KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has launched a sharp attack on the government, accusing it of targeting him despite his acceptance of
KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has launched a sharp attack on the government, accusing it of targeting him despite his acceptance of the administration formed through the recent elections.
Speaking publicly for the first time since the elections, Oli expressed strong dissatisfaction over the government’s demand for his property details, claiming that his property had already been destroyed in an arson attack.
He challenged the authorities to collect the ashes of the burnt property instead of seeking a property declaration.
“If anyone has amassed illegal wealth, let the government investigate,” Oli said. “My property was set on fire and reduced to ashes. Now they are asking for my property details? Should I submit ashes as my property declaration?”
In a visibly angry tone, he further remarked, “Was setting fire to my property not enough? Now they want property details as well? The ashes are there—let the government take them. What property details are they asking for?”
Oli also complained that the government has continued to target him despite his recognition of the legitimacy of the administration formed through the electoral process.
The UML chairman’s remarks come amid ongoing political tensions between the ruling coalition and the main opposition party.
god he's so funny
the Nepali Communist Party may be more "professional" than KP Sharma Oli and the CPN (UML), but are they funny? can they honestly say they're funny?
the history of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party is kind of interesting actually- they started as part of the coalition that was pushing for democracy in nepal, albeit as a group with a far-right nationalist hindutva vision for what a "democratic nepal" would look like- then after the monarchy stepped down in nepal two things happened,
first: it became clear that a democratic nepal would be far more left-wing than the RPP wanted, (souring them somewhat on democracy)
and second: the supporters of the former monarchy largely folded themselves into the RPP
so now the official stance of the RPP is to establish a symbolic monarchy, with some members of the party wanting to stop there (with the expectation that the symbolism of that will pull nepal's politics rightward) and some members viewing that as the first step towards abolishing democracy in nepal entirely
interesting party. horrible people, also, associated with a massive number of hate-ctimes against muslims and christians in nepal.
yet another RPP split, specifically over the role of monarchy:
General Secretary Rana among others announce they have parted ways, but Lingden refuses to call it a split.
Kathmandu. Dr. Dhaval Shamsher Rana, who has left the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), and Durga Prasai, coordinator of the Campaign to Sav
hopefully this split in the reactionary monarchist/nationalist camp should make it easier for communists to re-take power after Balendra Shah's capitalist RSP government inevitably shits the bed and dies.
Kathmandu. The Revolutionary Communist Party, Nepal has concluded that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) is complet
Kathmandu. The Revolutionary Communist Party, Nepal has concluded that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) is completely failed, anti-national, and heading in a fascist direction, demanding its immediate dissolution.
In a statement issued by the party's General Secretary CP Gajurel Gaurav, emphasis was placed on the need for all patriotic and leftist forces to unite and form a sovereign joint government to save the country from Sikkimese-ization.
The statement accused the Balen government of trying to eliminate the poor, not poverty, by displacing the poor and landless. The party stated that bulldozers were run over settlements across the country, disregarding even the Supreme Court's order, without identifying and managing the actual landless, and that citizens have been left stranded in holding centers for over a month. Furthermore, the party has termed the government's actions of stopping the parliamentary session and forcing the President to sign ordinances, arresting KP Oli and Ramesh Lekhak in the name of the Gauribahadur Karki Commission's recommendations, and abolishing student and trade unions as fascist practices.
The statement also carries a serious allegation that the government has compromised the country's sovereignty by surrendering to India. The party claims that the extradition treaty (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters) signed by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobita Gautam with India has opened the way for Indian police to establish a base in Nepal in the name of criminal investigation. The Balen government is accused of working at the behest of the Indian ruling class by signing an agreement that no previous parliamentary party could achieve.
The party has called the budget for the upcoming fiscal year presented by Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle a neo-liberal and anti-people budget that benefits multinational corporations and brokers. The statement mentions that the budget has burdened the country with over 6 kharba 57 arba more debt, adopted a policy of pushing youth abroad instead of creating employment opportunities within the country, and broken the backs of the poor by increasing taxes on electricity consumption. The party believes that taxes imposed on education and health have put these essential services out of reach of the general public, and that the Ministry of Finance has shown its majority arrogance by forcibly altering the scope of taxes in the finance bill already registered in parliament.
