This is why we have trade protectionism - tariffs, “made in X” laws, etc. - to ensure capitalists can continue to generate maximized profits, rather than having to compete with Chinese-made cars.

The oft-quoted argument is “well, we need to protect jobs” - well, tax the rich and subsidize it then, if those jobs are so important. Why should the working class pay the cost of protecting jobs (ensuring ongoing production for the benefit of the ruling class) in industries where capitalists continue to maximize profit?

Again, ignoring the question.

I literally just said that this image is a zionist psy-op and you came in here accusing me of being anti-semitic. In my experience, someone calling you anti-semitic the moment you criticize Israel or zionism, is 99% of the time, a zionist.

Have I ever defended anyone saying “Kill all zionists?” No. I literally said the exact opposite of kill all zionists. I don’t believe ANYONE on db0 unironically believes that all zionists should be murdered. I think a certain user just had an edgy username, and that user stepped down from the admin team and changed their name.

There is literally ZERO issue here. It’s complete bullshit pearl-clutching, and it’s coming from people who are defending the settler colonial fascist zionist ethnostate known as Israel, which is currently conducting genocide and ethnic cleansing campaigns. Zionists are responsible for the deaths of upwards of 60,000 innocent civillians in Gaza AT LEAST. Many of them INTENTIONALLY TARGETED. They’ve blown up schools, places of worship, hospitals. Entire cities, completely levelled. And you’re mad that someone had an edgy username, probably venting their anger at such a disgustingly genocidal regime?

Now, once again: do you believe Israel is conducting genocide in Gaza, killing over 60,000 people including many innocent civillians, and also is now ethnically cleansing Lebanon?

I can imagine that you feel some kind of way about it - but you’re intentionally avoiding telling us how you feel, and just vagueposting, letting us infer and project what we want.

On the other hand, my positions are clear, consistent, backed with quotes going back weeks and months, clearly disproving all of your wild accusations. An apology would be appreciated. I don’t enjoy being compared to a neo-nazi.

I notice that you continue avoiding the term “genocide”. Do you deny that it is a genocide?

If you agree that Israel is responsible for ethnic cleansing, why are you here calling out anarchists for principled anti-zionism? Is protecting Israel from criticism more important to you than advocating against genocide and ethnic cleansing? Do you want the alt-right leading the fight against zionism? Do you think that’s a good idea?

If you are so concerned with acts of murder against innocent people, you’d be anti-zionist, too. And yet, here you are, fighting against someone who is a principled anti-zionist, who consistently argues against anti-semitism.

I notice you dodged my question.

Again, anyone looking through my comments can confirm that I advocate against the death penalty, even for Zionist Nazis, and I have never urged for the death or murder of any zionists (except maybe for IDF soldiers to be killed by resistance forces in combat situations):

De-nazification obviously shouldn’t be death - except perhaps for people like Bibi himself, and other leaders - but truth and reconciliation campaigns, cult deprogramming, re-education initiatives, and laws against zionists holding positions of power in the new nation formed.

I will ask again: do you believe Israel is conducting genocide in Gaza, killing over 60,000 people including many innocent civillians, and also is now ethnically cleansing Lebanon?

Anyone looking through my comments can see that I am absolutely no anti-semite:

you should make a distinction between Jews and zionists/the state of Israel, remember that not all Jews are zionists, there are many anti-zionist Jews who oppose Israel and their genocide.

I don’t know how serious you’re being, but please remember that there are plenty of Jewish people who are also anti-Zionist and anti-Israel, don’t let some bad, loud voices persuade you otherwise <3

I suspect you, on the other hand, may be a zionist.

Do you believe Israel is conducting genocide in Gaza, killing over 60,000 people including many innocent civillians, and also is now ethnically cleansing Lebanon?

I don’t think this is real, I had a look around and I can’t find anything like it. Even if it is real, making some shit up like this is classic nazi behavior.

I feel like it is extremely likely that this is a pro-zionist, far-right psyop.

Zionists are basically fascists. For those of you who remember, the internet in the early 2010s had lots of crypto-fascists, who would pretend not to be fascist, and communicate through dog whistles. They would always act with “civility”, and when they were called out as fascist, they’d be like “woah woah woah, that’s some dangerous rhetoric there, bud. not everyone you disagree with is a fascist”

Zionists are operating using the exact same playbook. Do not fall for their bullshit.

Can’t believe they’re not letting us move the satellite around, smh

How did the satellite take this picture? We should send another satellite to take a picture of how the first satellite took this picture to confirm the validity of the image.

