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I think the lack of competitiveness in Tech is an existential threat to Europe's socio-político-economic fabric and perhaps its biggest challenge as a bloc. Shutting down Twitter is only a band aid solution which could backfire horribly.
December 18, 2024 at 5:04 PM
I think the lack of competitiveness in Tech is an existential threat to Europe's socio-político-economic fabric and perhaps its biggest challenge as a bloc. Shutting down Twitter is only a band aid solution which could backfire horribly.
On the Tunisian side, it's true that the UAE, KSA, Egypt were integral in ending Tunisian democracy. However, the far right and the business interests from Italy and France were as integral since Tunisia is predominantly in their sphere of economic influence. They facilitated it and legitimized it
December 1, 2024 at 8:16 PM
On the Tunisian side, it's true that the UAE, KSA, Egypt were integral in ending Tunisian democracy. However, the far right and the business interests from Italy and France were as integral since Tunisia is predominantly in their sphere of economic influence. They facilitated it and legitimized it
I geniunly thought obsession with political identity was just a fascist thing. Problem is, I'd be more than happy to hear how someone might criticize my argument on its own merit and not some lazy ass projection.
November 30, 2024 at 6:43 PM
I geniunly thought obsession with political identity was just a fascist thing. Problem is, I'd be more than happy to hear how someone might criticize my argument on its own merit and not some lazy ass projection.
Russia on the other hand, never exerts its influence through this particular fashion. Instead, it relies on local oligarchs with ties to Russian businesses. You can verify that through a background check on politicians and benefactors of the party that created the law.
November 29, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Russia on the other hand, never exerts its influence through this particular fashion. Instead, it relies on local oligarchs with ties to Russian businesses. You can verify that through a background check on politicians and benefactors of the party that created the law.
You need to look further than the verbiage to pinpoint that. Since the USSR was dismantled, most NGOs that came to Georgia achieved so through western funding in an attempt to dismantle Soviet influence. As a result, 3/4 or more of NGOs have western ties.
November 29, 2024 at 4:31 AM
You need to look further than the verbiage to pinpoint that. Since the USSR was dismantled, most NGOs that came to Georgia achieved so through western funding in an attempt to dismantle Soviet influence. As a result, 3/4 or more of NGOs have western ties.
Sometimes the alternative to liberal democracy (which I do not support) is a cruel regime that uses virtue signaling against western meddling while being a haven for their oligarchs.
November 29, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Sometimes the alternative to liberal democracy (which I do not support) is a cruel regime that uses virtue signaling against western meddling while being a haven for their oligarchs.
What I've written is derived from my own experience as someone who grew up through the first arab spring revolution and a coup 10 years later.
November 29, 2024 at 4:03 AM
What I've written is derived from my own experience as someone who grew up through the first arab spring revolution and a coup 10 years later.
You're actively twisting my words and projecting a mainstream opinion over what I was trying to say.
November 29, 2024 at 3:49 AM
You're actively twisting my words and projecting a mainstream opinion over what I was trying to say.
If you believe western underlying political ambitions corrupt seemingly good causes, I think the same standard should be applied in this case.
( I don't know about the US' version of a similar law.)
( I don't know about the US' version of a similar law.)
November 29, 2024 at 3:47 AM
If you believe western underlying political ambitions corrupt seemingly good causes, I think the same standard should be applied in this case.
( I don't know about the US' version of a similar law.)
( I don't know about the US' version of a similar law.)
At first, an autocratic regime would use seemingly legitimate reasons to go after political and social groups. It would then creep in to persecute anyone with a political opinion. I know it because I've seen it happen.
November 29, 2024 at 3:42 AM
At first, an autocratic regime would use seemingly legitimate reasons to go after political and social groups. It would then creep in to persecute anyone with a political opinion. I know it because I've seen it happen.
The foreign agent law, inspired from the kremlin is intended to fend off foreign meddling primarily from the western hemisphere. That by its own is objectively a good thing if you don't factor in how it's vaguely codified and how it brings Georgia down under Russian influence instead.
November 29, 2024 at 3:29 AM
The foreign agent law, inspired from the kremlin is intended to fend off foreign meddling primarily from the western hemisphere. That by its own is objectively a good thing if you don't factor in how it's vaguely codified and how it brings Georgia down under Russian influence instead.
My mistake. I'm still adapting to writing in short format. What I was trying to say is that autocracy generates more suffering than liberal democracy even though I recognize how the latter can be a catalyst for the former because I'm experiencing it in my own country.
November 29, 2024 at 3:22 AM
My mistake. I'm still adapting to writing in short format. What I was trying to say is that autocracy generates more suffering than liberal democracy even though I recognize how the latter can be a catalyst for the former because I'm experiencing it in my own country.
I respectfully disagree with you on Georgia.
I'm not a believer in liberal democracy but as a Tunisian, I'm witnessing what the autocracy of oligarchs is doing to my people after the end of an already weak democracy.
The suffering from living under that transcends political discussions imo.
I'm not a believer in liberal democracy but as a Tunisian, I'm witnessing what the autocracy of oligarchs is doing to my people after the end of an already weak democracy.
