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From the Netflix documentary

Bobby Sands: 66 days

#Bobby Sands #Ho Chin Minh #Terence McSwiney

#Saudi Arabia #Saudi military #mercenaries #theocratic monarchy

#famine in Yeman #Saudi Arabia #arms industry #corporate media #Yemen

The British Empire policies in what is now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (similar policies were used in other parts of the world) led to the deaths of up to...

These short clips come from the BBC documentary (2007) Racism: A History

#Racism: A History #BBC

The British Empire policies in what is now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (similar policies were used in other parts of the world) led to the deaths of up to...

It should never be forgotten that it was the Nazis who were attempting to follow in the footsteps of the British.

#race science #British Raj #eugenics #scientific racism

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Hollywood Needs To Stop Glorifying Winston Churchill

#Winston Churchill #Bengal famine #The Bengal Famine #White Supremacy #British Empire #Western imperialism #Social Darwinist #Social Darwinism

#climate change #baby boomers #Ireland Simpsons Fans

#anti-pc #corporate media #anti-muslim #anti-feminist #Bill Maher #US empire #subversive #gendered pronouns #challenging power #Adam H. Johnson #punching down #capitalism #militarism #military industrial complex #climate change

A look at the world system and some of the feedback loops between environment, capitalism, war and revolt. PDF available here https://www.academia.edu/172549...

Paul Cockshott’s videos are highly educational and touch upon the theme of a couple of my posts today.

#food production #climate change #global crop yields #oil rent #capitalism #environment #feedback loops #Paul Cockshott #oil production #world power politics #profit system #disequilibrium system

A pretty handy graph depicting the striking correlation between GDP (economic activity) and global CO2 emissions.

Perhaps it’s time for a new economic model, one that’s not based on mindless consumerism and over production.

This clearly illustrates how the Green New Deal won’t work because, fundamentally, it will also prioritize economic growth and corporate profits over the future of the planet.

Any alternative economic model that doesn’t challenge the underlying premise of the whole system will be doomed to fail.

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#green new deal #gross domestic product #profit #carbon emissions #growth #bernie sanders #climate change #global warming