The party has called Prime Minister Balen's statement in parliament, 'Nepal seems to have encroached on Indian land in many places,' a treasonous statement. The party accuses the Prime Minister of following the path of Lendup Dorje by comparing land used by locals due to changes in river flow with Indian encroachment on Limpiyadhura, Kalapani, and Susta. The statement notes that the Prime Minister has proven to be immature and stubborn in diplomacy by trying to involve Britain and China in Nepal-India border issues, only for India to outright reject it. Similarly, it is claimed that the grand welcome and visit of Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Ravi Lamichhane to India will further increase Indian interference in Nepal.
Stating that national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the rights of the people cannot be protected by this government, the Revolutionary Communist Party has said that a new alternative must be sought to save the country. The statement concludes by calling on all revolutionary and patriotic forces to 'engage in a strong struggle to form a sovereign joint government by building a strong joint front through a national political conference.'
I feel like I might get questions about this so I wanted to clarify: i'm not necessarily agreeing with all of this (though I agree with much of it). specifically I don't necessarily agree that the current Nepali government needs to be overthrown- i recently also shared a piece written by Balram Prasad Baskota, leader of the more moderate Nepali Communist party, which recommended respecting the results of the last election and working towards winning the next election. I think the representatives of both the Balram Prasad Baskota of the NCP and Gajurel Guarav of the RCP make good points, i'm not qualified to tell you who's right. look at what they've both said and draw your own conclusions.
also i'm not sure if agree with the notion that Balen is fascist, that seems like it might be a case of giving liberalism a pass by describing the crimes of liberals as fascist, but then again Balen's jailing of political opponents does seem to hint in a fascist direction. again i'm not close enough to the situation for my opinion to carry much weight.
Kathmandu. Nepali Communist Party MP Bishnu Bahadur Bishwakarma has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Speaking durin
Kathmandu. Nepali Communist Party MP Bishnu Bahadur Bishwakarma has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Speaking during a special time in the National Assembly meeting on Wednesday, he accused Prime Minister Shah of treason and demanded his immediate resignation from the post.
MP Bishwakarma accused the Prime Minister of giving fabricated, baseless, and dramatic statements in response to questions asked by MPs in the House of Representatives. He strongly objected to the Prime Minister's statement, 'Nepal has encroached upon India's land,' claiming it had no factual basis. He asserted that the Prime Minister's statement has severely damaged Nepal's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and that this statement is secessionist and surrenderist.
He demanded that the Prime Minister make public the exact details of which part of India, where, and how much land Nepal has encroached upon. He also challenged the Prime Minister to clarify which report this information is based on and to appear in the National Assembly with the relevant report to provide an answer.
Speaking at the meeting, MP Bishwakarma said, 'Instead of answering the questions asked by the MPs, the Prime Minister opened a bag of false information about unasked questions. After I became Prime Minister, I came to know that Nepalis have also encroached upon India's land, he said. He not only made true Nepalis feel ashamed with fabricated, baseless, and nakedly dramatic statements that were unknown to Nepal and India until now, and even to border experts, and unconfirmed by any source, but also committed treason by speaking against Nepal's interests. I strongly object to and condemn the Prime Minister's secessionist statement.'
He added, 'The Prime Minister has acted in a way that damages territorial integrity and sovereignty. Such a traitorous Prime Minister has no right to cling to that chair. The secessionist and surrenderist Prime Minister must resign immediately. I want to ask Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Prime Minister, in which places and how much land has Nepal encroached upon in India? I demand exact figures standing in the National Assembly. Which report is the data you obtained based on? Please appear in the National Assembly with that report and provide an answer.'
MP Bishwakarma also accused the Indian Armed Border Force (SSB) of interfering in Nepali land in the Susta region, instigated by the Prime Minister's statement. According to him, the construction work has currently been obstructed because the Indian side has pressured to stop the construction of the embankment being built on the Narayani River. He stated that obstructing Nepal's development work by using foreign forces is another act of treason and naked subservience.
