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  • Great job by Ken Klippenstein as usual. After Snowden leaks and Wikileaks in general, USA spying the Pope is not surprising.

  • Many post-Soviet countries migrated from Soviet-style education to the standardized Bologna process ones. The quality of education in those countries dropped sharply. Many professors resisted the Bologna process and were able to form cultured students.

    In Italy there was a similar process, where they migrated from an education system that forced you to write essays to one where you put a check into the right answer. The difference has deep psychological consequences. In one case, the possibilities are infinite, you can write anything you want, even draw. In the other case, there are four possible choices and you pick the one that sounds more realistic.

    You can find more information here: https://frankfurtrights.com/Books/Details/unaccomplished-utopia-13358364

  • Religion is tricky. Most people search for meaning in life, and religions are an answer to that need.

    But linking religion to nations is the root of evil. Not being Catholic in Italy will cause you a lot of headaches, for example, yet you should be able to choose any religion you like and follow it freely.

    So I would say the real issue is the interplay between religion and power, and discrimination on religious grounds.

  • The car is a tool to move yourself and your family/friends from place A to place B. But James Bond, Batman, rap videos made a status symbol of it. They created a modern mythology around it.

    The transformation of the automobile from a means of transport into a luminous totem of status is a near-perfect case study of what Pierre Bourdieu theorised as the conversion and misrecognition of capital.

    Bourdieu argued that capital presents itself in three fundamental guises: economic capital (money, assets), cultural capital (knowledge, taste, credentials), and social capital (networks, group membership). These are not static silos; they are constantly converted into one another to legitimise and reproduce social hierarchies. The car, in its purest state, is merely objectified economic capital, a purchased good with a clear use-value: to move from A to B. But the moment it enters the cultural field, it is inscribed with meaning, and it becomes a vehicle for symbolic capital, which Bourdieu defined as the form the other capitals take when they are perceived and recognised as legitimate.

    https://archive.org/stream/bourdieu-the-forms-of-capital-1/Bourdieu%20The%20Forms%20of%20Capital-1_djvu.txt

  • Just to get the context. Are you writing about the United States of America, some other countries or the West in general?

    A related controversial topic related to education is the Bologna Process: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_Process

  • Value is how much socially necessary labor it actually took to build and maintain that house: materials, construction work, infrastructure, etc. It’s the real human effort crystallized in the building.

    Price is what they slap on it in the market, which can be wildly disconnected from its actual value. In housing, price gets inflated by speculation, land monopolies, credit bubbles, location hype, and landlord parasites treating homes as investment vehicles to extract rent.

    So you might have a crumbling flat that cost relatively little labor to build 40 years ago, but because it's in a "desirable area" with a housing shortage artificially maintained by capital, its price skyrockets. That is a socially enforced ransom, not the value.

    https://open.oregonstate.education/sociologicaltheory/chapter/value-price-and-profit/

  • The real estate market. In many countries, the value of labor and materials necessary to build a house is about 30 to 40 40 to 120 thousand euros. Everything else is speculation.

    Edit. Initially I put 30 to 40 thousand euros.

  • I heard another version. According to that version, the man was a former soldier who recognized the tank model and wanted to know where was it built and who were inside it.

  • In a declassified document from the 1950s (exact year illegible), CIA considers the changes in the Soviet leadership, following the death of Stalin. The document begins with a somewhat surprising appraisal of Stalin.

    Even in Stalin's time there was collective leadership. The Western idea of a dictator within the Communist setup is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by a lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the Communist's power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely captain of a team (...)

    https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A006000360009-0.pdf

  • Technology @lemmy.ml

    Meta lines up layoffs while Microsoft offers buyouts

    www.aljazeera.com /economy/2026/4/23/meta-lines-up-layoffs-while-microsoft-offers-buyouts
  • Italia @lemmy.ml

    A Venezia letame davanti al ristorante che ospita Gioventù nazionale - Notizie

    www.ansa.it /sito/notizie/cronaca/2026/04/24/a-venezia-letame-davanti-al-ristorante-che-ospita-gioventu-nazionale_406b7573-d045-4c3c-8106-0735344aa160.html
  • China is solving most health issues in the country. Unfortunately, some issues were not solved yet.

    Some examples:

    To sum up, China is doing great, but still has issues related to rapid industrialization and food laws enforcement that I hope will be solved soon. No real country is safe from issues and contradictions.

  • I am still thinking that the Matrix is about Capitalism and bigotry. Once you understand that you don't have to follow their rules, you have much more freedom.

  • It teaches you that friendship and empathy have nothing to do with race

  • You have the right to choose between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola and between McDonald's and Burger King! This is freedom!

  • Please read some history before writing silly things.

    The people now called Uyghurs took shape mainly in the 8th-9th centuries with the Uyghur Khaganate. This polity was centered in Mongolia, not in the Chinese heartland. The Uyghur Khaganate (744-840) maintained a cooperative relationship with the Tang dynasty. For example, during the An Lushan Rebellion, Uyghur forces assisted the Tang court in suppressing the uprising.

