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Socialism is not even radical by letsgo in c/usa@lemmy.ml

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 0 points 1 day ago

Not as bad as the Yanks. We have a number of socialist policies here which are all very useful.

Socialism is not even radical by letsgo in c/usa@lemmy.ml

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee -3 points 1 day ago

It's just American corporate FUD. Either you're a complete balls-out capitalist, or you're an ultra-commie. Nothing inbetween. Mention the EU and they stick their fingers in their ears and yell

Circle of life by letsgo in c/shitposting@lemmy.ml

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

That's because the cat's name is "6 ice cold beers".

Make a wsh by letsgo in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Another splendd Kapwng cartoon.

Dell Sales team told to return to office 5 days a week by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 69 points 6 days ago

Quite right too. The most important factor for me when buying a computer is that the sales droid is in an office. All those CPU, RAM and disk numbers are secondary to that.

What’s the worst date you’ve ever had, and why was it so awful? by letsgo in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 42 points 1 week ago

A friend persuaded me to go on a date with a girl I wasn't particularly into. We went for a meal, then she wanted to go clubbing. But I'm not into that either, so she broke down in tears. I was pretty sure I hadn't said anything that bad, but then the story came out: her ex-partner had the same first name and job as me, and the meal and clubbing were his favourite things, but he'd been found dead in another country with his common law wife and kids, and the similarity to me was effectively his coming back from the dead to be with her again.

No there wasn't a second date. I haven't seen her since either. Neither have I taken dating advice off that friend since, although we are still friends.

Mozilla defies Kremlin, restores banned Firefox add-ons in Russia by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 48 points 3 months ago

Heh, I wonder how the ml tankies are spinning this one and what browser they're going to use instead of Nazifox or whatever stupid name they're using for it now.

Microsoft to test “new features and more” for aging, stubbornly popular Windows 10 by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 33 points 4 months ago

Well it's only Windows that's complaining it can't install Windows 11 on my Windows 10 laptop. I'm not mothballing perfectly good hardware just because Microsoft is having a tantrum.

The US has so much space by letsgo in c/funny@sh.itjust.works

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 32 points 5 months ago

European here (Brit). I could drive for 13 hours along the M60 and still be on the M60. No problem comprehending that.

Bangladesh, Ghana, and Mauritius celebrate their independence from the crown this month by letsgo in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 121 points 5 months ago

Brit here. It's great to be part of a country that brings so much joy to so many people.

The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee... by letsgo in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 84 points 11 months ago

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I mean where are the zipties keeping things secured? It's a mess by letsgo in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 84 points 1 year ago

Nice rack.

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How are slavery reparations fair? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by letsgo@lemm.ee to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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This relates to the BBC article [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66596790] which states "the UK should pay $24tn (£18.8tn) for its slavery involvement in 14 countries".

The UK abolished slavery in 1833. That's 190 years ago. So nobody alive today has a slave, and nobody alive today was a slave.

Dividing £18tn by the number of UK taxpayers (31.6m) gives £569 each. Why do I, who have never owned a slave, have to give £569 to someone who similarly is not a slave?

When I've paid my £569 is that the end of the matter forever or will it just open the floodgates of other similar claims?

Isn't this just a country that isn't doing too well, looking at the UK doing reasonably well (cost of living crisis excluded of course), and saying "oh there's this historical thing that affects nobody alive today but you still have to give us trillions of Sterling"?

Shouldn't payment of reparations be limited to those who still benefit from the slave trade today, and paid to those who still suffer from it?

(Please don't flame me. This is NSQ. I genuinely don't know why this is something I should have to pay. I agree slavery is terrible and condemn it in all its forms, and we were right to abolish it.)