Stating that relations between Nepal and India are currently strained, Bishwakarma referred to the Prime Minister sending his party chairman to India as a 'flatterer' as an envoy. He mentioned that India is interfering in Nepal by operating a trade route with China in the Lipulekh region. Claiming that India has occupied 6,262 hectares of Nepal's land, MP Bishwakarma clarified that Nepal has never encroached upon any country's land in history.
looks like the NCP's position on Balen has gotten more critical and they're now telling him to step down, though still calling for his overthrow and the dissolution of the current Nepal government like the RCP.
Balen's statements on the Nepal/India border really do seem to have sparked absolutely massive backlash across the political spectrum in Nepal:
KATHMANDU: Opposition parties, led by the main opposition Nepali Congress, have decided to disrupt Monday’s House of Representatives meeting
KATHMANDU: Opposition parties, led by the main opposition Nepali Congress, have decided to disrupt Monday’s House of Representatives meeting by surrounding the rostrum.
During a joint meeting held at the Nepali Congress parliamentary party office—which included leaders from the CPN (UML), Nepali Communist Party, Shram Sanskriti Party, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party—the opposition condemned Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s Sunday parliamentary address, where he claimed Nepal has also encroached upon India’s borders.
Terming the Prime Minister’s remarks “anti-national,” opposition lawmakers announced that the Prime Minister must issue an official apology to the nation from the parliament floor.
They also demanded that his controversial comments must be completely expunged from the house records before regular legislative proceedings will be allowed to resume.
this backlash has included division within his own party, the RSP:
KATHMANDU: Differences have surfaced within the Rastriya Swatantra Party over Prime Minister Balen Shah’s controversial statement that Nepal
KATHMANDU: Differences have surfaced within the Rastriya Swatantra Party over Prime Minister Balen Shah’s controversial statement that Nepal has also encroached on Indian territory, with a section of party leaders reportedly calling for an apology in Parliament.
goes to show that a lot can go over your head as an outsider, given that from my standpoint, his statements on this matter (while clearly unwise) wouldn't make the top 10 of the worst things he's done so far, but clearly there's a lot of context i'm missing, because tons of people in Nepal are outraged. but obviously Balen should have known enough to anticipate this backlash (he's not an outsider to Nepal's culture) so he's obviously an incompetent.
lol it's getting to the point where even cryptocurrency fan boys are seeing the problems with the "economy is punishing workers and rewarding parasites? just become a parasite!" ethos.
maybe the goal isn't to hate business in general, but the goal certainly needs to be to hate how business operates under capitalism.
using violence to liberate people from sweatshops, unsafe mines, and grinding poverty isn't the same as using violence to impose those things on people. the idea that violence is morally repugnant regardless of context is a belief that every oppressor throughout history would love for the oppressed to hold
Posts like these don't really understand what exploitation is or how exploitation works and how it's different to chattel slavery.
Exploitation happens when there's somebody in a bad situation without any good choices, and you give them a bad choice, and they take the bad choice because it's the least bad choice they have. When someone is facing starvation and homelessness, you offer them a shitty terrible dangerous demeaning job, because they don't have any better choice. Perhaps you could give them a better, safer, better paying job, but that would make you less money, and they don't have any better choices than your bad job, so you don't need to offer them a good job.
Blowing up their place of work and denying them their shitty job doesn't grant them a good job. These are people stuck with the terrible choice between either a dangerous, demeaning, low paying job, or starvation, poverty and homelessness.