Edit: my dumb sleep deprived ass tried to rotate the earth on that satellite website 🤦‍♂️

We had some very large UPSes at work that would be able to keep a server up for hours, but they’re also so heavy it would probably cause the floor in my living room to collapse :p

Yeah, I was thinking a UPS wouldn’t hold a load up long enough to do electrical work, but I guess it depends on the nature of what needs to be done

I’m guessing OP probably doesn’t have a petrol/diesel generator handy :p

Yeah I wasn’t sure if you meant for the workers, the platforms or the consumers, haha. But, yeah, tips are the only thing that makes it viable for drivers, I think any delivery without a tip is at best break-even, but they need to accept any delivery they’re offered to keep their ratings up high and so on. Cyclists can probably make more too, at the cost of higher risks of getting hit by a car…

There’s a reason why these jobs are so popular with people who might not be able to find other jobs for various reasons.

The only way these platforms hold together is through VC funding and tipping. They’ll all inevitably enshittify more and more, get bought out and eventually absorbed by some megacorp that just wants data to train AI on or some shit. Many such cases.

I completely understand your frustration, and I am completely on your side that we need to dismantle capitalism.

The thing is, though, if we use mass violence to abolish the ruling class in the way you advocate, will not work at all.

I’m not saying that the movement to abolish capitalism must be completely pacifistic and disavow all violence - on the contrary, we need to be willing and able to defend ourselves against the violence of the ruling class.

Remember, the ruling class has almost all of the advantages, so we need to use the one thing we have: our numerical advantage. That means we need to build an inclusive, people-powered movement of the working class, based on solidarity.

A violent movement will deeply alienate and push away vast swathes of the population. Humans are innately repulsed and disgusted by acts of violence and brutality - especially for acts of killing innocent people, and even children, as you’re advocating here.

The only way that such a movement can hold together for any time is with pure anger, rage, and hatred. That is not the soil that a healthy, non-violent society can grow out of.

I would argue that in many ways the society we have today is because of how violent and brutal our past has been. If we want to get rid of exploitation and violence, we need to make the radical choice to break the cycle, and turn away from violence, except as a very last resort.

I’d be happy to explain my theory of change and share ideas for how we can end capitalism in a non-violent way - and no, I don’t mean just by voting every few years or whatever. Happy to chat. I really hope you’ll hear me out.

Much love, and solidarity forever.

Yes, you are completely right, it’s yet another step away from the hard-won labor rights. Capitalism makes these kinds of changes inevitable, and must be abolished.

What does Trump have to do with this? Do you really think Epstein was sliding into the DMs of kids on Instagram to recruit victims for Trump to abuse? That isn’t how it works at all.

High profile cases and sensationalised media coverage make the problem seem more widespread and more significant than it is.

Statistics don’t lie. Your kids are much more likely to be abused by you, your friends, your partner, and your family members, than they are by strangers. Do you also sequester your kids from family? Put them in a tall tower to protect them from all the dangers of the world? You are doing your kids a disservice by isolating them, in my opinion.

I think this is a bit of a misunderstanding, I don’t believe that there’s some centralized control or secret society going on, but the problem is the “invisible hand” operates to the benefit of those with power and wealth, and never against them.

It’s well known that the press has to keep special interest groups happy in return for access, for example, and that is one of the reasons that Israel is spared from critique in the mainstream press. It’s a far more complex system than just some shadowy group deciding what to cover, but rather a system of perverse incentives that all works to keep the powerful in power and to make the wealthy wealthier.

It doesn’t really matter why the media has/does push intergenerational warfare, ultimately - just that they do, and that benefits the ruling class to the detriment of working class solidarity.

Not sure who “you guys” is referring to, but I am absolutely against censorship and all kinds of authoritarianism and coercion.

There are already boomers who are on our side. Yeah, the majority have been sucking down propaganda all their lives and are probably a lost cause, but pushing anti-boomer messaging doesn’t do anything to help them realize the problems in society are caused by the ruling class, it just makes them feel attacked and defensive, and people like that are more likely to withdraw and become more extreme and set in their ways.

Our messaging should be consistently anti-ruling class and focused on cost of living and that sort of thing. Conservative/reactionary boomers are just useful idiots playing the role of both victim and perpetrator, they just do what they’re told and repeat propaganda fed to them.

A movie theater is a location that would be familiar as a hangout destination for kids and teens, and therefore works as a third space for the writers to get the cast to interact outside of a school setting without the need to explain why Drake & Josh’s rival/crush/whatever are at their house or whatever. The restaurant/bar area is there to facilitate those interactions which wouldn’t really happen while watching a movie.

I was also online from a really young age and had a lot of very risky behavior. In my experience, pedophiles are relatively rare, but extremely bad at hiding it. There is pretty much no way that OP wouldn’t realize it. Like, they struggle to talk about anything except inappropriate subjects with kids. Everything you say they try to turn it into something weird. It’s pretty much impossible to be friends with them and somehow not know.