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New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics"

nopenopenopeno — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:07:42 +0000

That and collective withholding of the labor power of the working class (strikes) are the only 2 ways any national ruling class has ever been meaningfully opposed. Take your pick and do everything you can to make it happen first.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics"

nopenopenopeno — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:49:11 +0000

>We like to point the finger here in the US about how corrupt Russia, Ukraine or any other country is but we’re no Saints.

Our finger-pointing is not due to coincidence; it's due to conflict. Specifically, the conflict is between the inherent interests of competing national ruling classes.

>The executives of these companies should have their addresses listed as well as all the politicians on the take and let the people do with them what they will.

The executives of these companies answer to the company owners (corporate boards) who collectively control the state by leverage of capital. Because we are a capitalist society, the owners of the capital have the power. Any apparent exceptions will always be withheld from accumulating meaningful influence, short of revolution by the working class.

In other words, this is not a matter of faulty policy. It is a conflict of power. Let's discuss it as such.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Promotion of alternative social platforms policy"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:10:22 +0000

And we should criticize historical communist leaders accordingly, instead of criticizing socialism whole cloth.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "TV disappears, but HBO Max removing shows feels different"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 17:34:18 +0000

The quote is, though.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "John Carmack Leaves Meta"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 03:00:12 +0000

It would be slightly easier to take you seriously if you could spell correctly.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "The human cost of neurotechnology failure"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 02:11:04 +0000

What are you talking about? Opioids are already literally legal and regulated.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "The strange case of Britain’s demise"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 22:33:15 +0000

Did you even read the rest of their comment?

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "The Twitter Files, Part Six"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 22:16:18 +0000

If you disagree, then make an actual argument for the content of your position. This subjective word policing is pathetic and unconvincing.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "A ticking time bomb: healthcare under threat across western Europe"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 22:08:40 +0000

Examples of any practical reason to categorize Jacinda Ahern's government as left wing.

https://jacobin.com/2021/05/new-zealand-labour-party-sociali...

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "A ticking time bomb: healthcare under threat across western Europe"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 13:01:02 +0000

At least a few explicit examples would be a good place to start. I look forward to it.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "A ticking time bomb: healthcare under threat across western Europe"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 12:46:46 +0000

False binary. Under capitalism, the state is always beholden to the interests of capital, i.e. "private" capital.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "A ticking time bomb: healthcare under threat across western Europe"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 12:42:05 +0000

NZ has never had a left wing government. NZ's government is neoliberal, which is not left wing in any way. Neoliberalism is in all actuality right wing.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "A ticking time bomb: healthcare under threat across western Europe"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 12:38:18 +0000

Utter nonsense. If nurses didn't previously expect decent work conditions, what on Earth motivated them to unionize? Your comment is just total garbage all the way through.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "The Twitter Files, Part Six"

nopenopenopeno — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:57:14 +0000

It's straightforwardly a broad term and you have no basis for your nonsense gatekeeping.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Who invented the thumb drive?"

nopenopenopeno — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:13:33 +0000

Get a black and white Brother laser printer. It's super affordable, costs almost no money or time to maintain, and always works.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Amtrak asks fed regulators to investigate Union Pacific handling of Sunset Ltd"

nopenopenopeno — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 03:52:33 +0000

Good point, but at the end of the day it's still ultimately a political problem.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Amtrak asks fed regulators to investigate Union Pacific handling of Sunset Ltd"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:08:15 +0000

>Can you imagine the outcry when they have to eminent domain some poor peoples property?

No, I can't, but I don't have to imagine the insurmountable resistance when the government merely suggests using eminent domain on a rich person's property.

Besides, poor people don't own property in the US anymore.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Amtrak asks fed regulators to investigate Union Pacific handling of Sunset Ltd"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:04:03 +0000

You can make the freight train wait at the merge. It's not rocket science.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Amtrak asks fed regulators to investigate Union Pacific handling of Sunset Ltd"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 04:49:47 +0000

Sure, but there is no precedent for such regulation as long as the railroads are privately owned by the same corporations that control congress. This is yet another case of HN Utopianism.

New comment by nopenopenopeno in "Amtrak asks fed regulators to investigate Union Pacific handling of Sunset Ltd"

nopenopenopeno — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 04:48:11 +0000

That is not what de facto means, but regardless what is the point in even mentioning it if it were?