Liberal democracy is a euphemism for government by the highest bidder. Enclosure of the commons is capitalism's lynchpin and the basis of modern slavery. Metric
David Shoebridge asks if US Subs in Australian shores will be armed with nuclear weapons, following remarks from a US official
Defence Secretary Meghan Quinn says US policy is they “can’t confirm or deny” their presence. So we aren’t allowed to actually know. Outrageous. #auspol
@DHughesy@VictorianLabor Do you drive a conservative chariot/urban assault vehicle? Kerb weight?
Upping road maintenance is necessary, they wear relative to the mass of the vehicles driving on them.
People whingeing about taxes are far more likely to be causing the potholes.
@davidarlington1@ProudSocialist Land costs precisely nothing for the state to give away. I'm in no way suggesting a free for all, but from that *nill* expense, good things will come.
@davidarlington1@ProudSocialist We were negotiating rent. So many of the problems you've described are a product of the raw deal from the social contract. A person who feels valued by society is far more likely to be productive.
So now the rent. What's in, what's out?
@davidarlington1@ProudSocialist That assumes the economy hasn't priced them out of accommodation. There's an expectation that people should work full time and not be able to afford purchase a home. That only makes sense if you believe in slavery.
@libertariomex1@AmoaHamlet Show me where I can homestead. I don't expect to pay anything, since I assume I'd be taking unused land in the same way all other land was claimed originally, which was at no cost.
@davidarlington1@ProudSocialist Enclosure is only legitimate if everyone is considered equal owners. That's why I say, homelessness is invariably caused by land theft. You can't have an equitable division that yields zero for any person and still call it equitable.
Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson wants to restrict Victorians' right to protest.
Melbourne has seen significant public opposition to Israel's genocide in Gaza over the last three years.
But Wilson demonised anti-genocide protesters as "extremists" and framed the peaceful protests as "violent".
@IamTom1975@PurcellGregory@Rap5ca11i0n@canthavepudding 3/4 of the east and Crimea voted for Yanukovich. You say you're entitled to dishonour their votes because you assert he is corrupted by Russia while ignoring that the US started this, puppeteering Banderites.
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