hitmyspot

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[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

It's the same in the UK. I live in Australia, having moved from Ireland and living in the UK. It blows their mind when I talk about PR, yet we have it here in the Senate.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Not voting or voting third party is letting other people decide.

Biden is a bad candidate. He's too old and supports genocide in Palestine.

Trump is not fit for office. He's too ols. He's mentally deranged. He supports genocide in Palestine, fascism in USA, NATO being at war with Russia etc etc.

Voting least bad is a poor choice to make but there is a very clear answer.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I feel sorry for her, as it's not a black and white case of inappropriate behavior.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Remember Hezbollah is not hamas. Lebanon is a different country.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wow, I've never had that.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, but look at bud light. Boycotts can be hugely damaging. If people start boycotting Intel, Dell HP and other suppliers will happily offer amd instead. Similarly, companies with policies of not buying from suppliers with slave labour or supporting genocide may decide Intel falls in that category now. They do it as a PR exercise but ultimately it's consumer sentiment that drives it.

Intel will need to decide if the sweetener is worth the risk. From war interrupting supply. From boycotts. From brand damage.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Or they are worried that Intel will pull out due to risk of consumer boycott and want to push the deal through.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

You can, or could, in Venezuela and Iran. Europe trades in oil all the time, but the petrodollar reigns supreme for international trade with oil producing nations. That's not in question. The point is how much that will impact on international trade relations, now and in the future.

As currencies diversify, as power needs diversify and as stability and increased trade between all nations increases, the majority of trade may still remain in dollars, but that provides less power for America than historically. Oil is less important and the traded currency is also less important. This also improves with improved digital process of payments and faster shipping routes. It's assumed that is part of the reason Russia values the arctic, for shipping routes.

There may be limited appetite for more ruoee trades now, but a trial balloon is always the first step and there may be more on an ad hoc basis. India may start to trade with Iran or Russia in increasing volume but wish to have rupee trade. A large customer like that may find that one supplier plays ball.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If the euro doesn't really threaten US as a reserve currency, a BRICS one certainly won't. As economies diversify and become more intersectional, as has happened since ww2, the currency fluctuations are less, with increased trade. Then currency used matters less and risk is lower for both sides when non us currency is used. So, I think dollar as a currency reserve will naturally reduce over time but it's not disappearing any time soon.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yes, but fruit iced tea is nice so it might work taste wise. Doesn't look appetizing though.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Her taxes directly support the war. It's not as easy as people are good and bad. Good people can be in bad situations. Sanctions are supposed to hurt all people. That's how they work. It's seen as a lesser evil, rather than a good. They are damaging for both sides.

[–] hitmyspot@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I still miss the fingerprint reader on the back of the Nexus 5x. And CyanogenMod added the ability to swipe it to see notification shade which was great.

The position is just a natural place to place your finger when holding a phone so the unlock was more automatic rather than a deliberate action being required.

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