pragmatic solutions to technical problems. We are hearing rather less of this kind of commentary today. Over the past decade, the rise of populism on the right and radical identity politics on the left has signalled the return of a more openly ideological political style.

What this narrative leaves out is that the embattled consensus of the Western establishment is also underpinned by a powerful ideology—albeit one that denies its ideological character, hiding behind claims to be merely implementing the rules. Despite the restless political contortions of the past decade, it remains the default mode of state institutions and other large organizations.

This ideology is technocratic managerialism. Despite the populist revolt that has swept across the West, it remains deeply embedded in organizations governed by bureaucratic-managerial principles, whether corporations, government agencies, or international bodies. Because these organizations are still the primary units around which contemporary society is structured, their governing ideology remains deeply entrenched. Moreover, digital technologies and, increasingly, artificial intelligence, further reinforce its power. As social interaction and economic activity become dependent on digital platforms and applications, adherence to the rules of these platforms becomes the sine qua non of social participation. Those who design them are therefore in a position to engineer our shared reality, and they are doing so along managerial lines.

Managerialism is not just a set of techniques. It is underpinned by a set of beliefs about what human beings are and how social life should be arranged. Its baseline assumption is that all social phenomena are the outcome of measurable material processes. Social life is treated as analyzable and quantifiable, capable of being taken apart and put together again so that it works better. If something hasn’t been figured out yet, it will be in the future: We just need more data, more computing power, and more sophisticated modelling. The optimization of any social situation or process is simply a matter of finding and applying the correct technique.

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There's a case to be made that the rise of a technocratic managerial class in Yugoslavia, from late 60s onwards, essentially spelled out the doom for self-managed socialism and federalism. As the "old guard" died off, newly trained managerial class was the driving force that hacked away at the socialist policies and entrenched the regional federal bureaucracies (contrary to the Republican institutions), pawing the way for a civil war that was to come.
Almost all leaders of the 90s, both "conservative" (Milošević, Tuđman… etc.) and "progressive" (Marković) were born out of, or widely supported by, the professional managerial class that ossified in the upper echelons during the 80s.

I'm not saying one historical example necessitates that managerialism is functionally a collective suicide cult, but I'm personally inclined to say it's a suicide cult.

except the bourgeois are agaisnt a rationally managed government, otherwise literally every country on earth would be a social democracy, which is the most rational and efficient way to organise capitalisn. theyd rather cannibalise the nation to make a few quick bucks.


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Trump, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Justice Department are trying to lower the threshold for executions, and also expand firing squards to "reduce prison overcrowding".
I think this is officially the start of a genocide.

>The announcement was the latest in a series of moves President Donald Trump’s administration has taken demonstrating support for the death penalty. Trump has long been an avid supporter of capital punishment, and during his first term, the Justice Department carried out its first federal executions in nearly two decades.

>Since Trump’s return to the White House last year, his administration has lifted a moratorium on federal executions and pushed for more death sentences. Trump and other officials have also repeatedly castigated President Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row shortly before he left office.

>In a bold and controversial move, William K. Marshall III, the newly appointed Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), has proposed significant reforms aimed at addressing the pressing issue of prison overcrowding. Since his swearing-in on April 21, 2025, Marshall has advocated for a major lowering of the threshold for capital punishment and the expansion of firing squad executions.
>Marshall, who oversees approximately 156,000 federal inmates and 36,000 staff members across 122 BOP facilities, is no stranger to the complexities of law enforcement. His extensive career began with the West Virginia State Police, where he was lauded as the 1995 National Association of Police Organizations West Virginia Police Officer of the Year. Following his retirement in 2017 after 25 years of service, Marshall's leadership roles in corrections have uniquely positioned him to address issues plaguing the prison system.
>In a recent interview on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Marshall stated, "We need to reevaluate our approach to capital punishment and consider options that reflect the realities of our overcrowded prisons. By lowering the execution threshold and expanding firing squad executions, we can not only deter crime but also bring a sense of closure to the families of victims." He expressed a belief that the current process is often drawn out and unnecessarily complicated, contributing to the burden on Post too long. Click here to view the full text.
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>>2834629
Yeah, if it's just about speeding up already scheduled executions by bypassing the lack of availability of execution drugs, that could result in things speeding up, but not much since a lot of those people get years and years of appeals before an execution date, which is a much bigger factor than the method of execution. It also means only already scheduled executions would be carried out, which is not enough to make any difference in the incarceration rate in the first place.

Also, bring shot in the head might in fact be more pleasant than getting killed by that drug cocktail, because it's been shown that some people are still very awake and and aware by the time the potassium injection (painful) hits you. I don't know how quick a death by firing squad would actually be, though.

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>solving crime is le bad
>we should do nothing about the thousands raped and murdered
>it's actually capitalism making them do that, ignore the 98% of workers who never commit crimes
>noooo don't put rapists and murderers in prison, if you actually solve problems no one will care about us leftists

Do leftiggers really?

>>2834667
Ok! let's start it off with the Chomo-in-Chief, faggot. :^)

>>2834667
I'm am all for putting you retards into gulags and reeducation camps tho. Maybe after a few years you'll learn to stop worshiping pedo billionaires.

>>2793492
We already have a containment thread for this.
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