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  3. Comment on South America’s richest family doubles fortune on shipping bet analysts hated in ~finance

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    This looks interesting. Can anyone share a link?

    This looks interesting. Can anyone share a link?

  7. Comment on Fun fact: Taiwan claims exclusive sovereignty over mainland China and Mongolia as well as parts of Russia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Japan in ~humanities.history

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    Yeah the range of anticommunist thoughts and opinions spreads from rational critique all the way to hateful nuts like Joseph McCarthy and the John Birch society. (using very old examples because...

    Yeah the range of anticommunist thoughts and opinions spreads from rational critique all the way to hateful nuts like Joseph McCarthy and the John Birch society. (using very old examples because they are well known/ easily looked up.)

    Ethnocentrism and racism and lack of multicultural experience are all three real phenomena. Here is a similar dynamic, I was encouraged in fundamentalist churches to support Israel when I had never knowingly met a jewish person. Most of the jewish population in my state does not live in rural towns like the ones where I grew up.

    Anyway, I wish the best for Taiwan.

  8. Comment on Fun fact: Taiwan claims exclusive sovereignty over mainland China and Mongolia as well as parts of Russia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Japan in ~humanities.history

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    I grew up during the cold war with communism and I definitely knew people who supported Taiwan for political/ideological reasons. But that history is growing a lot more distant as is natural....

    I grew up during the cold war with communism and I definitely knew people who supported Taiwan for political/ideological reasons.

    But that history is growing a lot more distant as is natural. There are many stories of tragic migrations and military defeats in history. India's partition was another tragic story few people in the US relate to if they don't have a family background with it.

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  9. Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets

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    Moxie is beautiful. Is she a shepherd/alsatian? Is she one of the Belgian breeds?

    Moxie is beautiful. Is she a shepherd/alsatian? Is she one of the Belgian breeds?

  11. Comment on Tinder unveils staggering $500-per-month ‘VIP’ subscription tier in ~tech

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    It could be supported by users a la public broadcasting, or by philanthropists (need to find and motivate some donors) or by government. I think it is a model worth exploring but it would need a...

    It could be supported by users a la public broadcasting, or by philanthropists (need to find and motivate some donors) or by government. I think it is a model worth exploring but it would need a few highly motivated innovators and some hard work and publicity.

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  12. Comment on How to argue against identity politics without turning into a reactionary (gifted link) in ~misc

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    I haven't done the historical deep dive but I am fairly confident that there are thinkers and activists from the past who created and implemented strategies to fight being vilified by the...

    I haven't done the historical deep dive but I am fairly confident that there are thinkers and activists from the past who created and implemented strategies to fight being vilified by the opposition. It happened to the labor movement. It happened to the abolitionists. It happened to the suffragettes. It happened to the Civil Rights activists.

    When the conservatives face real opposition they generate and spread and amplify propaganda that demonizes that opposition. It's never been easy but that also means that we have examples of people we can learn from

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  13. Comment on How to argue against identity politics without turning into a reactionary (gifted link) in ~misc

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    Thanks for your service. I'm glad you are stressing the abolitionists along with Harriet Tubman etc. In my opinion, all kids can use figures to admire from all groups.

    Thanks for your service.

    I'm glad you are stressing the abolitionists along with Harriet Tubman etc. In my opinion, all kids can use figures to admire from all groups.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on How to argue against identity politics without turning into a reactionary (gifted link) in ~misc

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    It's also about the victories we have already won against racist laws and customs and institutions.

    It's also about the victories we have already won against racist laws and customs and institutions.

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  15. Comment on How to argue against identity politics without turning into a reactionary (gifted link) in ~misc

  16. Comment on How to argue against identity politics without turning into a reactionary (gifted link) in ~misc

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    I have read historical analysis that claims to demonstrate that the reason slavery was based on color was precisely to divide black people from poor oppressed whites, whether working or destitute....

    I have read historical analysis that claims to demonstrate that the reason slavery was based on color was precisely to divide black people from poor oppressed whites, whether working or destitute.

    Anyone who wants to read up on what it was like to be poor in the UK and the US before the 20th century could start with an anthology edited by Upton Sinclair, The Cry For Justice an Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest.

    https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65775

    https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31529116914&ref_=ps_ggl_18382194370&cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade0to10-_-product_id=COM9781609808365USED-_-keyword=&gclid=CjwKCAjwmbqoBhAgEiwACIjzENMaoXzwuq4urFvjDqyrRTy9VQC-qVuOadQUWc6JOdHV7aw6dQO8iBoCiQsQAvD_BwE

    https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-cry-for-justice-an-anthology-of-the-literature-of-social-protest-9781569800690?shipto=US&curcode=USD&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwmbqoBhAgEiwACIjzEHwxBt_uGv9vf3JmZpoAVbV34s2XeZSpvPqggYtDlKgf0rzoyQzM-RoC2PEQAvD_BwE

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  17. Comment on Tinder unveils staggering $500-per-month ‘VIP’ subscription tier in ~tech

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    I don't have a lot of time right now to search for good resources, but individuals can sue for antitrust in the US. No speciific need to wait for government action. Here is one resource that...

    I don't have a lot of time right now to search for good resources, but individuals can sue for antitrust in the US. No speciific need to wait for government action.

    Here is one resource that popped to the top of my basic search https://globalcompetitionreview.com/review/the-antitrust-review-of-the-americas/2022/article/united-states-private-antitrust-litigation#:~:text=defending%20class%20allegations.-,Antitrust%20class%20actions,brought%20under%20federal%20antitrust%20laws.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Tinder unveils staggering $500-per-month ‘VIP’ subscription tier in ~tech

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    I would imagine that grateful people would donate if the nonprofit worked for them.

    I would imagine that grateful people would donate if the nonprofit worked for them.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Tinder unveils staggering $500-per-month ‘VIP’ subscription tier in ~tech

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    It is also worse with the current availability of date rape drugs

    It is also worse with the current availability of date rape drugs

    8 votes

  20. Comment on Tinder unveils staggering $500-per-month ‘VIP’ subscription tier in ~tech