Today I learned that IBM is still a major thing

It’s corporate-speak that means nothing. The same company “focused on it’s core business” today will buy something unrelated sometime later and say it’s “poised for growth in a growing market”.

The world is way more exploitative than you seem to recognize. I suggest researching unequal exchange.

“Beyond this, outright corruption has also played a part in maintaining the postcolonial order. Françafrique has comprised countries notorious for human rights violations, including Niger. Subservient puppet leaders ignored democratic progress in return for massive aid programmes. Bribes have been paid via arms deals and other help with security, and – of course – in hard cash that has been laundered.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/05/niger-crisis-france-empire-africa-coup-colony

It seems to me that neither side deserves support but the west deserves less. The people of the country seem to support to coup by a wide margin.

The difference is that the west outsourced the war to the Africans. It’s probably costs more than direct intervention but they get a compliant country that they can use for profits and whatever else, and none of the risk to human life. I wouldn’t call that progress, just neocolonialism

Total agreement. His message was revolutionary.

Exactly! Both parties are owned.

Did you expect different? Biden ran as an centrist establishment candidate and he’s been exactly that. Anyway, in general, trashing the environment is something both parties agree on but it’s more acceptable for Dems to do. They get to claim “we had to do this but I promise we’re gonna incrementally slow it down, next year…”

The other thinks it’s important to get along with the book burners. They think the book burners are decent people who are just misguided on a few issues. They act like civil debate will solve all problems.

In this vein, sudokuslam.com is cool too

At least Bojack got paid

The CMA agreed to negotiate so I think it’s likely that a deal will be made soon. The UK doesn’t want to be left out

This is hilarious! It’s also ridiculous that tactics like this is what government is.