They do not benefit from you choosing starvation and homelessness for them on their behalf.
you're right, simply destroying sweatshops through violence would indeed be pointless and counterproductive. sweatshops don't spring up by random chance though, they're created and recreated the world over due to the laws that the system of capitalism operates by. the system of capitalist political and economic rule itself routinely puts people in dire enough situations that they have no choice but to work 14 hours a day for poverty pay. the way to give sweatshop workers and the other highly exploited workers better choices is by taking political power out of the hands of the class who's exploiting them and giving it to the workers. that takes violence in some amount, because the capitalist class never gives up its rule over society without resistance, as we've seen many times now
there's this strawman of communism that anti-communists trade in, that marxists believe in tearing down the current system without building any replacement and then just hoping a replacement emerges- Scott Alexander was particularly fond of this talking point- and it just makes it clear that the anti-communist using that talking point has read little to nothing of marxist theory. building dual power- that is, building up competing party/state institutions that exist alongside and in competition with the existing state institutions *before* overthrowing the current state- has been part of matxist revolutionary theory since Lenin and has informed every marxist revolutionary movement since.
US Defense Secretary Hegseth's plan for giving even more power to military contractors is deeply dystopian.
Current and former corporate executives are now being directly embedded into the Pentagon solely to influence its decision-making. Many of these executives are acting on behalf of companies that make billions in contracts from the government agency they're influencing.
yeah because one-party democracies (there are competitive elections at the local level in Cuba, if you don't know about this you shouldn't speak) don't have a higher gini index than multi-party democracies on average so there's no reason to think that's a factor.
A joint seminar held in Havana highlighted the strength of relations between Russia and China and the support of both nations for Cuba. Part
"The recent offers of support and assistance to Cuba received from Russia and China in the current context are genuine expressions of solidarity that the Cuban people will never forget." This was the sentiment expressed by Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández, Director General of Bilateral Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex), at the First Joint Seminar dedicated to the 77th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Strategic Partnership for Coordination between Russia and China, which took place this Wednesday in Havana.
The event, the Cuban diplomat affirmed, reaffirms the strategic value of cooperation and mutual support between the two sister nations of the Greater Antilles.
"Cuba will remain steadfast in defending its sovereignty and its Revolution, and we will act inspired by the example of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, who on this day victoriously reaches his 95th birthday," he stated.
Pereira Hernández underscored the strength of the political dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and China, nations that "have advocated supporting Cuba in its national development strategy based on respect and shared benefit," he emphasized.
Furthermore, he described the strategic partnership of coordination between Russia and China as an alternative model of integration and a positive example of sovereignty and resistance against Western hegemony. He also acknowledged the leadership of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in strengthening these ties.
For his part, Viktor Koronelli, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Cuba, referred to the more than 300 intergovernmental treaties and agreements signed with China as part of the new era of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Moscow and Beijing. In particular, he said, the two countries are strengthening coordination in multilateral forums such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and the BRICS.
In his remarks, the Russian ambassador emphasized that the tightening of the U.S. blockade against Cuba is a "criminal policy that violates all norms of international law." He recalled that both Russia and China have repeatedly expressed their support for the sovereignty of Cuba and their rejection of foreign interference and threats of the use of force.
In this regard, Hua Xin, ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Cuba, stressed that in the face of constant threats from the United States, the Cuban Party, Government, and people "have united as one, firmly safeguarding sovereignty and national security, which has earned them the respect of the international community."
The Chinese ambassador explained three points that have strengthened the development of China-Russia relations: the high-level design for bilateral relations, pragmatic cooperation as the driving force for the stable development of ties, and the connection between the two peoples, which he described as the foundation of the two countries' generational friendship.
Both ambassadors extended their congratulations to Army General Raúl Castro Ruz on his 95th birthday.
In presentations by other participants, the strategic cooperation among the three nations was analyzed; China and Latin America and the Community of Shared Future; the four global initiatives presented by President Xi Jinping; and China, Russia, and Cuba as the cornerstones of a sovereign and diverse geopolitics in the construction of a multipolar order.
The seminar, jointly convened by the Russian and Chinese embassies in Cuba, was attended by Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Fernando González Llort, Hero of the Republic of Cuba and President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP); and Rogelio Sierra Díaz, Rector of the University of International Relations, as well as diplomats and academics.
