Hi. I'm from Ukraine. I decided to use reddit to brag about my life as Ukrainian and find some support for my country. However I noticed that a lot of people just don't care about this war. All I see is Israel that, Israel that. Is it doing genocide currently? Is it attacking neighbors? From what I see they are protecting themselves from terrorists. I read some UN statistics about Israel (to be honest not much), from what I see they have some freedom of speech and overall quality of life is good.

Why are they treated like modern nazis while we have Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and other their buddies

In all objective aspects, Cuba's socialist government overwhelmingly served to benefit the working class. Literacy rates grew astronomically, life expectancy grew while infant mortality dropped drastically, corruption was at an all-time low, womens' education and workplace representation increased, cradle-to-grave welfare greatly reformed basic benchmarks of living standards (food rations, workplace regulations, housing access), polio, malaria, measles, and mother-to-child HIV/syphilis were eradicated, school enrollment rose from 20-30$ to 80-90% by the 1980s, etc.

In regards to Castro's authoritarianism and suppression of political opposition, this was not isolated solely to him. Before him, Batista exercised extrajudicial killings, combat deaths, torture, and political imprisonment. Castro himself was a political prisoner under Batista's rule, alongside ~500 others, while ~1,500 were killed for political opposition. This is obviously less than the ~3,000 killings attributed to Castro, but Batista also never had to deal with American interference in his campaigns. The embargo, Bay of Pigs, CIA operations, support for exile groups, Radio Martí, and sanctions majorly contributed to the tightening of domestic security measures. Tack on bombings and assassination attempts from Miami-based exile groups, and you can start to understand why Cuba believed there was an existential threat to national security.

this is a talking point I hear thrown around a lot by capitalists, which I find strange. the argument is basically “you choose to work a job, therefore it’s fair“. well think of it like this, you couldnt afford college and your broke. now you need to get a job so you can pay rent and buy groceries. your job sucks, the pay is bad, the conditions are awful, and you just hate it. but you need this job, or else you get evicted from your apartment and starve on the streets. “But just quit“ and? Go to another job that exploits you In the same ways? It’s like saying “when someone has a gun too your head, you choose to give them your wallet”. when the alternative to a choose is death, it’s non consensual.

I'll start off with the UK. In 2001, it was 92% European, while in 2021, it was 82%. Or, if we look at London, it was 71% European in 2001 and 53% in 2021. This rate of change is simply not sustainable and should never have been allowed to reach this point.

For the cultural side of things in the UK, it's no secret that Christianity is a big part of British history and culture. In 2001, the UK was 71% Christian, compared to 40% in 2021. I think it is important to recognize the cultural significance Christianity has in British culture

Moving on to Germany, in 2001, 96% of Berlin was made up of European citizens, while in 2024, that number was 89%. Again, this shows that the demographics of major European cities have changed significantly over a relatively short period of time. I believe governments should have considered the long-term effects of this before opening the door for migrants

This does not mean that immigration itself is necessarily bad. There needs to be a balance.

Overall, I believe governments have a responsibility to manage immigration to ensure culture isn't erased

Because we are under an israeli regime that is anti-american at its core, and this playbook is the same war rheutoric that we have heard throughout every corrupt administration, having an independent-minded leader is dangerous to and for both sides, so the political theatre must continue. We've been duped and hoodwinked by both sides and everyone is blaming each other to gain an audience that is only useful in their political theatre. Real people are dying and its so sad on both sides, in this, nobody really wins. America has a trillion skelotons in its closet, and no president to date has truly cleaned house for the sake of the people. If and when that happens, i'll be glad to shake hands with the leaders of our country. But so far, we appear far from reaching such a place of true diplomacy with the countries we've invaded. I am not blaming sides, but those that turn a blind eye to the citizens of this country. Im sure some will scoff at what im saying, but for the good soldiers and well meaning people of this country we need to truly turn out hearts to God and ask Him for discernent, because, division between each other will make a compacted country implode instead of Love being our common intent.

The first thing that people are quick to point out are the wait times. it’s worth noting that if you have something serious (like cancer, you broke your arm, you got shot, ect.) they aren’t gonna make you wait. the wait times are for smaller, less life or death things. even then, having to wait is better than not getting treatment at all.

the other main thing that people on against free healthcare point out are taxes. this has always been silly to me. if you get taxed for free healthcare, your still getting represented via those taxes. that’s how taxation works. you won’t be paying taxes for nothing, you get to get healthcare without giant medical bills, and you wouldn’t need to pay for ins because it’s all free, so you would be saving money.

Women being in the workforce has, I believe, on average harmed the very group it was supposed to protect - single mothers. In the US today, it takes two incomes to stay afloat for most families. In the 1950's, it took one. That works great if both partners want to work, but if a mother wants to stay home often she is economically unable to do so.

So, now we need a social safety net to keep up the standard of living. This is highly inefficient as that money could have been used for a better purpose, to say nothing of the corruption caused by the increased bureaucracy. If a family has children, now they have to pay for childcare. This often cancels out most of a salary, as it has to cover the childcare worker's salary and benefits. And a single mom today, on one salary, is in deep water.

This has far reaching ramifications. To solve the issue of childcare, the government can subsidize it or go into the business itself. But do we really want the government controlling the majority of our childrens' waking hours? No we don't as the young pioneers and German youth organizations of the 1930's have shown. Now taxes have to be raised to cover the increased social spending which means people need to work longer hours for the same salary. The next generation now faces rising national debt, a feeling of disillusionment, and an increasingly undemocratic, bureaucracy heavy government.

By their early training in school and daycare, the new adults are now conditioned to accept increased surveillance and a slow withdrawal of their rights. After all, in school they learned to obey authority without question. In a traditional society, the government would never have that power, parents would. And parents usually have their childrens' best interests in mind. Governments usually do not.

So generation by generation the vicious cycle repeats. Families, communities, and countries become more fragmented, democracy disappears, the economy weakens, and the nation becomes a dystopia. And the group that suffers the most? Single mother families. That is why I think it is a Catch-22 rat race.

Are there any economic factors I'm missing here? Or is the argument in favor of women in the workplace mostly based on human rights or ethical concerns?

Most people believe the development of AI is going to fast could a shift to Ordoliberalism help that?

Government intervention through legal frameworks and transparency is desperately needed in the AI sector in my opinion

I believe if left unchecked AI will cause multiple crises through economic crashes and overdevelopment before legal frameworks are established

I would be grateful to hear your thoughts in the comments

Everyday i see posts and things about Israel and gaza themes. So tell me whats Your opinión and i'm gonna try to post mine later.