The suffering from living under that transcends political discussions imo.
November 29, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I respectfully disagree with you on Georgia.
I'm not a believer in liberal democracy but as a Tunisian, I'm witnessing what the autocracy of oligarchs is doing to my people after the end of an already weak democracy.
The suffering from living under that transcends political discussions imo.
I'm not a believer in liberal democracy but as a Tunisian, I'm witnessing what the autocracy of oligarchs is doing to my people after the end of an already weak democracy.
The suffering from living under that transcends political discussions imo.
Closely following news coming out of Georgia. Can't help but commend the strength and resilience of their people. The way democratic recession hit my country makes me feel stronger about it. We lost the little we achieved since 2011, I deeply hope Georgians would come out the opposite way.
November 29, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Closely following news coming out of Georgia. Can't help but commend the strength and resilience of their people. The way democratic recession hit my country makes me feel stronger about it. We lost the little we achieved since 2011, I deeply hope Georgians would come out the opposite way.
Curious question: do you think that liberal democracy at its current shape and form is equipped to deal with current issues?
November 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Curious question: do you think that liberal democracy at its current shape and form is equipped to deal with current issues?
I think it's important to acknowledge that most people are neither far left, far right or lib; they are rather apolitical or alienated from politics altogether.
I'm happy this platform seems to nurture healthy debate though!
I'm happy this platform seems to nurture healthy debate though!
November 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM
I think it's important to acknowledge that most people are neither far left, far right or lib; they are rather apolitical or alienated from politics altogether.
I'm happy this platform seems to nurture healthy debate though!
I'm happy this platform seems to nurture healthy debate though!
Frankly, I don't think that isolation is the solution. Extremism burns out in the long run so it's better to have a strong base with a solid framework to be ready when that happens. Being aspirational pays more dividends.
November 22, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Frankly, I don't think that isolation is the solution. Extremism burns out in the long run so it's better to have a strong base with a solid framework to be ready when that happens. Being aspirational pays more dividends.
The ramifications are observable through the loss of human lives, the rise of inequality, and the global recession of democratic rule.
Aspiration is suppressed with apathy, alienation, and insecurity. Ergo, it's associated with naivety. Meanwhile, ad hocery is associated with strength and reality.
Aspiration is suppressed with apathy, alienation, and insecurity. Ergo, it's associated with naivety. Meanwhile, ad hocery is associated with strength and reality.
November 22, 2024 at 2:29 AM
The ramifications are observable through the loss of human lives, the rise of inequality, and the global recession of democratic rule.
Aspiration is suppressed with apathy, alienation, and insecurity. Ergo, it's associated with naivety. Meanwhile, ad hocery is associated with strength and reality.
Aspiration is suppressed with apathy, alienation, and insecurity. Ergo, it's associated with naivety. Meanwhile, ad hocery is associated with strength and reality.
According to the new social contract we're passively signing:
- Democracy is at odds with security.
- The fight against climate change is at odds with economic development.
- The well-being of one group is predicated on the suffering of another.
- Justice is at odds with harmony.
- Democracy is at odds with security.
- The fight against climate change is at odds with economic development.
- The well-being of one group is predicated on the suffering of another.
- Justice is at odds with harmony.
November 22, 2024 at 2:29 AM
According to the new social contract we're passively signing:
- Democracy is at odds with security.
- The fight against climate change is at odds with economic development.
- The well-being of one group is predicated on the suffering of another.
- Justice is at odds with harmony.
- Democracy is at odds with security.
- The fight against climate change is at odds with economic development.
- The well-being of one group is predicated on the suffering of another.
- Justice is at odds with harmony.
Conversely, facing existential threats, we are made to believe that we have to bargain with the power brokers to give up our presumably protected birthrights for the latter to carry out the responsibilities they're presumably bound to.
November 22, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Conversely, facing existential threats, we are made to believe that we have to bargain with the power brokers to give up our presumably protected birthrights for the latter to carry out the responsibilities they're presumably bound to.
Today, we are witnessing our political apathy being exploited and reinforced, undermining the foundations of our social contract with the modern state; thus, nurturing a sense of impending doom.
November 22, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Today, we are witnessing our political apathy being exploited and reinforced, undermining the foundations of our social contract with the modern state; thus, nurturing a sense of impending doom.
As a society, our current level of political apathy is off the charts. Simultaneously, we are on the verge of existential threats to our freedoms, security, and ways of life. The issue of which condition comes first is the topic of hot debates. However, it is clear that they reinforce each other.
November 22, 2024 at 2:29 AM
As a society, our current level of political apathy is off the charts. Simultaneously, we are on the verge of existential threats to our freedoms, security, and ways of life. The issue of which condition comes first is the topic of hot debates. However, it is clear that they reinforce each other.
The modern state's existence is justified by a social contract, according to which, the citizens give up power and autonomy to be able to manage daily life at large scale. Consequently, the state assumes responsibility when dealing with large scale problems.
November 22, 2024 at 2:29 AM
The modern state's existence is justified by a social contract, according to which, the citizens give up power and autonomy to be able to manage daily life at large scale. Consequently, the state assumes responsibility when dealing with large scale problems.