Riverside

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[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 4 points 3 months ago

Saint Valentine's with my girlfriend!! Gonna have a great day with her, she's the love of my life

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com -5 points 3 months ago (7 children)

"Political power comes from televised claps"

-No serious political analysis ever

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com -5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

From your own article:

It is widely believed that Kim Jong-nam was murdered on the orders of Kim Jong Un.

So, it is not factually known who really killed him (rather on behalf of whom), but that's enough to you to claim absolute power by the Kim family?

I could mention the current old king of Spain (Juan Carlos the First) murdering his brother, does that prove absolute power by the Spanish monarchy?

Also funny:

At the time of his death, Kim's backpack contained approximately $100,000 in cash

I wonder where he would find that kind of American money

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 0 points 3 months ago

How's Maoism comparable to Trumpism? Maoism reinforced women's rights compared to what came before, reinforced worker's rights, kickstarted industrialization, defeated fascism in China (both the Kuomintang and Imperial Japan), freed China from colonialism, and doubled life expectancy. It wasn't perfect for sure, but any political alternatives at the time were measurably worse by any metric.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Life expectancy doubled during Maoism. People starved because millions routinely starved in China as a preindustrial country. Compare starvation in China with that of India during Maoism, and you'll see the tens if not hundreds of millions of lives communism saved against the alternative.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you're the average earner, you absolutely cannot get loans at lower rates than the interest you may get on your meager savings.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 4 points 3 months ago

It's not about dumb clients, everyone knows they have to spy groceries and rent, but being between literally being unable to buy groceries and having groceries and debt, many will choose the latter. It's predatory

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