I was winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on TV shows, and judging journalism contests. And then I wrote some stories that made me realize how sadly misplaced my bliss had been. The reason I'd enjoyed such smooth sailing for so long hadn't been, as I'd assumed, because I was careful and diligent and good at my job... The truth was that, in all those years, I hadn't written anything important enough to suppress.
Gary Webb, another guy suicided in the back of the head by the US.
This kind of reminds me of how Robert Jordan, the main character of for whom the bell tolls, describes his political journey.
He started out as an excited and enthusiastic socialist, getting into debates, building all these specific convictions, but time starts to wear them all away, and eventually the only one he has left is: "I want to kill fascists, and I'll work with anyone who helps me do so."
We're def gonna need to shut down anyone who wanders in here on a 'lesser evilism' kick, while educating them about the complete sham / theatre piece that is bourgeois democracy.
China has had affordable, over-the-counter abortion pills since the 1970s. Kind of wild when you hear stories of people in the west who aren't guaranteed this, and haveto argue back-and-forth with their doctor and insurance on justifying it and getting it covered.
Some empires like Rome go out like that, since warfare is the only way they can secure more surplus, their internal carrying capacity being reached. Britain and the US will probably also start doing the same thing as neocolonialism unravels.
For sure, and thank you for doing this work for your branch. Enough people need to push for the use of more secure platforms, (esp getting off google), and I hope that eventually becomes a mandatory directive, not just for PSL, but all parties.
Its illegal for Signal to tell you if they have a backdoor, because of US key disclosure laws. Check out the EFF's article on NSLs, and why every US-based service can't be trusted.
The data signal gives to state governments, is likely different from the info it gives to the federal goverment.
Encryption was an afterthought with xmpp, whereas matrix was designed with encryption first. Xmpp has encryption as an extension, but not all clients support it.
I'd like us to stay that way too. Almost all of us grew up with anti-communist indoctrination, and sometimes it just takes a few polite conversations to turn that around, and start them on the path.
We don't share any values with reactionaries. We want to eliminate poverty, and make sure a group of parasites doesn't control production, and the political system. And we know from history that ruling classes give up nothing without a fight, and will not let you vote away their power.
That alone is enough to get us banned from liberal spaces, whose members haven't yet lifted the veil on the cradle-to-grave anti-communist indoctrination program still in full effect.
It's no problem comrade, glad to have you back :)