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[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There are already fiber optic lines connecting India and Europe through Suez, Bibi. What are you talking about?

And how tf will you get a rail line through the ocean?

Also I want to murder everyone cheering and clapping for Bibi

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

CHAT IS THIS REAL

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 42 points 2 days ago

He wouldn't have been arrested otherwise.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 29 points 2 days ago

Yea he fucks chickens instead

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 46 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

It by definition cannot work, you are taking money away from the people.

It used to be that austerity was necessary because the country was "broke" and employment was too high, that was the neoliberal rhetoric. Now, nerd go akshually it improves the economy somehow despite increasing poverty and unemployment . How? No one knows

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

he isn't wrong, look at the disaster that is the Eurozone. all the BRICS countries have different ideologies.

Jaishankar points out that bi-lateral currency deals work well enough and appear satisfactory to most BRICS members. That does leave unsolved the point that your humble blogger and Michael Hudson have raise: that absent mechanisms to encourage balanced trade such as the ones that were part of Keynes’ Bancor, many countries are likely to wind up with sustained trade deficits relative to particular trade partners. What happens when those countries wind up with a lot more of that currency than they want? They can use it to buy assets in the chronic trade deficit country, but a lot of nations do or would place restrictions.

I read this article recently and thought it was interesting

"What happens when those countries wind up with a lot more of that currency than they want?"

I mean the currency itself is an asset for the trade surplus country, it can sell it for other currencies too depending on the liquidity of forex markets. i don't think unbalanced trade is that bad either, smaller countries with less resources will run trade deficits when being helped out by larger allies. (Like Cuba and USSR). Of course, under capitalism the purpose of trade is for the exporting country to earn foreign currencies and dump excess supply, but that doesn't have to be the case.

The current cycle for global south countries is a cycle of external debt. Look at the UK, country is a shell of what it was and is only alive because the rest of the world wants to hold Pounds. If UK were a developing country, it would've seen a much worse collapse in living standards and probably a revolt.

Another example would be Gaza. Should Gaza be trying to run a trade surplus once Israel stops the genocide? Of course not, everyone else should be providing Gaza with the stuff it needs to get itself back up while providing for its people. This will show up as a current/trade deficit but it is a good thing.

Also, Indian oligarchs have been accumulating a shit ton of Dollar and Euro debt from Western banks, it's really bad.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Milei's deep cuts won support from investors and the markets, seen by many as necessary after years of fiscal deficits, rising inflation and economic instability.

brainworms

"by many" doing a lot there.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

this is the problem with 'tax' arguments, you don't look at how much land and water is being wasted.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)
 

Two Indian government and two defence industry sources told Reuters that Delhi produced only a very small amount of the ammunition being used by Ukraine, with one official estimating that it was under 1% of the total arms imported by Kyiv since the war. The news agency couldn't determine if the munitions were resold or donated to Kyiv by the European customers.

 

stole it from twitch, mods pls add

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I wouldnt call it "degrowth".

 

Second General Secretary to die this year.

Tbf they were both quite old.

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Amazing citations (hexbear.net)
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And the Iran citation is a news article of them denying it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29

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I see the "Haitians are eating cats" bullshit anecdote.

https://scholars.unh.edu/unh_lr/vol17/iss1/18/

"The Department of Justice estimates that American police officers shoot 10,000 pet dogs in the line of duty each year."

" It is impossible to ascertain a reliable number, however, because most law enforcement agencies do not maintain accurate records of animal killings. The tally may be substantially higher, and some suggest it could reach six figures."

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israels-forced-starvation-in-gaza-affects-both-humans-and-animals/3126734

Palestinian veterinarian Aid Ebu Necm built a shelter for abandoned cats in southern Gaza's Rafah. Ebu Necm, stating that many cats have died either due to Israeli attacks or hunger, said, "The war Israel unleashed on Gaza killed not only people but also animals. Animals have also been affected by this great injustice."

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