I regret I have but one clichéd response to give

Ooooh I do this. Also blow dryer / space heater if it’s not too hot out

When all the other overstims overpower the Dread of Wet

Democrats completely failing to pass the Less Genocidal Than Regan Challenge

In the source code of the piefed software itself

Liquid gold! Replace water with stock when making rice to get the best goddamn rice you’ve ever had in your life

How did all this fascism get into my anti-communism AGAIN?

I agree that AI would be unimaginable for Marx, but on the other hand I think the labor theory of value is still holding up. Has any AI actually generated value for anyone?

Liberalism is a political tradition that dates at least to the enlightenment era. One of the defining characteristics of liberalism is the emphasis on the individual. This makes it highly compatible with capitalism, in fact, I would call Liberalism the state religion of Capital.

As the dominant political and intellectual tradition in the west for centuries, it can be difficult to even imagine a politics not built around fighting over different flavors of liberalism.

In my opinion, there’s a huge gap between the values liberalism espouses in theory (individual liberty, human rights, self-determination) and what we actually see in practice (slavery, fascism, imperialism, ecocide, genocide, world war).

Of course, committed liberals view fascism as outside of their tradition, whereas their ideological opponents generally regard fascism as an extension of liberal ideology. This quickly devolves into a No True Scotsman debate.

Must have run out of arguments. Scurry off back to your echo chamber where you can lick imperial boots in peace

Oh boy, I love deconstructing these stupid propaganda pieces. Here we go!

These positions are often sought after

Discredited their whole argument right out of the gate

extremely restrictive agreements

The linked Time article also says that these doctors are paid very well by Cuban standards (a country that has been under financial blockade for over 70 years)

Consequently, in 2019, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued an official communication to the Cuban government requesting information on the working conditions of medical workers stationed abroad. According to the statement, UN special correspondents heard reports of what could amount to forced labor based on indicators recognized by the State Department

What a fucking word salad. Also note how they cite (alone) the US state department, known to be a very reliable source about communist governments LOL

That’s as far as I’m willing to go. All their big, scary claims are very weakly backed up (or contradicted!) as soon as you follow any of the links.

The notion that these doctors who are a national symbol of pride are somehow slaves is laughable.

Any one of these doctors could defect and they would be endlessly feted in the Western press. Interviews, book deals, speaking tours…

We can see clearly this has not happened because all they can do is repeat this lame talking point about how they don’t keep whatever percentage of their paycheck it is.

“Eureka! Now that I have an Evil Communist Army of slave doctors I will send them to do humanitarian work in other countries! There could not possibly be any flaws with this plan!”

Yes, state taxes need to be considered.

Also include healthcare expenses because the US doesn’t have socialized medicine (taxes, insurance premiums, and deductibles)

Also include social security deductions and retirement account contributions…

Even before considering the dysfunctional state of housing that’s easily 60-70%

USA tax rate maxes out at 37%

Oh my sweet summer child, only considering the federal income tax

How would you split the revenue between the doctors themselves and the program that trains, outfits and deploys them?

Our prophet

Welcome to the fediverse! I personally recommend creating accounts on every server and software you are interested in and switching between them for the best experience. Federation works across softwares but it’s always clunky

Huh didn’t know that, thanks

Just FYI reactor grade uranium is generally enriched below 5% whereas weapons grade is enriched to ~85%

Come on down to your local counterculture bookstore and boy do we have some sewn patches to sell you!