A joint seminar held in Havana highlighted the strength of relations between Russia and China and the support of both nations for Cuba. Part
"The recent offers of support and assistance to Cuba received from Russia and China in the current context are genuine expressions of solidarity that the Cuban people will never forget." This was the sentiment expressed by Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández, Director General of Bilateral Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex), at the First Joint Seminar dedicated to the 77th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Strategic Partnership for Coordination between Russia and China, which took place this Wednesday in Havana.
The event, the Cuban diplomat affirmed, reaffirms the strategic value of cooperation and mutual support between the two sister nations of the Greater Antilles.
"Cuba will remain steadfast in defending its sovereignty and its Revolution, and we will act inspired by the example of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, who on this day victoriously reaches his 95th birthday," he stated.
Pereira Hernández underscored the strength of the political dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and China, nations that "have advocated supporting Cuba in its national development strategy based on respect and shared benefit," he emphasized.
Furthermore, he described the strategic partnership of coordination between Russia and China as an alternative model of integration and a positive example of sovereignty and resistance against Western hegemony. He also acknowledged the leadership of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in strengthening these ties.
For his part, Viktor Koronelli, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Cuba, referred to the more than 300 intergovernmental treaties and agreements signed with China as part of the new era of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Moscow and Beijing. In particular, he said, the two countries are strengthening coordination in multilateral forums such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and the BRICS.
In his remarks, the Russian ambassador emphasized that the tightening of the U.S. blockade against Cuba is a "criminal policy that violates all norms of international law." He recalled that both Russia and China have repeatedly expressed their support for the sovereignty of Cuba and their rejection of foreign interference and threats of the use of force.
In this regard, Hua Xin, ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Cuba, stressed that in the face of constant threats from the United States, the Cuban Party, Government, and people "have united as one, firmly safeguarding sovereignty and national security, which has earned them the respect of the international community."
The Chinese ambassador explained three points that have strengthened the development of China-Russia relations: the high-level design for bilateral relations, pragmatic cooperation as the driving force for the stable development of ties, and the connection between the two peoples, which he described as the foundation of the two countries' generational friendship.
Both ambassadors extended their congratulations to Army General Raúl Castro Ruz on his 95th birthday.
In presentations by other participants, the strategic cooperation among the three nations was analyzed; China and Latin America and the Community of Shared Future; the four global initiatives presented by President Xi Jinping; and China, Russia, and Cuba as the cornerstones of a sovereign and diverse geopolitics in the construction of a multipolar order.
The seminar, jointly convened by the Russian and Chinese embassies in Cuba, was attended by Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Fernando González Llort, Hero of the Republic of Cuba and President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP); and Rogelio Sierra Díaz, Rector of the University of International Relations, as well as diplomats and academics.
i feel really really lucky to get to know all you cuties even if we don't get to talk very often. my life is a billion times better for knowing all of you even with how much everything else still sucks. i want to hug you all a lot forever
Random tumblr blog roleplays as a philosopher. Shocks the masses by using big words just to say they think theyre better than you because you watch movies. WHHAAAAT?
What idiot communists think 'from each according to his ability, from each according to their need means: I get to do whatever I want and be given infinite luxury goods whenever I want.
What it actually means in practice: Comrade, you are able to work 16 hours a day at the radioactive asbestos factory. And you only need flavorless gruel and a cot to sleep on. Actually scratch that, having a cot is bourgeois decadence.
My guy the former socialist states are poor because of the 50 years they spent under socialism. Or are Romania and Albania akshually models of prosperity thanks to their oh-so-democratically elected socialist rulers?
... Does anyone want to point out that during the Communist regime there was absolutely 0 home ownership. The state owned all the housing. The reason people in these states have them NOW is because as the governments transitioned to private ownership, they essentially just gave people the houses and apartments they were already living in.
Like, it was literally 'sorting this out is too much trouble, it's your problem now.'
oh hey I missed this when I was trying to have a discussion on this post a couple days ago, but yeah, this one is a massive whopper, easily proven false.
a source explaining how home ownership worked in cuba after the revolution:
https://reimaginerpe.org/19-1/hamberg
For 50 years the great majority of Cuban households have legally owned their homes as a form of “personal property,” but with some limitations.
