TankovayaDiviziya @ TankovayaDiviziya @lemmy.world

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The old labour became a victim of its own success. As wealth increased, they have had to court the growing, largely moderate middle class in the past thirty years. Although now that the middle class is shrinking but wealth inequality widens, it is time for the left to return to its working class roots.

Only because of de-industrialisation that began since the 1970s and 1980s without offering alternatives. There is a reason for the rhetoric that "the working class have been abandoned" exists.

The French always have the balls. During the yellow jacket protests couple of years back, electric company workers gave away free electricity as part of protest.

Even in most corrupt countries, many government employees will still blow the whistle on corruption within the government.

I think American conservatives are a different case. The idea of 'governments bad, companies good' is a hold over from classical liberalism of skepticism on government and championing individualism, private property and free trade. Classical liberalism stemmed from when European countries practiced mercantilism from 17th-18th century. It was indeed stifling so capitalism and liberalism was born from that condition. However, as with most ideologies, the theory is never applied perfectly in practical reality. Now, there is too much emphasis on individualism, private property and free trade which unfortunately disenfranchised much of collective humanity.

The American conservative mindset is stuck in that time period as if we still practice mercantilism and absolute monarchies still exists (although Trump wants to go back to it and Americans are enabling him). But the main reason they want "little government" is so that they can have a blank cheque to be corrupt themselves without having to deal with government regulations on health and safety, financial and worker rights.

federal waste, fraud and abuse that his agency was supposed to uncover were "relatively nonexistent"

Same in UK. Most on welfare are pensioners, disabled and jobless. Those committing welfare fraud are in miniscule minority. And yet, conservatives obsess on welfare fraud as if it is an epidemic. But I think at the end of the day, the conservatives got what they want-- government cuts and shifting tax payer's money to fund their rich lifestyle. The campaign on the supposed huge welfare fraud is a distraction to the actual welfare fraud of the rich.

If there is minimum age limit to become president, then why is there no maximum age limit? This is gerontocracy at best.

Dew it.

Most trading platforms make their money from those doing CFD and spreads. Trust me, I learned that the hard way and now I have normal investment portfolio.

You don't pay any commission if you do your own investing in many trading platforms.

Not all companies to invest in are sleazy. It is true that insider trading happens but if you did your research well and invest in more reputable companies, you won't be cheated. I mean, how many people have you heard become wealthy through investing alone as opposed to gambling in dice and racing games?

I guess poker is somewhat more predictable compared to other gambling but I am not too familiar with it. But in racing and dice games, plenty of games are rigged or that there simply isn't chance of winning in many, if not most, bets. I remember doing statistics and probability in school, and one of the correct answers was like zero or close to zero chance. I asked my teacher if that means literally zero chance of winning. She mentioned that that is indeed the case but most gamblers don't realise this.

If you do the math, there is literally 0% chance of winning in most gambling. Especially because of the fact plenty of them are rigged.

Arguably the safer bet if one wants to gamble is stock investing, but only after doing due research and willing to be patient to see its results. For those willing to do CFD stock trading, the person would require not just research and patience, but also nerves of steel not to panic.

But I think that most addicted gamblers don't like the win, they just want the dopamine hit of playing.

It isn't anti-Semitic to say one is actually poor Russian desperate for money who needs to have pipe in his home installed by posting back to back to reach a quota.

Gotta pump up the numbers to also save enough money to leave Russia at some point, before the country crashes after the war in Ukraine. Putin will be dead, and there isn't anyone worth their salt to replace him to keep the country. If anything, Russia will likely be a Chinese vassal in the future.

Money speaks. You of all people should know that.

Tell that to the Russian oligarchs who weren't told that their tsar want to go to war and are now suffering from sanctions. They are pissed thay their assets got frozen!

Realistically, no one worth their salt could replace Putin and expect that person to hold Russia together. Putin made sure no one could upstage him.

The best case scenario for Russia post-Putin is to have a Maduro-type leader. Someone competent enough to hold on to power and enrich his cronies boyars, although could never have the charisma to gain enough popular support and cult following of his predecessor. Thus, the next leader is in a precarious hold on the power like Maduro.

It is inevitable.

Containerised liability assigned to nonexistent entities.

That is how corporations avoid antitrust lawsuits. They know what they're doing.

But not for laymen.

His successor will be more incompetent.

True. Because with the rate of Russian advance, it will take them decades to even fully occupy the oblasts they want to occupy. By then, Putin will be dead and that is only when Russia fully ceases attacking.