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  • Ja, genau das fand ich schon immer das besonders Irreführende bei Begriffen wie "Bananenrepublik". Solche abwertenden Bezeichnungen legen nahe, dass die so benannten Länder vollkommen korrupt seien, dabei beläuft sich der volkswirtschaftliche Schaden, wenn sich irgendein Vogel wieder mal ganz plump mit Geld oder auch etwas versteckter mit einem schönen Pöstchen bestechen lässt, bei uns in aller Regel gleich auf mehrstellige Millionenbeträge. Und das nennt man dann "Lobbyismus", als ob es keine Korruption sei.

    Es scheint also auch hierzulande eher eine Sache der Größenordnung zu sein: Wirklich schwerwiegende Fälle gelten als "Business as usual" und den Verantwortlichen sagt man dann sogar auch noch "Wirtschaftskompetenz" nach, weil sie sich ja so toll mit der sogenannten "Elite" verstehen. Demgegenüber ist es dann allerdings ein schwerstes Verbrechen, wenn etwa ein Mitarbeiter des Ordnungsamtes dabei erwischt wird, dass er für ein paar Euro ein Parkticket verschwinden lässt.

    Denke, eben diese völlig falsche Herangehensweise ist es, die uns in die Situation geführt hat, in der wir uns heute befinden: Die Politik vertritt die Interessen der Bevölkerung kaum noch, sondern stattdessen allem voran eben nur noch das, was ihnen die Milliardäre diktieren.

    Man sollte sich echt nicht täuschen: Das ist nicht nur in den US ein Riesenproblem, sondern eben auch hierzulande, wie die Regierung um unseren Herrn Chef-Lobbisten im Bundeskanzleramt ja ständig sehr deutlich macht.

  • In this case, too, all those responsible will get off scot-free. This case demonstrates beyond a shadow of a doubt that the U.S. legal system is so corrupt that it not only fails to serve its purpose but, on the contrary, is systematically exploited to enable the most serious crimes in the first place.

    The Epstein case is just one particularly repugnant example of this, as the regime’s blatant enrichment through corruption and its countless crimes also make abundantly clear.

    Nothing will change in this regard until U.S. citizens rise up and demand justice.

  • Since the U.S. Constitution was written for a country where slavery existed, it does not guarantee universal human rights - even today.

  • Goals

    Jump
  • Yes, and even on a global scale, at that.

  • I can't wait until he sues his own wife.

  • Unfortunately, I’m not so sure about that, because in Germany virtually every established party across the entire political spectrum still stands behind Israel.

    There’s even a term for it: “Staatsräson,” which refers to Germany’s historical responsibility toward the victims of the Holocaust. Absurdly enough, it is precisely this historical responsibility that is being invoked to support Israel’s genocide, rather than to prevent it by any means necessary.

    In my view, the public by no means supports the blatant abuse of this so-called “Staatsräson” by established politicians, who obviously don’t do so out of any (misguided) sense of morality.

    But we’ll see - they might cave in quickly if other EU countries exert pressure, as they rightly should.

    Nevertheless: Especially in Germany, the Israel lobby is unfortunately very strong - so strong, in fact, that despite the atrocities and inhuman crimes of this state, there are still many, particularly influential people who are not ashamed to continue standing up for these monsters.

    I hope for the best, but I’m not quite that optimistic.

  • Ja genau, alles gute Optionen - und mit den Fundamentalisten, einem Wort, das sich übrigens historisch mal exklusiv auf Christen bezog, ist ja auch der Vogel bestens abgedeckt, der jetzt sogar peinliche KI-Bilder von sich als Jesus postet...

  • The Art of the Deal

  • Sure, of course. The fact that the U.S. tried yesterday to gain an advantage during the negotiations certainly has nothing to do with it. What could possibly demonstrate more goodwill than provocations aimed at goading the other side into breaking the ceasefire...

    U.S. Navy ships sent an unmistakable signal Saturday as they crossed the Strait of Hormuz, challenging Iran’s control over the narrow waterway that will likely determine the outcome of the Middle East war.

    Source

  • Well, it’s hardly surprising that such propaganda has been successful, especially since it contains more truth than most U.S. media outlets dare to publish these days.

  • That much is clear. It’s just the modus operandi of this criminal regime to use a ceasefire as a pretext to gain an advantage. Israel has been doing the same thing all along for a long time.

    This highlights two things:

    1. Nothing is sacred to these people, and they don’t care about international law either.

    2. Agreements with the U.S. are impossible, since the regime and its allies will never abide by them.

    Thus, diplomacy is impossible from the outset.

    That doesn't make the U.S. look good at all, but its psychotic leader doesn't care, because he's clearly not interested in the well-being of U.S. citizens, nor does he care that thousands upon thousands of people are dying in Iran.

  • So the U.S. is bragging about having sailed through the Strait of Hormuz while peace negotiations were underway - and then they wonder why Iran is threatening them - and why the peace negotiations are failing? Seriously?

