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  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldtoAtheism@lemmy.world•Russ Vought is the White House Budget Director. He is a Christian Evangelical. Vought believes many scientists don't respect Christians. He is taking revenge by slashing science budgetsEnglish
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    2 days ago

    If you’re heavily regulated and you’re running a large public sector for critical supply and services and you’re subsidizing quality of life for the public with high taxes on the wealthy and yadda yadda yadda…

    That’s Not Real Capitalism.

    It’s not 100% free market libertarian Capitalism, I suppose, but who wants the extreme form of anything? There is no perfect economic system, certainly not Communism. Regulated Capitalism has been proven to work reasonably well—provided the regulations are smart and kept in place. Good governance is about balance and compromise; no ideological system has ever been shown to work on its own in the real world.

    All the worst ones are, too.

    Almost all of your examples are from underdeveloped, poor countries. Yes, living in a poor country does suck, but the cause is more exploitation from outside rather than Capitalism from within.

    That’s a bald faced lie.

    • China: The People’s Republic of China is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). While the economy has undergone market-based reforms and includes private ownership, the government maintains extensive control. The CCP controls all state institutions, and senior government officials are appointed by the party.
    • Cuba: The Communist Party of Cuba has held power since the 1960s. Like China, Cuba has permitted increasing levels of private enterprise in recent years while remaining a one-party authoritarian state that suppresses dissent.
    • Laos: The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the only legal political party and dominates all aspects of politics. While the country has seen increased market reforms and private property, the LPRP maintains a strong grip on power, and elections are not considered free or fair.
    • North Korea: The Workers’ Party of Korea rules North Korea as a dynastic totalitarian dictatorship under the leadership of Kim Jong Un. The government maintains rigid control over the population, and elections are not free or fair.
    • Vietnam: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is dominated by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Like other modern Communist states, it has implemented market-oriented economic reforms while maintaining its one-party rule. The CPV controls the electoral process, and genuine independent candidates are largely banned.
  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldtoYou Should Know@lemmy.world•How to create a hand-held EMPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    would be very useful if masked men approach you and try to photograph you with a potentially illegal biometric collection application.

    Anyone trying to collect biometric information in such a brazen manner is not bright enough to use it for anything useful. There are so many more subtle and clandestine ways to obtain it that don’t risk being caught or identified.

  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Say what you will about Kirk, but he made some great points in his debatingEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I’m fully convinced that it won’t happen here, unless we’re directly invaded.

    As I said, you’re making the exact same mistake many made in America. Dictators come to power when a population is suffering and their government has profoundly failed them. In such times, they’re so desperate that they’ll vote for a strongman outsider who promises them their wildest dreams. This is not an American error that the Irish are immune to making, and if you think so, you’re just as ignorant as the Americans you think so little of.