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davel , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to asklemmy in How do you guys cope with the fact that the world isn't getting any better?

Like so: hammer-sickle

We can’t capitalism our way out of what we capitalismed ourselves into. It’s socialism or barbarism.

davel , 7 months ago to asklemmy in Why do Americans support Ukraine?

I could tell you why my fellow Americans support Ukraine, but I know you already know why, and that your question isn’t an earnest one.

It so happens that, unlike most Americans, I have never supported America’s involvement in this proxy war, and have even gone to one of the very few, very small protests against our involvement. So calling me a simp is the wrong call.

davel , 7 months ago to asklemmy in Why do Americans support Ukraine?

This is an extremely “Cake day: December 26th, 2023” question 🙄

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

Oh I see, you’re a bitcoin stan. Tell me more about your galaxy-brained understanding of economics 😂

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

From David Greaber’s and Michael Hudson’s work, I think I have a better understanding than most.

Whether or not you need a government to manage money is neither here nor there. The specific monies that the US & Argentina specifically have are sovereign fiat monies, which are controlled by their governments.

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Blinken calls out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender and ‘stop hiding behind civilians’

It seems he’s thinking of genocide, which, like Isn’treal, America was founded on.

davel , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

Can you point to another country taking such a extreme turn to the right while being in similar situation?

While that isn’t what I was talking about, Weimer Germany is the canonical example of a similar situation, but there are many examples.

What I was talking about is the historical record of neoliberal shock therapies, which Naomi Klein documented well.

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

They should have played hardball with the rapacious IMF instead of licking its boot.

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

The historical record shows that there are no maybes about this. It’s obviously not an “interesting experiment.” There’s no sense in giving these rhetorical inches while they’re taking miles.

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

There wouldn’t be any money for taxpayers to pay if the government hadn’t first printed it and spent it on goods and services, eventually ending up in the paychecks of taxpayers .

Hyperinflation is now well understood, and printing money is not, on its own, the cause.
PEGS Institute: What Caused Hyperinflation In Weimar, Zimbabwe And Venezuela?

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

The invisible hand of Chicago School pseudoscience.

davel , 7 months ago to programmerhumor in Never Do Friday Deploys

Hexbear deployed on Xmas eve day. They truly are sicko-yes

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

The Argentinian economy will not do better, only the wealth of the neocolonial compradors will, and the wealth of their Global North capitalist masters.

davel , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

You understand that Milei is creating a libertarian Bartertown hellscape that absolutely will not be investing in public infrastructure, but is in fact privatizing the existing public infrastructure, right?

davel , 7 months ago to worldnews in Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

Neoliberalism is a zombie ideology. Read a book: The Shock Doctrine

Printing money only devalues a currency when there’s no taxation to subsequently shred the money.
Second Thought: Why the Government has Infinite Money