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After the Cuban revolution in 1959, evictions were halted, most rents were reduced and urban land speculation was largely controlled. Through the 1960 Urban Reform Law, tenants became homeowners by amortizing the purchase price of their units through rents. Landlords and other property holders were allowed to keep their own home as well as a second vacation home. State-built housing was offered as long-term “leaseholding,” with rents set at 10 percent of family income. Private renting was prohibited. In addition, vacant units confiscated from emigrants were distributed to people in need, and the Cuban lottery was transformed into a short-lived vehicle for financing new housing. Residents of poor urban housing remained as long-term leaseholders, but by the mid-1960s, no longer paid rent.
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The 1984 (and 1988) General Housing Laws converted most leaseholders into homeowners, legalized most illegal and ambiguous tenure situations of tens of thousands of self-builders and others, permitted free-market private rentals and sales of roof-rights, and fostered self-building by both individuals and newly permitted housing cooperatives (which never got off the ground). The only groups not converted into homeowners were residents of tenements and shantytowns, who remained rent-free leaseholders, and occupants of units directly “linked” to workplaces.
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By the early 1990s, more than 85 percent of Cuban households were homeowners, paying little or nothing for their units except for maintenance, repair and utilities. There were no mortgages or land and property taxes. Financing for purchases of units or repair was considered a loan, not a mortgage, and therefore dwellings were not used as collateral.
article 22 of the 1976 Cuban constitution is also relevant:
these people don't bother to read or learn anything about the system they condemn, they just have an absurd caricature of that system in their head ("under communism joseph stalin owns your toothbrush and he sneaks into your house to use it every night!!!!") and then when they encounter any evidence this caricature is inaccurate they cover their ears and eyes so the devil won't use objective material facts to tempt them from the holy path of capitalism.
why is it that when people are discussing eastern europe and the soviet state, your immediate reaction is 'cuba disproves this!'
Like, do you understand that Cuba. And the USSR. Are two entirely different nations with different policies and viewpoints, even if they vaguely held to the same general political model?
I had to just comment here because jesus fuck you're just not a good person.
Now again, seriously, fuck off you goddamn creeper.
first: people have been speaking in this thread about communist countries in general. if it's only true of the Soviet states and not Cuba you should specify!
second: it's not true of the Soviet states either:
Most apartments in the Soviet Union were distributed by the state on the basis of waiting lists. But there were other paths to becoming a ho
Most apartments in the Soviet Union were distributed by the state on the basis of waiting lists. But there were other paths to becoming a homeowner as well.
Americans have spent a ton of time being propagandized about communism so they often imagine, without any actual research, that it was only misery and drudgery and that only capitalism has ever allowed anyone pleasurable luxuries. Did you know that in the USSR there was a network of places for workers to take vacations? Like resorts and beach towns and health spas. It was believed that workers deserved time off and there was a voucher system to use it. History is infinitely more interesting than the flat propaganda stereotypes you've received and it's worth learning about it. Things like homes and vacations are not in fact exclusive to capitalism.
Here's an article about it. https://news.illinois.edu/vacations-part-of-soviet-unions-good-life-with-sochi-the-dream-resort/
Ah, yes. Cuba. A model of prosperity and freedom. Also known for enviable housing, totally not run down all over. And the source? A literal propaganda blog.
The propaganda blog's source? Planners Network. A literal propaganda group. The far left constantly does self-referential BS to sound legitimate.
from the extremely anti-communist article "Castro Systematic Assault on Private Ownership In Cuba":
That very same month, the Castro regime enacted an urban version of the Act, which also stripped constitutional protection from property and contract rights in yet another important societal area. Article 2A of the Urban Reform Act specifically prohibited all types of leasing and sub-leasing agreements. The Urban Reform Act went beyond proscribing any future leases. The Act rendered all existing leases of urban property null and void. Through the Urban Reform Act, the Castro regime ordered the compulsory sale of urban houses and apartments at prices fixed by the state. In order for any Cuban citizen to sell or transfer a house or apartment, the consent of the Council of Urban Reform was now required.
