Madras curry with rice (also, it's 6am, I fell asleep at some point yesterday evening and only woke up again a couple of hours ago, chronic fatigue is a bitch).
Well at least it was consensual
Says the only person who left the room alive.
I'm not saying it was or wasn't (E: or that the death was planned or deliberate, though that is a possibility, however unlikely), or that consensually doing drugs together and having sex is wrong in itself, but the chem-sex world is absolutely rife with rape, coercion, and abuse, so to just assume it was consensual is a big leap.
I will remember survivorship bias
The just world fallacy is another one worth remembering, in the context of your post, but also generally.
Also
If hard work led to success, then a poor person working three jobs should be rich.
You got George Monbiot's quote almost exactly word for word:
He didn’t have to work three jobs to pay rent, but he is set up as a rags-to-riches story, using elbow grease and grit to become the mogul he is.
Lastly, you're right, but it's important to remember what he does have, and why - privilege, and lots of it (being a white man from a rich background, with a supportive family to boot? They all put his starting points miles ahead of most others), which he is given by white supremacist patriarchal capitalism, which is why he (and many others, even without the billions, privilege is one hell of a drug) will never work to end those systems and work towards creating a world where everyone has equitable access and opportunity.
Capitalist propaganda.
"Aspiration" to be more precise, it's one of the ways capitalists convince large segments of the public that they're temporarily embarrassed millionaires, who just need to pull their bootstraps up hard enough, and they will make it, like the people in the programme did (conveniently they never address things like racism, sexism, queerphobia, ableism, and other barriers that many people have to face just to survive, never mind thrive, and the fact that all of these barriers are artificial and created by people who benefit just as much from dividing society up and pitting us against each other, as they do from selling us rags-to-riches bullshit to get us to work harder to make them money).
My advice: you do you, but find your audience lol that definitely wouldn't work in every crowd.. 😂
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Saying hes a racist purely off of a product price is the equivalent of the pet eating ohio comments.
Jfc, you Nazi apologists are fucking wild, comparing a white supremacist openly broadcasting a Nazi dog whistle, to a bunch of immigrants who literally did nothing to no one but were still made a target for violence by those same white supremacists for the sin of existing while being Black is vile beyond belief.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
but maybe just to get in the headlines again...
...because he knew it is a Nazi dog whistle.
So he's either a Nazi, or he knows enough about Nazis to know how to appeal directly to them, and is happy to do so for publicity (so, an enthusiastic collaborator with Nazis at the very fucking least).
You really should examine with yourself why you feel the need to jump to the defence of a Nazi.
Hierarchy creates inequality, it’s just how it works.
Always and every single time, it doesn't matter how nicely you dress it up or try to convince yourself that if it was you (or your personal "leader" of choice) it would somehow be different. Inequality is literally built in to the structure.
E: I just had to come back and show some appreciation for "be the change you want to see in the world - follow someone else", I know you didn't mean it, but the irony is just too good..
Of course he is, they always do.
Oh, I was just making an observation, I'm definitely with you on this, a proper block would be much better,.
Not defending xitter, but that's exactly how it works on lemmy, isn't it? If I block someone I don't see them anymore but they can still see and reply to me.
We also have a tendency to allow only sociopaths and psychopaths to lead us, and we gotta nip that in the bud, but most people who aren’t like that don’t want to lead.
I wouldn't say "allow", but either way, you've hit the core issue there on both counts - leaders. Hierarchy creates inequality, it's just how it works. It's why any cult of personality is dangerous and bound to maintain an imbalance.
This mostly focuses on management in the workplace, but applies just as much to leadership rolls in general: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/colin-jenkins-deconstructing-hierarchies-on-the-paradox-of-contrived-leadership-and-arbitrary-p
the original UN article
Someone linked it bellow: https://archive.is/MObDZ
The FEE article is garbage, but the original is like a broken clock, it makes a couple of valid points, but it doesn't strike me as being written by an anti capitalist, but by someone who wants to reform capitalism.
How does the saying go? When your only tool is a hammer, every problem is a nail?
The only tool he has is what capitalism gave him - the idea that people will only work if threatened with starvation, homelessness, or other punishment.
The idea that the benefit of a community and society at large, and by direct extension - our own, could motivate people, or to be more precise, the idea that society would benefit everyone not just a "select" few, doesn't even come in to consideration.
If only.. But I suspect whatever happens in November, it isn't going to be pleasing at all (to me as an anarchist, anyway), especially because it isn't themselves they consume, like the hypothetical "intellectuals" on the desert island would, but the rest of us, and those most vulnerable first.
It is just so frustrating that people have been warning about exactly what is happening (not just with the DWP, mind), yet the general public just don't want to hear it, the illusion of choice being so narrow makes life easy - you're either team red or team blue (or maybe yellow or green if you're feeling "rebellious"), and that's all you need to know about the world (the result of being over worked, under paid, and propagandised since birth in to whatever benefits capitalism most, of course).
