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RIP buddy. Recognize some of his songs from Tiktok edits. 32 is too young.
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Basman replied to Monster Energy's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Communism is very good at criticizing capitalism, but they are too idelogical when it comes to human nature to be politically effective. What you see in communist dictatorships like China is that younger generations of rulers are less ideological and therefor end up decentralizing parts of the economy because it works. Even in North Korea they allow black markets to exist because it helps prevent starvation. -
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Billionaire and authoritarian populists exploit the discontent of migration to get into power and self-deal. They are much better at talking to the people but aren't actually interested in doing good politics. In practice, they might let in even more migrants, like the Tories did post-Brexit. Be careful that your not being taken for a ride when voting. -
Can't spell omniscience without science 😎
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Imagine waking up one day and everyone looks slightly different but your the only one who knows. Bit how that pic feels.
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Basman replied to Monster Energy's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
You where actually there? That's wild. We're already at the counter-protest "stop being racist" phase whenever a (perceived to be) migrant commits a violent crime. -
Basman replied to Monster Energy's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
I can testify that many Muslim bros that grew up in a western country have a very loose relationship with their faith in practice. They drink, have casual sex, get into fights, like everyone else. About the only thing that they hardline on is eating pork. They've been brainwashed to act like they are allergic. Where's the fun in being religious when you have so much freedom? Between faith and freedom, religion gets ground down like a beach stone to just the most obvious singnifiers of cultural heritage until you get a situation where they are for all intents and purposes secular but celebrate insert holiday. -
Basman replied to Monster Energy's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Center-right policies on migration is the most politically stable and likely outcome for western countries in general. No amount of soy slop will change that. -
Basman replied to Monster Energy's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
For a lot of voters it is. See Brexit. People get upset when they have a sense that their borders are to loose and fluid. It makes them feel unsafe. It's why it's such a safe strategy for politicians to be tough on migration currently. Center left politicians who personally don't mind migrants will happily tighten the reins for migrants because its what's best for their careers. See Sweden. There's also a deeper divide between westerners and muslims in how religious god is given primacy which makes many westerners feel uneasy. It's not just ethnic. -
Group think and intolerance of differing opinions are aspects of green, so I don't think I'd agree in saying they are blue. They are just a more extreme form of liberalism. The "authentic self" is centered hugely in wokiesm (ie. Being trans, gay, a minority, unique sexualities, etc). Blue doesn't truly value authenticity like that imo. They might look a little blue in that they make political disagreement moral disagreement and they want that to be punishable on an institutional level (ie. Cancelled for wrong think), but that's arguably still within the perview of green. Blue moralism is centered more around theology and survival (being lazy, don't steal or murder, etc.)
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When the migrants counter-racist you
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Also greater strain on welfare and housing and lowers wages. Why hire locals to paint your house when you can hire east-europeans who do it for half the pay? Unless you filter for high skilled migrants, they will on average earn less and be less educated. Mass migration tends to benefit elites the most. Your average conservative voter isn't really thinking about who works the factory jobs. A center right migration policy is the most politically sustainable currently imo. Something that only the furthest left parties tend to object to. Even your mom and dad lefty parties like British labor are strict on migration. Denmark has had the strictest migration policies as EU country for ages despite being a progressive welfare state. Sweden has done a complete 180 since the Merkel days.
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Basman started following The real reason governments allow immigrants?
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It's a mix of practical economic reasons and ideological ones. Centrist politicians tend to believe in migration as a humanitarian good. They feel enriched by it beyound juch the raw economic ideas behind it imo. The migration policies of the 2010s in particular never had popular democratic backing however such that many felt that migration was something being done to them, which gave a lot of ammo to populists like Trump or Farage. Now migration is becoming a lot stricter. Sweden has done a 180 on its migration policy for instance. In my experience, its quiet rare for general people to be pro migration, at least of the Merkel kind. Only the most left wing people I know tend to be broadly pro migration, and usually for sentimental reasons. "They are people too" , etc.
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Computer hard.
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Kid clearly has issues. Good for noticing. I would consider family counseling in his situation since it sounds like he's not confident in his family bonds. Counseling should help lead to additional constructive behavior relationship wise, like spending more quality time and improved understanding his specific needs. Have him also tested for neurodivergence so he can get proper support (the earlier in life the better) and perhaps moved to a different school. You could also take martial arts classes with him as his confidant to build some confidence. Maybe enroll him into boy scouts or some other activity to expose him to more social opportunities and experience.
