leftascenter
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- Comment on YSK Joseph Stalin created the Great Terror. He started killing people randomly including artists, generals, doctors, diplomats, government officials. Everyone was terrified. 1 week ago:
China is not communist. Communism entails a classless society. China has social classes. And by definition any dictatorship has a ruler class.
- Comment on YSK How to cook a perfect (hard) boiled egg 1 week ago:
Since time depends on egg size, I just use an app:
https://github.com/woheller69/eggtimer?tab=readme-ov-file#smart-eggtimer
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 2 weeks ago:
So you read one study, and didn’t know social science are about mean changes overe a population and not absolute changes on individuals.
Good start, now I’ll let you dig some more on the issue.
- Comment on Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions! 2 weeks ago:
Look at furios’s phones. They seem yo work.
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 2 weeks ago:
One of several studies:
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 2 weeks ago:
Yes.
But foremost, money makes you an asshole, as measured with people who had little/no control over their wealth (e.g. lottery winners.)
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 2 weeks ago:
Capitalism is built on the notion that wealth is virtue.
That’s one of the excuses. Whatever period and place, there is a different ideology provided to explain the concentration of wealth.
Details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_and_Ideology - Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 2 weeks ago:
Why do Republicans hate the poor so much?
For the rich: money reduces empathy. There a a few funny studies on the matter, including one on lottery winners. Plus the very wealthy live in their own bubble.
For the poor: propaganda. Lack of education in logic, sociology, macroeconomics, human relationships. A complete education is not all math and literature and hard science.
trying everything they can to harm people who need any sort of assistance?
The power-hungry want power, control, coercion. Through media power, cronyism they allied with the ultra rich who have power and want docile workers.
The dominated Republicans are fighting the ghost of people abusing the system, afraid of change, hiding in conservatism, backing into 1930s racism. They didn’t think the powerful Republicans would cut their help, only do something about their fears.
Pretend I am rich? Like how much money am I getting back by Republicans kicking men off healthcare or destroying insurance for those who need it most. It must be alot right?
It’s not about economics: healthcare and general welfare have a net positive impact, up to the point of housing homeless people costs globally less than having them on the street.
Personal gain is really at stake only when said service is repurchased by friends of the government, e.g. medical research, police, military, roads anything can go. Helping the poor can’t really be sold. Policing them, yes.
- Comment on Affinity’s new design platform combines everything into one app | The Verge 3 weeks ago:
This is what I always wonder about people who claim that GIMP is somehow less usable. Have they used it much since 3.0? It’s 4.X now BTW.
3.0.6 stable, 3.1.x beta. No 4.x.
And the bigger change was passing from 2.10 to 3.0 last March.
- Comment on Study Claims 4K/8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes 4 weeks ago:
So completely correct as the point you are trying to make is the point the study focuses on (definition per viewed angle)