In addition, rents for government-built housing were capped at no more than 10% of household income. Between 1959 and 1988, nearly 1.4 million new housing units were built in Cuba. However, about half of this total housing stock is considered to be substandard
this article makes a constant effort to put an anti-communist spin on things, (considered substandard by who? in comparison to what?) but even it concedes that the Urban Reform Act cracked down on landlordism, and, significantly, acknowledges that this happened through the compulsory sale of these rental units (it plays coy about who they were sold to but the answer is "the tenants") rather than the housing simply becoming government property. and we can find numerous sources confirming Cubas current high homeownership rate:
Data and analysis on home ownership by country, including countries with the highest percentage of home ownership and countries where the mo
Buying an average home in the UK is nine times more expensive than the average yearly salary. In contrast, the average American home costs o
Romania has the highest rate of high ownership, where over 95% of the population are homeowners.
Do you think anti-commie Yanks all think capitalism and communism are the only two economic systems that have ever existed?
@syabm
well, not *all* anti-commie yanks, but i've certainly met a lot of anti-communists who thought all societies in history could be described as being somewhere on a spectrum between capitalism and socialism, on the basis of thinking "capitalism is when there's trade, socialism is when there's state violence"- leading to the absurdity of people declaring ancient Rome to be either capitalist or socialist (largely on the basis of whether the person speaking likes Rome or not) when in reality of course ancient Rome pre-dated either capitalism or socialism.
edit: perfect example of the kind of thing i'm talking about, here's someone claiming feudalism is socialism:
(a bit of a tangent since obviously ancient Rome wasn't feudal either)
Please, tell me how tens of millions of illegal immigrants have nothing to do with malnutrition. Does this apparent famine you've uncovered only affect the people famously not at all short of food? Surely it can't be the people just arriving from areas known to have food issues. Just because the gigantic spike correlates perfectly with the gigantic spike in illegal immigration, doesn't mean there's any sort of causation!
LS>well, not *all* anti-commie yanks, but i've certainly met a lot of anti-communists who thought all societies in history could be described as being somewhere on a spectrum between capitalism and socialism,
Oh, I see, its' the classic "NO U".
I'm not American, genius. And I was implying there are other economic systems.
>on the basis of thinking "capitalism is when there's trade, socialism is when there's state violence"
"State violence", IME, is most often used by the left, and libertarian/anarchist types. Who tend to be against authoritarian economic systems in general.
Including fascism.
I doubt they make up the majority of anti-communist Americans, and I doubt that's what Yogurt (who is not you) meant.
Also, libertarians and anarchists strongly stress free trade as inherent to capitalism. That qualifier is important.
>edit: perfect example of the kind of thing i'm talking about, here's someone claiming feudalism is socialism:
Let me guess; you specifically searched for people saying that, and then cherry picked a random reddit post.
>(a bit of a tangent since obviously ancient Rome wasn't feudal either)
It's not just a bit of a tangent, it's a complete tangent that's barely related and only being used for point-scoring.
I'm not even sure why you expect me to listen to you when you weren't the person I asked.
I'm not American, genius. And I was implying there are other economic systems.
??? I never said you were American and I never said you were one of the anti-communists who think all human societies can be placed on a spectrum between capitalism and socialism.
"State violence", IME, is most often used by the left, and libertarian/anarchist types. Who tend to be against authoritarian economic systems in general.
okay? well i'm talking about anti-communists, and the people specifically i'm alluding to are libertarian anti-communists who think socialism is when there's state violence. not sure what point you think you're making?
I doubt they make up the majority of anti-communist Americans, and I doubt that's what Yogurt (who is not you) meant.
I never said right-libertarians make up the majority of anti-communist yanks, just a lot of them, and I don't think it's unreasonable to say there are a lot of right-libertarians.
Also, libertarians and anarchists strongly stress free trade as inherent to capitalism. That qualifier is important.
right, and people are familiar with that and can extrapolate that i'm referring to free trade when I mention people who think "capitalism=trade". we're all adults here and I don't need to spoon-feed you.
