Reversing will be 10x harder than not emitting and we’re failing at that. I’m not too hopeful.

True but I don’t think the early Russian revolutionaries were sheep. Decades of totalitarianism shaped them into that.

Huh? But they overthrew the Tsar. What do you mean by that?

Get wrecked

Damn 50% is crazy. This is why despite all their work building tons of renewables, China remains a climate villain.

Obviously a factor but the article notes a huge rollout over the past year. So it seems like that could have started previously. It’s not like the US has stopped interfering.

Definitely not the ideal way to implement a transition off of oil but inspiring nonetheless.

I do wonder why Cuba didn’t make greater efforts to turn to solar in years past. If they had, they could have avoided some, though probably not all, of this pain.

Policing by its own goals is terrorism. It seeks to influence the public’s behavior and politics through violence. If there is a coherent definition of the word, it’s that.

Now you may think Cuban terrorism is justified. But it still fits the definition.

Personally I find it hard to believe that all ~90,000 prisoners were imperialists but I haven’t confirmed that they’re not…

PS: I saw your tag but there was no point in responding due to the infestation of thought police in that community.

Probably. Cuba is one of only a few countries that has a larger incarceration rate than the US.

Cuba, like every other state, is a sponsor of terrorism, through the violent paramilitary organization known as the police.

CR seems to be going to shit lately. Used to be a pretty peaceful country.

Not really though. It’s a cudgel against political autonomy used against those the CPC declares dominion over, regardless of how those people feel about the fact.

Are you somehow under the impression that the only possible identity is ethnic? Like when people say “I’m a New Yorker” do you reply back “Um, actually, New Yorker isn’t an ethnicity”?

And would the lack of ethnic New Yorkiness justify a ban on people labeling themselves or organizing as New Yorkers? Should we abolish the city of New York in the name of national unity then?

Ah that explains it. Cars strike again.

Not that bad honestly.

I can kind of see that criticism but I think talking about our own issues and hypocrisy here has relevance here. We do very similar things in our countries and there’s very little fuss about it.

And I did acknowledge that I agree Iranian morality policing should be condemned, so it’s not like I’m trying to defend them, just talk about a related issue.

Yeah I agree. Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying though, I’m still unsure.

Oh. Well that’s a weird thing to say because I don’t think anyone is defending them but OK.

In my experience many of the most strident critics of hair coverings refuse to see the similarity to anti-nudity laws, especially nipple covering which is specific to women.

I mean I think the downvotes speak to the fact that the average person is not willing to admit the harms that our own ideas of modesty cause.

My BS? This is exactly what I’m talking about. Western governments need to be shamed too.