MoonlightFox

Its one of many contradictory ways I live my life. I am well aware of many of them, and change them gradually to align myself more with my beliefs. I find that I manage OK, but sometimes wish I was better.

I'll probably become ovo lacto flexitarian in the future. That was what I managed to be for the longest. And it has 80% of the same effect or more. The rule was that I never bought meat or made food with meat. When I was served meat at family or friends, I would just eat it then. It reduced all the social friction, and made it so much easier. I lasted for a year or two.

Pure vegan is unrealistic short term for me. Maybe I'll try in the future, or flexitarian vegan instead of ovo lacto flexitarian. Not sure.

Thanks a lot for your thorough reply.

Your view on social democracy is interesting to me. I have more faith in the effects of democracy in a capitalist society than you. Maybe I am a bit naive still. I have no doubts that many countries are corrupted by lobbyists and billionaires, I do however still believe Norway isn't there yet.

But I do see some cracks in the system that shakes my beliefs in the sustainability of the curremt model long term.

It is still really interesting to read, and I will have to read more about the birth of the social democratic model going forward!

I will take a look at the videos you shared, that is my preferred way of learning, except discussion and Q&A 😄

Oh, I have so many questions 😄 This is super interesting.

It seems to me upon further reading that PRC is a market socialist country, is that a correct assumption?

I read about Huawei and was surprised that it is at least supposedly owned by its 167 000 employees. Considering the size of that company that is really interesting.

There is other stuff I'd like to know more about.

1. The situation with Taiwan (My opinion: Taiwan has the right to decide their own future)
2. Democratic processes / elections
3. President Xi seems to be the president for life now, is that the case?
4. Supression of speech that criticizes the party or makes fun of, satirizes etc. Winnie the Pooh would be one such example.

Without being able to openly speak about systemic problems I can't see that PRC has found a solution that I see as good enough. To me an ideal situation would both be socialist/communist and democratically governed.

I realize that I have enormous gaps of knowledge about PRC and how the country works. But I really appreciate the time you are taking to explain this stuff to me. Thank you.

Thanks, that makes sense

Tankie is a perjorative word, but it refers to those who support authoritarian communism. For instance by denying documented historical events, or support or defend repression from authoritarian regimes.

Why should I ignore their opinions and block those that use the word? Is it that negatively charged?

I believe Norway still has a lot of good systems to take care of its citizens.

We have free healthcare, free education, very cheap kindergartens (highly subsidized), lots of vacation, retirement is guaranteed, if you get disabled you are guaranteed an income for life, etc.

I'll check out the podcast!

You are right about the alarm bells. I am skeptical about PRC actually being socialist, I have seen it as a authoritarian capitalist country with a veneer of communism with close to no freedom of speech when it comes to criticism of the party / government.

I know that my views are biased due to my upbringing and the culture I live in.

However, you did say that it can be socialist and still face real issues.

I am critical of the censorship, surveillance, and treatment of the Uyghurs.

But I will try to keep an open mind, and get to know China more. I think that is a good country for me to learn more about. I think the view on publicly owned large firms is interesting. In Norway some of our largest firms are mainly or heavily owned by the government or smaller regions of Norway. For instance Equinor is about 70% publicly owned.

I'll read about the other countries as well, and I'll try to remember your point about it not being perfect wonderland, even if socialist.

To anyone reading this, please don't do a whataboutism here. I can both be critical of the treatment of Uyghurs and the censorship of Tiananmen square massacre AND Guantanamo Bay, US prisoners being treated as slave workers, human rights abuses, immigrants being sent to CECOT, warcrimes, Palestine genocide etc. just so that there is no confusion here.

When it comes to Norway, I agree that it benefits from current capitalist world order, and think your arguments here is valid.

I am unfortunately not. It was more meant as a way to say that for instance criminals (yes, even the worst ones) have value. That they deserve to live and have a decent life, no matter what.

That immigrants and asylum seekers should be treated with respect and given the help they need.

But also that animals have value. The way a lot of animals are treated is in no way acceptable.

I have tried being a vegetarian in the past, but have failed every time.

Sorry to disappoint. I wish I was better.

I believe all life have value, no matter what.

I believe in justice and equality.

I believe in the rule if law.

I believe in democracy.

I believe in the freedom of speech.

I believe in religious freedom.

I believe no one should go hungry.

I believe no one should freeze.

I believe no one should die from preventable diseases.

I believe everyone has a right to education.

I believe everyone has a right to healthcare.

I believe everyone has a right to participate in society and the internet.

I believe everyone should contribute if they can, because that is fair.

I believe people should be able to retire.

I believe most people are good, and want to do good.

I believe in cooperation, and working towards a common goal.

I believe that all people should have a minimum set of rights, that are non-negotiable.

I trust my neighbours, my family and strangers.

Based on these values I could be placed anywhere from center-right to far-left in Europe.

In the US I am a filthy commie

The issue with this is signal-to-noise ratio. If everything is equally valuable speech, then it becomes a bad platform for discussion.

The solution is for the individuals that want to share their right wing views to do so from an instance that are not consided problematic. I live in Norway, we are considered one of the most democratic countries in the world, and we do not allow hate speech.

A lot of the speech from right wing Americans would easily be considered unlawful here. With good reason.

There is nothing stopping someone with right wing views from registering and sharing their opinions on most Lemmy instances. Except if they want to act as bigots. They are free to talk about pretty much any traditional right wing topic. They can talk about immigration, how the money will trickle down anytime now, and most topics.

Right wing people are welcome at Lemmy. They are just not allowed to spread hate and be explicit bigots. The ones who leave or don't join are not censored, they are just whiny and complain when people are sick of their shit.

Yep, I have the 2.4ghz dongle ones with hall effect sensors and charging stand. Its just better and cheaper. The dongle is so that I don't have to sync, I kinda like the whole plug in and it just works.

I am not advocating for anything specific here. Well.. Maybe a bit using european clouds instead.

Cloud is probably the way to go in most cases. It's more secure, more reliable, often cheaper, and less work.

Everything I do is cloud native and has been for a while

Rocket surgeon?