Let me guess; you specifically searched for people saying that, and then cherry picked a random reddit post.
yeah I looked for an example of someone expressing that viewpoint to demonstrate that there do exist people who hold that viewpoint. where are you going with this? I never claimed it was all or even most anti-communists.
I'm not even sure why you expect me to listen to you when you weren't the person I asked.
Kathmandu. The Revolutionary Communist Party, Nepal has concluded that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) is complet
Kathmandu. The Revolutionary Communist Party, Nepal has concluded that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) is completely failed, anti-national, and heading in a fascist direction, demanding its immediate dissolution.
In a statement issued by the party's General Secretary CP Gajurel Gaurav, emphasis was placed on the need for all patriotic and leftist forces to unite and form a sovereign joint government to save the country from Sikkimese-ization.
The statement accused the Balen government of trying to eliminate the poor, not poverty, by displacing the poor and landless. The party stated that bulldozers were run over settlements across the country, disregarding even the Supreme Court's order, without identifying and managing the actual landless, and that citizens have been left stranded in holding centers for over a month. Furthermore, the party has termed the government's actions of stopping the parliamentary session and forcing the President to sign ordinances, arresting KP Oli and Ramesh Lekhak in the name of the Gauribahadur Karki Commission's recommendations, and abolishing student and trade unions as fascist practices.
The statement also carries a serious allegation that the government has compromised the country's sovereignty by surrendering to India. The party claims that the extradition treaty (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters) signed by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobita Gautam with India has opened the way for Indian police to establish a base in Nepal in the name of criminal investigation. The Balen government is accused of working at the behest of the Indian ruling class by signing an agreement that no previous parliamentary party could achieve.
The party has called the budget for the upcoming fiscal year presented by Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle a neo-liberal and anti-people budget that benefits multinational corporations and brokers. The statement mentions that the budget has burdened the country with over 6 kharba 57 arba more debt, adopted a policy of pushing youth abroad instead of creating employment opportunities within the country, and broken the backs of the poor by increasing taxes on electricity consumption. The party believes that taxes imposed on education and health have put these essential services out of reach of the general public, and that the Ministry of Finance has shown its majority arrogance by forcibly altering the scope of taxes in the finance bill already registered in parliament.
The party has called Prime Minister Balen's statement in parliament, 'Nepal seems to have encroached on Indian land in many places,' a treasonous statement. The party accuses the Prime Minister of following the path of Lendup Dorje by comparing land used by locals due to changes in river flow with Indian encroachment on Limpiyadhura, Kalapani, and Susta. The statement notes that the Prime Minister has proven to be immature and stubborn in diplomacy by trying to involve Britain and China in Nepal-India border issues, only for India to outright reject it. Similarly, it is claimed that the grand welcome and visit of Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Ravi Lamichhane to India will further increase Indian interference in Nepal.
Stating that national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the rights of the people cannot be protected by this government, the Revolutionary Communist Party has said that a new alternative must be sought to save the country. The statement concludes by calling on all revolutionary and patriotic forces to 'engage in a strong struggle to form a sovereign joint government by building a strong joint front through a national political conference.'
I feel like I might get questions about this so I wanted to clarify: i'm not necessarily agreeing with all of this (though I agree with much of it). specifically I don't necessarily agree that the current Nepali government needs to be overthrown- i recently also shared a piece written by Balram Prasad Baskota, leader of the more moderate Nepali Communist party, which recommended respecting the results of the last election and working towards winning the next election. I think the representatives of both the Balram Prasad Baskota of the NCP and Gajurel Guarav of the RCP make good points, i'm not qualified to tell you who's right. look at what they've both said and draw your own conclusions.
also i'm not sure if agree with the notion that Balen is fascist, that seems like it might be a case of giving liberalism a pass by describing the crimes of liberals as fascist, but then again Balen's jailing of political opponents does seem to hint in a fascist direction. again i'm not close enough to the situation for my opinion to carry much weight.
