mitram2

Due to the release of some emails sent by Jeffrey Epstein's brother about Trump blowing "Bubba" (a nickname for Bill Clinton), people are making jokes about how Trump was the other lover of Bill Clinton and that the 2016 election was so fiery due to that whole dynamic

I know literally nothing about him, what has he done?

I just heard this song for the first time yesterday. This feels like a glitch in the matrix 🥴

Thank you for your service 🫡

I feel that you're are very jaded over this subject, I truly felt it was a funny situation. No judgement from me

Yes, AWS has a lot of advantages and I do believe they usually provide a reliable service, but as with all centralised services when they go down a bunch of other stuff go with them and that should be avoided. Doesn't make all the incredible engineers currently working in AWS stupid

It's pretty funny to argue in favour of centralised services in a decentralised platform

I feel like the definition I use for state might be somewhat different than most around here, as I would consider an administration as a state.

Even without class struggle, crimes and abused would still occur how can a copless society (with millions of members) resolve this issues? Local militias? Wouldn't those be the "police"?

Curious to hear from you

Thank you for sharing

I'll be honest, I don't know enough about Cuba to know whether or not it deserves the label. I've seen first accounts of events supporting both views, that Cuba is on path to a society exempt from exploitation and that it's ruled by an oppressive elite that uses the aesthetic of Marxism to fool the population.

If you have any suggestions on how to learn more I'd appreciate it.

And yes "authoritarianism" is reductive of all interactions in a political system, we agree on that

I agree with you and don't feel it contradicts the opinion that "authoritarian" is more than a mere tool against communists

Either way, and as I've said in another comment, this feels mostly like discussing semantics, but I'm enjoying the civilised conversation

I don't agree with equating the behaviour of fascist states and AES.

Yes both wield authority, but one's authority is backed by a small number of people with access to great power and resources, while other's authority is legitimised by the will of the majority

I believe that difference is critical in differentiating the two

I'm not sure I agree with your view.

Words are commonly misused but they still have meanings. In a society where the will of the majority is ignored in favour of the will of the few I think most people would agree it's an authoritarian society, it's usually not that black and white but every society is closer or further from authoritarian