InevitableList

Soviet Union, China, Vietnam

Communist governments took power in poor countries and had to endure ‘primitive accumulation’ before they could start building a socialist economy. At best they created workers’ states where employment and basic services were guaranteed to all.

Actually near nearsightedness is due to brightness levels being much indoors rather than focal points. Even on cloudy days it’s much brighter outdoors. There’s also evidence that natural light has a calming effect on people.

How can a capitalist country have a national health service?

Whilst dissent event is catchier than mass public incident the fact that it includes petitioning through official channels makes it a meaningless number. It’s like measuring the health of a democracy by measuring voter turn out.

There are Irish republicans who refuse to swear allegiance to the king/ queen and are unable to take their seats in Westminster. This doesn’t trigger a by-election though.

At this rate their per capita emissions will never catch up with Europe’s.

It’s interesting that the response to men going their own way (MGTOW) is indifference or at most pity whilst WGTOW are met with hostility.

You have to convince people to vote for you, you can’t just rely on them voting against the other candidate. That’s why voter turnout was lower than previous elections.

How many more elections will Democrats have to lose before they’ll lean this lesson?

And taking people’s votes for granted worked how exactly?

Voter turn out was much lower than 2020 and 2016 just like this poll predicted.