Only a dude who unironically grows a gigantic bush of pubic hair on his face and drinks creatine would think this is a good-looking guitar.

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DEFCON 31: August 10, 2023 - August 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV

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1. Albert Einstein The guy who came up with the theory of relativity was a passionate socialist. "Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, and partly because technological development and the increasing division of labor encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of smaller ones."

2. Bertrand Russell In 1918, the philosopher & mathematician said: "I do not think any reasonable person can doubt that the evils of power in the present system (capitalism) are vastly greater than is necessary, nor that they might be diminished by a suitable form of Socialism."

3. Hellen Keller "The creators of wealth are entitled to all they create, thus they find themselves pivoted against the profit-making system. They declare no compromise so long as the majority of the working class lives in want, while the master class lives in luxury."

4. Oscar Wilde The famous playwright wrote an article called "Soul of Man Under Socialism," "Socialism, by converting private property into public wealth will restore society to its proper condition & insure the material well-being of each member of the community."

5. Martin Luther King "Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children."

6. Jack London Author of Call of the Wild "As for me, you wonder why I am a socialist. I'll tell you. It is because socialism is inevitable; because the present rotten and irrational system cannot endure."

7. George Orwell Even though he is considered anti-socialist because of 1984 & Animal Farm, he was actually a staunch socialist: "Every line of serious work I have written since 1936 has been written directly and indirectly against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism."

8. Malala. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is quoted: "I am convinced Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation."

So, yeah Jordan Petterson clearly knows his stuff...

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EDIT: Going to keep George Orwell in for continuity and integrity of the OP, but after reading comments and doing research, Georgie was not a real socialist. A class traitor who took money from the CIA and would flip-flop on a comrade in a second.

People are also saying not to take JP seriously. I agree, and probably overracted, but I think it's important for people to know that there are a lot of smart and successful people in history who just so happen to be socialists (which is why I purposefully left off Marx and other great socialist thinkers). So while this is in response to JP (was originally a twitter thread), I think it can be a useful list for people.

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John Perkins describes the methods he used to bribe and threaten the heads of state of countries on four continents in order to create a global empire and he reveals how the leaders who did not “play the game" were assassinated or overthrown. He brings us up to date about the way the economic hit man system has spread from developing countries to the US, Europe, and the rest of the world and offers a strategy for turning this around. “Each of us," he says, “can participate in this exciting revolution. We can transform a system that is consuming itself into extinction into one that is sustainable and regenerative."

John's books, including The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, have sold over a million copies, spent more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists, and are published in more than 30 languages. As Chief Economist at a major consulting firm, his experiences advising the World Bank, UN, IMF, U.S. government, Fortune 500 corporations, and heads of state convinced him to devote his life to facilitating changes in social, political, and economic systems, as well as in general consciousness. He was founder and CEO of a highly successful alternative energy company and is a founder and board member of Dream Change and The Pachamama Alliance, nonprofits dedicated to creating a sustainable, just, peaceful, and thriving world. John's courage in writing his books and speaking out against his former bosses exemplifies the courage shown by our Founding Fathers and Mothers when they stood up to the British Empire. Like them, John defied threats and bribes and took action.

it gets interesting here

The real-world Jason Bourn is Pete Buttigieg.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2090565

In this very first episode of Mindplex Community Podcast, Dr. Mihaela Ulieru is joined by none other than Cardano's visionary founder, and CEO of IOG, Charles Hoskinson, to explore his dreams for the world, for Cardano, and for himself.

In this very first episode of Mindplex Community Podcast, Dr. Mihaela Ulieru is joined by none other than Cardano's visionary founder, and CEO of IOG, Charles Hoskinson, to explore his dreams for the world, for Cardano, and for himself.

If the police can spy on us, we can spy on them. Legally, that is.

My vision for this place is perhaps too grandiose and idealized. Let's discuss our vision for this place here.