  • Dogs @lemmy.world

    Liegender Hund im Schnee (Dog lying in the snow) by Franz Marc (ca. 1911)

  • Traditional Art @lemmy.world

    Liegender Hund im Schnee (Dog lying in the snow) by Franz Marc (ca. 1911)

  • Hey, we’ve got social media and all that now. The memes and all the valuable info from whoever will surely take care of it.

  • I'm afraid there is no business model that can finance quality journalism. We are currently seeing the consequences of this.

  • You don't seem to understand: What I'm saying is simply that those who still support this regime do so because they expect to gain something from it. Most of them don't support it because they still believe the fairy tales.

    In the U.S. in particular, there are many who have been left behind by society. They see Trump as a chance to make something of themselves - and indeed, his administration offers them that opportunity.

  • Yeah, sure, that’s how propaganda always works. If Fox were to report anything based on facts, it would be clear to everyone that conservatives represent only the interests of the super-rich - which, of course, couldn’t be more at odds with the interests of ordinary people.

    What I’m trying to say is that this regime is acting so brazenly that it’s almost impossible to overlook the fact that there’s no tribal belonging here - rather, the idiots who, for a long, long time, felt a sense of belonging for some eccentric reason, are now confronted with a reality in which even they can see that they’ve been used as pawns, that the tribe to which they felt they belonged has no other purpose than to enable the loyalty of expendable foot soldiers who stand up for their masters even though they’re being exploited.

    Here’s my point: Anyone who is still on board now can only assume that they will benefit in a fascist-authoritarian state. ICE creates incentives for this as well, because a job there offers people with no education whatsoever a salary they wouldn’t get anywhere else.

    So, I think it’s a mistake to underestimate the supporters of this regime. I don’t think they still believe the lies, but rather that they are fully aware of what they’re participating in and that they think they will benefit from it.

  • I’m not saying propaganda doesn’t work. Just that it’s very easy to see through because the lies are so far removed from reality. This reality simply can’t be hidden anymore: social benefits have been slashed, the cost of living is higher than ever, as are gas prices - something that’s particularly noticeable in the U.S. - and so on. Even if you bury your head in the sand and get your information exclusively from channels that are completely brought in line, you’ll find it hard to overlook that this regime does nothing but enrich itself.

    Nevertheless, you are of course right: the only question is whether the propaganda is still sufficient to maintain the quasi-religious status that the MAGA cult ascribes to its leader.

    In short: What the U.S. regime is doing seems to me to indicate that they no longer see any need to go to great lengths to conceal their sinister machinations. That, in turn, seems to me to strongly suggest that they will soon rule by sheer force. With ICE, this regime already has the means to do so, for this obvious secret police has a budget equivalent to the military spending of a medium-sized country; it has a budget that exceeds the combined budgets of all U.S. federal agencies (CIA, FBI, etc.). In my judgment, there can be only one reason for this: the establishment of an autocracy modeled after kleptocracies like today's Russia.

    But hey, that's just my opinion, and I'm from Europe - Germany, to be precise -which is why I can't help but notice many parallels with our own dark history.

  • This refers to all political dissidents - it does not matter whether they are organizations, political movements, or individuals. What they have in common is that they draw attention to the regime’s crimes and advocate for consequences or even criminal prosecution.

    This is enough for autocratic regimes to declare them enemies of the state, allowing them to persecute them completely arbitrarily, since they view the state solely as a tool for carrying out their own crimes. Anyone who stands in the way is an enemy and will be mercilessly persecuted.

    As a rule, it is always minorities, intellectuals, journalists, civil rights movements, unions, and such that are targeted first - precisely those whom the regime must silence to prevent the population from rising up.

    This is already happening in the U.S., and ICE is the secret police carrying out the “purge” outside the bounds of the rule of law.

    The next steps are historically very well documented: for various dictatorships that have emerged throughout history.

    The most obvious example is today’s Russia, but the rise of the Third Reich is also a good example of what is happening in the U.S.

    The mechanisms have hardly changed: gaining control of the media, infiltrating the legal system, establishing a heavily armed secret police force that spreads terror, eliminating political opponents, and violently suppressing the people, so that resistance means persecution or death.

  • Man, I only watched that for thirty seconds and had to stop right away because the orange one is such a moron:

    Many, many, many years ago - hundreds of millions of years ago - people were doing business and they traded in rocks and stones and other things...

    Nope, I'm out...

    Edit: If only I'd read the previous comment ... I missed it.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    Is there a comm similar to /c/showerthoughts, but for thoughts that are a bit more profound? Something more along the lines of "/c/thoughts" - so a comm like that but not limited to mere entertainmet.

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world

    "AI" at the kebab shop: "Hand made: We recommend this unfoigcttablc taste breac you eat the naturally lea proper size with knife It will bring more chewi..."

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world

    Apparently, LLMs are so popular among incompetent managers because they have a lot in common. The logical conclusion would be to replace these managers with LLMs instead of laying off experts.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    Is there such a thing as "megathreads" in the Fediverse? I'm asking because of current events, as many posts are repetitive and the discussion is therefore inconsistent.