LostWon

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[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

I think you're thinking of Karoline Leavitt. There are memes about that for her, I think.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I know you're referring to the folks referenced in the topic, but it's best not to put that as a general statement. I'm not going to comment on political inclusivity, but there are still ways to be more inclusive and broaden perspectives. For example, a lot of women feel unwelcome here, and probably a lot of people from the disabled community, among others.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Sounds like the start of Cory Doctorow's book Radicalized.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

More likely she grew up in an environment where this type of thinking was normalized, and to think otherwise was met with social consequences. Outside of a few breakout individuals, most have to be taught early not to take what they're told for granted.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

The UN has expressed concerns about Canada designating the US a safe country and asked our government to stop this. I'd be surprised though, if either major party listens to them about it. :/

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I suspect wealthy travelers and Trump supporters with money will just be overrepresented, but I hope the attendance is somehow better at the non-US games.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There are grassroots support movements and even legal assistance. You just won't likely hear about them in establishment media (probably because they don't expect their intended audience to be in a financial position where they might need it). Even with smaller news sources that focus on talking primarily to activists and/or the actual people affected by the issues (like Status Coup News), folks only briefly touch on it. This is where local news has an opportunity to shine (even if it usually doesn't).

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Wasn't Dachau mostly political prisoners? Guantanamo Bay might qualify better for that comparison.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I don't remember seeing the Japanese flag with China on that one. Wow, that must have been received well by certain populations at the time. (Not something I'd joke about at least, even if relations have improved.)

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I was following this and was sad to hear about this happening despite excellent counterarguments from people like Zarah Sultana. These are scary times, but I was encouraged there was at least this response yesterday (just watch the first ~45 seconds): Invidious | ~Youtube~

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

The more it happens, the more they'll be likely to see.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is much better than something a billionaire did, but you don't seem to have linked a source. I found one: https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-wealth-tax-plan

"The proposal aims to incentivize and guide different countries to join the initiative and address policy, administrative, and data deficiencies, ensuring that high-net-worth individuals are taxed more efficiently in line with their wealth," the Spanish government explained. "To achieve this, it is necessary to foster international cooperation in multilateral forums to promote and facilitate the implementation of evidence-based reforms and ongoing experiences regarding the taxation of large fortunes in different countries."

The plan—crafted by the governments of Spain and Brazil and presented at the United Nations' Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development being held in the Spanish city of Seville—was quickly praised by an assortment of international nonprofit organizations as an essential tool for tackling global wealth inequality.

I'd like to see more countries join, but we need a hell of a strategy where I'm at because politicians in English speaking North America will be the hardest sell.

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