Step outside that box, and they become so overwhelmed by (or completely shut down to) the endless possibilities, they just don't know how to deal with it. It's so fucked up how well the system works at preserving itself.
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> cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25812215 > > > Labour is to revive the hated Tory plan to force banks to carry out surveillance on claimants’ accounts and give the DWP police type power to search premises and seize possessions. > > > > The Tory provisions were contained in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, but this failed to be passed into law before the general election and was therefore scrapped. > > > > Now, however, Labour have announced that they are to include what appear to be very similar provisions in a new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill. > > > > According to the DWP, the new law will give the DWP powers to: > > > > - Better investigate suspected fraud and new powers of search and seizure so DWP can take greater control investigations into criminal gangs defrauding the taxpayer. > > > > - Allow DWP to recover debts from individuals who can pay money back but have avoided doing so, bringing greater fairness to debt recoveries. > > > > - Require banks and financial institutions to share data that may show indications of potential benefit overpayments > > > > The Tory bank surveillance provisions would have forced banks to monitor the accounts of all means-tested benefits claimants and report every time an account went over the capital limit or was used abroad for more than four weeks. > > > > In late 2023, it was estimated that almost 9 million claimants would be caught in the Tory surveillance net, including: > > > > - 8 million universal credit claimants > > > > - 6 million employment and support allowance claimants > > > > - 4 million pension credit claimants > > > > That number is likely to have increased by now, especially with the push to get more people to sign-up for pension credit. > > > > Labour’s new bill will also give the DWP the power to search premises and seize evidence, such as documents, laptops and phones. > > > > The Tory Bill contained similar powers. > > > > It would have allowed designated DWP staff to arrest claimants, search premises and seize any evidence they found without needing to use the police. The DWP said this would put them on a par with HMRC and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA). > > > > In an attempt to reassure claimants, the DWP today claimed that: > > > > “The Bill will also include safeguarding measures to protect vulnerable customers. Staff will be trained to the highest standards on the appropriate use of any new powers, and we will introduce new oversight and reporting mechanisms, to monitor these new powers. DWP will not have access to people’s bank accounts and will not share their personal information with third parties.” > > > > Labour claim that these powers will only be used against criminal gangs. But, until we see the text of the bill, we will have no way of knowing whether the law will actually prevent the DWP using their new powers against individual claimants if they so choose. > > > > The outline of the new bill was published today by the DWP to coincide with Kier Starmer’s first speech as prime minister to a Labour party conference. > > > > In his speech, Starmer made only a brief reference to the new bill, saying, “If we want to maintain support for the welfare state, then we will legislate to stop benefit fraud and do everything we can to tackle worklessness.” > > > > Back in April of this year the then prime minister, Rishi Sunak, outlined his plan to give the DWP police powers. He did this whilst setting out his five point plan for welfare reform in a speech at the right-wing think tank, the Centre for Social justice, founded by Iain Duncan-Smith. > > > > Just five months later, Keir Starmer has announced similar measures, this time in a speech to the Labour party conference. > > > > The other four Sunak points were: > > > > - The WCA to be made harder to pass > > > > - GPs no longer to issue fit notes > > > > - Legacy benefits claimants to move to UC sooner and work requirements to be increased > > > > - PIP no longer always a cash benefit and fewer people to be eligible > > > > We will now have to wait for Labour’s welfare reform white paper to see whether any of the four remaining points will also be adopted as Labour policy.