    After the fall of the Uyghur Khaganate in 840, defeated by the Yenisei Kyrgyz, some Uyghur groups migrated west into what is now Xinjiang and established the Qocho (Gaochang) kingdom (c. 850–1200). At that time, they primarily practiced Manichaeism and Buddhism. The Islamization of the region was a later, gradual process beginning around the 10th century, notably after the Kara-Khanid conversion to Islam, and it unfolded over several centuries.

    Xinjiang was incorporated into the Mongol Empire expansion, becoming part of the Chagatai Khanate. Later, the Qing conquest of the Dzungars brought the region under Qing control. The Qing dynasty was founded by Manchus, not by Han Chinese.

  • East Turkestan is a name of a terrorist organization, this is why they are using Uyghurs to cover up.

    The United States of America should be labeled as Occupied Native Land.

  • И какое отношение имеют уйгуры к казахской земле?

  • The ghosts of the Palestinians and Lebanese people who they killed will haunt them in their nightmares!

  • Actually they do. It is called an overproduction crisis. Under capitalism it can be solved only through wars.

  • Memes @lemmy.ml

    "Nationalism" by Tom Gauld, Guardian Review, 2015. Quote by Doug Stanhope.

  • Technology @lemmy.ml

    Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else

    techcrunch.com /2026/04/13/stanford-report-highlights-growing-disconnect-between-ai-insiders-and-everyone-else/
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    Workers in Noida are demanding better wages amid soaring living costs due to disruptions caused by US-Israel-Iran war. More protests have been growing in other parts of India

    www.khaleejtimes.com /world/asia/indian-workers-clash-with-police-over-wage-hike-demand-crippling-delhi-ncr-traffic
  • Russia Россия @lemmy.ml

    Flag, anthem restrictions dropped for Russian, Belarusian swimmers

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2026/4/13/flag-anthem-restrictions-dropped-for-russian-belarusian-swimmers
  • Technology @lemmy.ml

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation is Leaving X (Twitter)

    www.eff.org /deeplinks/2026/04/eff-leaving-x
  • Technology @lemmy.ml

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home targeted in Molotov cocktail attack

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2026/4/10/openai-ceo-sam-altmans-home-targeted-in-molotov-cocktail-attack
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    What Epstein Said About Melania and His ‘Lolita Express’

    www.thedailybeast.com /what-epstein-said-about-melania-and-his-lolita-express/
  • Italia @lemmy.ml

    Who is Claudia Conte, the woman who put Matteo Piantedosi's ministerial position at risk?

    en.lasicilia.it /news/italy-world/3028641/who-is-claudia-conte-the-woman-who-has-put-matteo-piantedosi-s-position-as-minister-at-risk.html
  • Italia @lemmy.ml

    Nazionale, i giocatori volevano un premio di 300mila euro per la qualificazione ai Mondiali: «Gattuso ha detto no»

    www.ilgazzettino.it /sport/calcio/calciatori_premio_qualificazione_mondiali_italia_300mila_euro_reazione_gattuso-9456178.html
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    Japanese minister expresses regret over military officer’s arrest at Chinese embassy

    www.scmp.com /news/china/diplomacy/article/3347833/senior-japanese-minister-expresses-regret-over-army-officers-arrest-chinese-embassy
  • Italy @lemmy.ml

    Occhiuto, i medici cubani restano in Calabria

    www.ansa.it /canale_saluteebenessere/notizie/ospedali_italiani/2026/03/06/occhiuto-i-medici-cubani-restano-in-calabria_60dbdee1-f61b-4a2a-8690-2ed75511d977.html
  • Books @lemmy.ml

    The Burnout Society: Why so tired?

    www.cross-current.org /posts/the-burnout-society-2
  • Italy @lemmy.ml

    Processo CasaPound, 12 condanne per riorganizzazione partito fascista

    www.ansa.it /puglia/notizie/2026/02/12/-processo-casapound-12-condanne-per-riorganizzazione-partito-fascista-_89b62916-a76e-4b5d-94e8-68d8e8e05a08.html
  • Italy @lemmy.ml

    Le parole choc di Monica Castro, consigliera di Fratelli d'Italia: "Palestinesi storpi, poveri e senza casa"

    www.today.it /politica/monica-castro-consigliera-fratelli-d-italia-palestinesi-storpi-poveri-calenzano-video.html
  • Italy @lemmy.ml

    Tajani: 'Limiti della Costituzione insormontabili per partecipare al Board di Gaza'

    www.ansa.it /sito/notizie/politica/2026/02/07/tajani-limiti-della-costituzione-insormontabili-per-partecipare-al-board-di-gaza_71a87edb-ffd6-49ad-92d2-4d8a862b4dc1.html
  • Italy @lemmy.ml

    Le Utopiadi: tre giorni di proteste a Milano contro le Olimpiadi invernali

    www.ilfattoquotidiano.it /2026/02/05/utopiadi-proteste-olimpiadi-milano-news/8281437/
  • Italy @lemmy.ml

    A Milano la protesta dei fischietti, in centinaia contro l'I.C.E.

    www.ansa.it /lombardia/notizie/2026/01/31/a-milano-la-protesta-dei-fischietti-in-centinaia-contro-lice_4fe82d7c-9ee2-446c-8d23-eef224804ba6.html
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    Japan, Philippines sign new defence pacts amid surging China tensions

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2026/1/15/japan-philippines-sign-new-defence-pacts-amid-surging-china-tensions