I love how westerners see something like ancestor worship (which in my culture we do for deceased uncles, grandparents, etc) and try to turn it into a cult of personality.
When a society is subject to imperialism, it is unable to resolve precolonial contradictions (ie patriarchal formations). Beliefs and practices discarded by European societies unfettered by imperialism are still present for this reason. Furthermore, colonized societies will desperately hold onto every aspect of the old society in order to resist the repression and erasure of colonialism. This unfortunately results in “backwards” practices resurging. While this incredibly harmful policy must be criticized, it cannot be grounds to dismiss the burkinabe project because traore’s junta fights the very system that impedes the progression of burkinabe society.
I think any issues with the “ethics” of AI image generation really are critiques of our current mode of production, I.e. how people currently use AI to displace jobs. My personal opinion is that some of it honestly looks kinda shit. Although if I can’t tell, great, by all means use it responsibly.
Just saw a YouTube short (a mistake in itself) that compared Koreans being prosecuted for speaking Japanese immediately after the end of the occupation to the persecution of non English speakers in the US by ICE. Liberals never cease to amaze me.
I think if any statesians actually had enough hope in a democrat candidate to feel disappointed by this, they should’ve put that energy into organizing.
Give me some examples of Chinese workers getting disenfranchised. Also please explain to me how the Chinese State is controlled by capitalists. Don’t just tell me that the Chinese state allowing some capitalist formations in some areas = capitalists control the state, give me some examples of the Chinese state actually capitulating to the interests of capitalists in ways that benefit the capitalist class more than anyone else.
Idk about the UK, but in the US black and brown people are more likely to experience sexual violence than white people (this is the case for men and women). But the creator of this image does not actually care about those who experience sexual violence. They just use the image of fragile white femininity to justify their racism. This is Emmett Till shit and it’s gross.
I joined the DSA. Am I cooked?