"It was bitterly ironic that at the very moment the state mounted a comprehensive attack on working-class power, identity politics was parsing the working class into ever more fragmented subgroups. Though identities obviously matter very much, they cannot combine into a new politics because their essence is their separateness."
"It was bitterly ironic that at the very moment the state mounted a comprehensive attack on working-class power, identity politics was parsing the working class into ever more fragmented subgroups. Though identities obviously matter very much, they cannot combine into a new politics because their essence is their separateness. Something else is needed to bring them together in a broader, more integrated, and more coherent politics, something beyond the particularistic concerns of both identities and unions. That 'something' is class."
"NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg and actress Angelina Jolie have joined forces to project the US-led war alliance as a progressive role model for gender politics and a 'leading protector' of women’s rights."
Could it be a pivot from "terrorism" as an excuse for imperialism to "equality"?
Today, I saw someone use the famous phrase "by my grandmother's beard", and realized that's going to be the next thing being declared haram by the Social Justice Whiners. Beards are an obviously sexist display of male dominance, and must be shamed (unless you're Muslim, of course).
"Slack’s open format can favor male communication patterns like bluntness and rambling, over female patterns like using cushioning words, listening to others, and basically not being a dick."
"China on Tuesday responded to a U.S. plan to send astronauts back to the moon, saying it is willing to enhance cooperation with the international community in the peaceful use of outer space."
Basically: Hey guys, if you need a lift to the moon, just let us know and we'll save you a seat.
"Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal and Criminal Procedural Codes of Ukraine (regarding liability for a public denial or justification of the military aggression of the Russian Federation in relation to Ukraine in 2014-2015)"
From the Russian propaganda machine: Ukraine is introducing a law to make it illegal to deny that the Russians are behind the Ukraine Conflict.
"Poland has sticker shock over ‘unacceptable’ price tag for Patriot buy"
Not only are they kept out of the Visa Waiver program, but apparently the US is screwing them on their latest weapons deal as well... Why do they hate the Poles so much?
"Not too long ago, the Chinese reviewed the idea of the Bering Strait as a land bridge to be incorporated into the One Belt, One Road initiative. They propose to build a high-speed rail line connecting China to the United States via Russia and Canada."