whereisk

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[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

But he did write quite extensively on Lumpenproletariat.

vagabonds, discharged soldiers, discharged convicts, runaway galley slaves, swindlers, charlatans, pickpockets, tricksters, gamblers, procurers, brothel keepers, porters, intellectuals, organ grinders, rag-pickers, knife-grinders, tinkers, beggars; in short, the entirely undefined, disintegrating mass, thrown hither and yon, which the French call la bohème.

That is quite a few groups he considered subhuman, where half the ‘cleansing’ operations under communism have derived their theoretical excuses from.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Wow, they are incredibly cheap in the US - in Australia they are nearly double the price per kg.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Pistachios seem awfully cheap from what I know pistachios to cost even considering high caloric density.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Seems unlikely given that ascetic hermits around the world are known for living to a ripe old age.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Look what they have to do to mimic only a fraction of our power!

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

This is like naming files “final”, there’s “final final” and “final final final” after that, and so on, ad infinitum.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Impossible, they know that’s electoral suicide

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Indeed. Today’s nyt poll has trump ahead in some battleground states. No time for complacency.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Straw is terrible for defence but it might do for misdirection. Not in this instance though. That was pretty bad.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

CIA was formed in 1947

Stalin’s reign ended in 1953

The Soviet Union fell in 1991

Given the text has no date of reference it could be referring to any year between 47 and 91 and I’m doubtful the cia was producing caloric comparisons during the very first years of it’s inception, so I’m also doubtful it refers to the Stalin years.

Given the above I thought I’ll check the date of the source document.

What do you know? The text is from a document dated 1983.

The meme is shit.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

People that want to be able to yell “fire” in packed theatres without consequences and own nuclear weapons at home are truly the most oppressed ideology.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fasting and complete sensory isolation was a big thing. Not sure how effective.

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