Can you please chill with the dramatic doomerism about Russia.
getting affection post transition is a super cool feeling
real. not a big fan of a lot of cishet relationship posts on this forum lately
The yellow jackets was a specific movement in 2018-2019 that was mainly about cost of living/gas prices (ergo the vests, which are you are required to have in a car). That was 5 years ago. Right now, the NFP parties, unions and other leftist orgs are protesting against Macron.
I really enjoyed July Rain (romance), Courier (coming of age), and I am Cuba (the story of the revolution)
Russia will collapse any day now, trust me 
There is a similar thing in Belgium! Manifiesta
Interestingly, GDR was getting quite progressive on lgbt issues around 1989. In the USSR, some gay rights groups were formed around the same time. The problem with perestroika and glasnost was that reactionary currents/topics/speech far outweighed any progressive movements.
Maybe a bit of both? I wouldn’t underestimate the reactionary ideology part though. After 1991, "traditional values" have firmly replaced socialism to explain why Russia is better than the west. Since the country was brutally transitioning to capitalism, there had to be an ideological reasoning for the suffering (blaming marginalized people of course). The Orthodox Church had a lot of influence on it, as well as patriarchal criminal gangs that were very prominent in the 90s and very connected to the ruling class. So it’s not like the people on top are disconnected from the reactionary elements, they came to power through them and continue to benefit from it.
Is there a part that doesn’t care? Maybe. There are quite a few oligarchs who have permanent residencies in europe, or send their kids to study there. But to me it is kinda like Republicans sending kids to Ivy League but then saying that they teach Marxism or something. Benefiting from privilege doesn’t necessarily mean than you’re not culturally conservative.
I would recommend a therapist! Although keep in mind that the first therapist you meet might not be the best fit for you (I went through several until I found someone I had productive sessions with). It takes time and energy but the long term benefits are definitely worth it
agreed. it is definitely part of the breadtube culture of positioning oneself as radical, while not straying too far for keynesian social democracy. maybe a better title would be "unlearning neoliberal economics", since that is what he is actually deconstructs, not capitalist economics fundamentally. for UE it is probably much less effort, since EU/UK econ schools already are much more focused on keynesian or behavioral economics than in US (he has a behavioral econ degree). for US viewership it is seen as super radical. so it is probably his econ courses just adapted to youtube
i think he described himself as a market socialist at some point. and yeah his marxism takes are the worst. its the common western problem of thinking that marx wrote good antitrust laws or something
She was pro Harris getting nominated for VP, so it checks out. At least Davis is consistent
yeah rybar is an ultranationalist. the soviet narratives that he wants to rethink are internationalism and multiculturalism
ebbok. it's cheaper in the long run, easier to carry around (on public transport for instance), can highlight and bookmark easily
If I were to reform Russian right now I would make stress markers obligatory (in addition to improving gendering). It would make it so much easier to learn, even though maybe it’ll look a bit cluttered.
Even in high school some teachers wouldnt say anything if it wasnt written in cursive. I think it is getting sort of phased out by the younger generations.
