LeGrognardOfLove

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[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 month ago

It's the same colonial model, with the same type of results - exploitation of humans and natural resources in a country that can't fight back due to governmental capture or the collaboration of its bourgeoisie. It's pretty well documented, even wikipedia has artciles that didn't get liberalwashed on it.

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm replying to myself I know but I had to post my two favorite name of canadian mining corporation which are currently destroying the global south:

Conquistador Mines Ltd

Da Capo Resources (today Vista Gold Corporation)

On. The. Nose.

Also this : The Corporate Accountability of Mining, Oil and Gas Corporations in Developing Countries Act, also known as Bill C-300, was defeated in a vote of 140 to 134 in the House of Commons of Canada in October 2010.[56] The Summary of the bill states:

The purpose of this enactment is to promote environmental best practices and to ensure the protection and promotion of international human rights standards in respect of the mining, oil or gas activities of Canadian corporations in developing countries. It also gives the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Trade the responsibility to issue guidelines that articulate corporate accountability standards for mining, oil or gas activities and it requires the Ministers to submit an annual report to both Houses of Parliament on the provisions and operation of this Act."[57]

I know Canada is not in any way a social democracy but it's close enough and would still do this if it became one.

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Canadian mining industry sure is, look it up! They also have very evil names, it's so on the nose.

It's been like this since I could vote... I don't get why you say finally ?!

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

I completely agree with that with the caveat is that the racism is integrated so throughouly in the system and in how Canadians interact that it make people think they are not racist.

As a Canadian of first nation decent, let me tell you that it's there, everyday, everywhere, if you just take a few seconds to look for it!

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Also, Canada is the same. I'm personally stuck between two cultures that will not really accept me due to their actions! Fun, fun!

This person is delusional and need mental health care.

Seriously, this looks like the start of psychosis...

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago

To me these are just not real concerns. I'm not trying to invalidate yours but I write a lot of code per day and I just run a cleanup tool after to match the teams style - I do a lot of consulation work in big teams and fighting for code-style issue does nothing I feel.

I prefer to adopt the current guideline and fix real problems and fight real battles like making sure the code is testable from the get go and that OpSec is respected.

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why is it better ?

I don't have a strong opinion, taking the style of the team I work with but why do you feel it is better?

It's not like putting it on the other line causes any issue.

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In Canada, people fear communism like it's a plague.

Basing our hopes on the Canadian communist party is not a good idea.

People here are hopelessly liberal (conservative liberal or neo-liberal) and are mostly influenced by words and placated by feel-good allusions - most people I know who tells themselves are progressive are only progressive if progress can be resumed as green-cars or recycling - meaning ideas that are mostly marketing in disguise and side step the real issues.

They fear real change because it will disturb day to day functionning.

The NPD never was really popular. It's not even a true alternative to the Tory (be they red or blue) dominated landscape, and even so, it was seen as radical by a lot of people.

What we need is a rebranding, we need to use the tools that liberals can understand and they only understand marketing terms.

So we can't take terms with negative connotation to the liberal mind and use that. We can't say communism, revolution, proletariat or stuff like that.

We need to create something that will sell the ideas with new word combinations.

We could create the Competitor Party (feels liberal) which give a new idea. It's not a collective effort, it's the effort of several individuals working together, ect, ect...

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Talking like this is helping how - unless it's an emotional lash out which I can understand....

[–] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago

Very depressing thing of the day...

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