https://redsails.org/masses-elites-and-rebels/ obligatory
particularly after october '23 even Americans must know the deal deep down, there’s a lot of choosing to ignore the realities
i found a performance i liked on youtube, but yes reading it would obviously have been an option
great stuff, much appreciated
edit: can i watch this online somewhere?
what the fuck is this it’s fantastic
parenti quote
spread these posts out a bit my guy no need to blow em all at once hahaha
edit ah nvm u addressed it disregard
European NATO allies have begun hitting 2% targets in recent years and there are heated debates about going way above that in multiple capitals.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-turning-point-in-european-security-as-uk-set-to-increase-defence-spending-to-25-by-2030
I will note that in the UK case the situation described in the picture is particularly grotesque, if you consider the development of food bank statistics. The Trussel Trust distributed 3.1 million food parcels in 2023/2024, of these 1.1 million to children.
In 2008/2009 the number of parcels distributed was 26’000.
https://www.trusselltrust.org/news-and-blog/latest-stats/end-year-stats/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/382695/uk-foodbank-users/