Formerlyfarman

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[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

You love to see it.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago

Nha, it's fine. In fact she sounds way less annoying in Spanish than in English. She talks too slow tho.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yhea exactly, it however also benefits some very reactionary local interests, so it balances out.

I think the yanks just have too much influence.

Besides that, Mexico has a propensity for fascism, it's one of those countries were the modern state developed alongside a warlord class instead of a capitalist class, so the state was modernity and the middle classes were beourocrats. So there wasn't the progressive force of new production arrangements, and similar to turkey this resulted in the warlords just assimilating into the resources of the modern state.

As of now I think our biggest problem is organized crime, wich is backed by obama-drone

And ignored by the Mexican government. Mostly due to collusion.

Death to america of course

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not necessarily. It seems like a very strong guarantee. Any change as to how they are run, or movement towards privatisation would be almost imposible now, wich is both good and bad.

Death to america of course.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

Yes this is s good point. There are just less bonding opportunities.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Yes, and also they like using education as a carrot to dangle in front of normal people "you too can become on of us".

And pointing at the few who make it as evidence of meritocracy.

Death to america of course

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Libs really like school.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Now that you mention, this seems fairly normal. I wonder if it is physiological, that we are more likely to make friends in our teens. Or if it has something to do with free time, and material interests.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

They were never private. They are run by their respective trade unions, wich in practice work more like medieval guilds, were positions in the company can be inherited, sold, etc.

Sometimes the companies subcontract stuff, and those are awarded to the families of other guild members.

There are also a lot of benefits for high ranking members like I limited free electricity for life. On the other hand if I exceed my allowed use I get fined into space.

There were some reforms made by the libs to make the companies more competitive, by bringing some accountability, but they were mostly half assed. And never did anything. Except annoy the most reactionary sectors in Mexican society, who all support amlo.

This reform doesn't do anything except give them a guarantee that things will stay as they are. Rigthnow Mexico has oil for 15 years or so. And the government invests more money in pemex than it gets out, so it basically is subsidizing the high living standards of high ranking guildsmen.

Death to america, of course

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Also it's more expensive to use than buses, and ignores most tows, so only tourists use it.

But other trains would be cool, there used to be a Guadalajara-Mordor city train, that one would get a lot of use.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

I thought, the site was against the activity, indulging in the mystery pills in rural Mexico with a dude who just picked you off the road, is probably not good advice.

But now I see I probably spelled it wrong, no idea what it originally was tho.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

That makes sense.

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