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25812215
> Labour is to revive the hated Tory plan to force banks to carry out surveillance on claimants’ accounts and give the DWP police type power to search premises and seize possessions. > > The Tory provisions were contained in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, but this failed to be passed into law before the general election and was therefore scrapped. > > Now, however, Labour have announced that they are to include what appear to be very similar provisions in a new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill. > > According to the DWP, the new law will give the DWP powers to: > > - Better investigate suspected fraud and new powers of search and seizure so DWP can take greater control investigations into criminal gangs defrauding the taxpayer. > > - Allow DWP to recover debts from individuals who can pay money back but have avoided doing so, bringing greater fairness to debt recoveries. > > - Require banks and financial institutions to share data that may show indications of potential benefit overpayments > > The Tory bank surveillance provisions would have forced banks to monitor the accounts of all means-tested benefits claimants and report every time an account went over the capital limit or was used abroad for more than four weeks. > > In late 2023, it was estimated that almost 9 million claimants would be caught in the Tory surveillance net, including: > > - 8 million universal credit claimants > > - 6 million employment and support allowance claimants > > - 4 million pension credit claimants > > That number is likely to have increased by now, especially with the push to get more people to sign-up for pension credit. > > Labour’s new bill will also give the DWP the power to search premises and seize evidence, such as documents, laptops and phones. > > The Tory Bill contained similar powers. > > It would have allowed designated DWP staff to arrest claimants, search premises and seize any evidence they found without needing to use the police. The DWP said this would put them on a par with HMRC and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA). > > In an attempt to reassure claimants, the DWP today claimed that: > > “The Bill will also include safeguarding measures to protect vulnerable customers. Staff will be trained to the highest standards on the appropriate use of any new powers, and we will introduce new oversight and reporting mechanisms, to monitor these new powers. DWP will not have access to people’s bank accounts and will not share their personal information with third parties.” > > Labour claim that these powers will only be used against criminal gangs. But, until we see the text of the bill, we will have no way of knowing whether the law will actually prevent the DWP using their new powers against individual claimants if they so choose. > > The outline of the new bill was published today by the DWP to coincide with Kier Starmer’s first speech as prime minister to a Labour party conference. > > In his speech, Starmer made only a brief reference to the new bill, saying, “If we want to maintain support for the welfare state, then we will legislate to stop benefit fraud and do everything we can to tackle worklessness.” > > Back in April of this year the then prime minister, Rishi Sunak, outlined his plan to give the DWP police powers. He did this whilst setting out his five point plan for welfare reform in a speech at the right-wing think tank, the Centre for Social justice, founded by Iain Duncan-Smith. > > Just five months later, Keir Starmer has announced similar measures, this time in a speech to the Labour party conference. > > The other four Sunak points were: > > - The WCA to be made harder to pass > > - GPs no longer to issue fit notes > > - Legacy benefits claimants to move to UC sooner and work requirements to be increased > > - PIP no longer always a cash benefit and fewer people to be eligible > > We will now have to wait for Labour’s welfare reform white paper to see whether any of the four remaining points will also be adopted as Labour policy.
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Labour is to revive the hated Tory plan to force banks to carry out surveillance on claimants’ accounts and give the DWP police type power to search premises and seize possessions.
The Tory provisions were contained in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, but this failed to be passed into law before the general election and was therefore scrapped.
Now, however, Labour have announced that they are to include what appear to be very similar provisions in a new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.
According to the DWP, the new law will give the DWP powers to:
-
Better investigate suspected fraud and new powers of search and seizure so DWP can take greater control investigations into criminal gangs defrauding the taxpayer.
-
Allow DWP to recover debts from individuals who can pay money back but have avoided doing so, bringing greater fairness to debt recoveries.
-
Require banks and financial institutions to share data that may show indications of potential benefit overpayments
The Tory bank surveillance provisions would have forced banks to monitor the accounts of all means-tested benefits claimants and report every time an account went over the capital limit or was used abroad for more than four weeks.
In late 2023, it was estimated that almost 9 million claimants would be caught in the Tory surveillance net, including:
-
8 million universal credit claimants
-
6 million employment and support allowance claimants
-
4 million pension credit claimants
That number is likely to have increased by now, especially with the push to get more people to sign-up for pension credit.
Labour’s new bill will also give the DWP the power to search premises and seize evidence, such as documents, laptops and phones.
The Tory Bill contained similar powers.
It would have allowed designated DWP staff to arrest claimants, search premises and seize any evidence they found without needing to use the police. The DWP said this would put them on a par with HMRC and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).
In an attempt to reassure claimants, the DWP today claimed that:
“The Bill will also include safeguarding measures to protect vulnerable customers. Staff will be trained to the highest standards on the appropriate use of any new powers, and we will introduce new oversight and reporting mechanisms, to monitor these new powers. DWP will not have access to people’s bank accounts and will not share their personal information with third parties.”
Labour claim that these powers will only be used against criminal gangs. But, until we see the text of the bill, we will have no way of knowing whether the law will actually prevent the DWP using their new powers against individual claimants if they so choose.
The outline of the new bill was published today by the DWP to coincide with Kier Starmer’s first speech as prime minister to a Labour party conference.
In his speech, Starmer made only a brief reference to the new bill, saying, “If we want to maintain support for the welfare state, then we will legislate to stop benefit fraud and do everything we can to tackle worklessness.”
Back in April of this year the then prime minister, Rishi Sunak, outlined his plan to give the DWP police powers. He did this whilst setting out his five point plan for welfare reform in a speech at the right-wing think tank, the Centre for Social justice, founded by Iain Duncan-Smith.
Just five months later, Keir Starmer has announced similar measures, this time in a speech to the Labour party conference.
The other four Sunak points were:
-
The WCA to be made harder to pass
-
GPs no longer to issue fit notes
-
Legacy benefits claimants to move to UC sooner and work requirements to be increased
-
PIP no longer always a cash benefit and fewer people to be eligible
We will now have to wait for Labour’s welfare reform white paper to see whether any of the four remaining points will also be adopted as Labour policy.
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