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  • Well, I’m from a post-USSR country and a substantial part of this was the criminalization of homelessness. Can’t have homeless people, if you lock them up (be it in a prison or asylum).

    Then again, just about anyone, who did not conform to the party’s message got locked up. Getting your place bugged at the slightest hint you might be up to something disagreeable and all that good stuff. The secret police could disappear and or beat you up without any real justification.

    I hate late-stage capitalism as much as you, but coming from a country that’s been through this, I am extremely reluctant to give the rotten and frankly repugnant USSR regime any credit.






  • Mercival@lemm.eetoMemes@lemmy.ml*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    They have quite a lot of money, particularly in foreign currency slush funds (see Room 39 for example). However the Kim family has the final say in what is government money and what never makes it onto the books.

    They could probably afford a FIFA championship. It’s admitting they have that kind of money, that would be a huge problem.





  • Mercival@lemm.eetoMemes@lemmy.mlJust the basics
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    1 year ago

    That’s all part of the problem though, isn’t it?

    I live in central Europe and veggies and fruit are one of the first things, you see when you enter a store. They’re also really affordable and you can get them in pretty much every corner store all over the town as well. There isn’t a place where basic fruit and veggies are more than 15 minutes walking/public transit distance from you within the city. Never had to drive to a grocery store in my life. Some places are even open at night.

    Let’s not blame the people for eating like this, when that’s exactly what the system is set up for.