yeather

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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There doesn’t seem to be a reliable source one way or another. The South African reported he was denied a liscence because of the black ownership laws while Newsweek says there was never a public liscence application filed. It’s possible the royalities offer was given privately and rejected, this is most likely since Starlink does pay for liscenses based on service in other African countries.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Heinz > Store brand > Hunts, i buy generic mustard and everything else unless there’s a good sale.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

They probably don’t, the fun ones are already taken.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca -2 points 5 months ago

It’s true, why should we try to support a group that fundamentally disagrees and hates a large part of the base? There’s no salvaging such disagreements.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lots of former Vice Presidents become Presidents later on. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Teddy Roosevelt won reelection, Richard Nixon, HW Bush, and Biden, all became presidents in their own right.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

She’s rainbow republican

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

If everyone voted mainline Trump still would have won the election. Greens got 860000, while the Libertarians got 650000 and RFK got 750000.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Howdy, rereading old comments and came across this one of mine. I figured you would like to read it too.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

They tried that and the curse made ask the disasters hit Bludhaven instead. You can’t destroy Gotham.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You need a college degree only to be qualified, but you are only put into groups 2 or 4. Veterans and people who do to college for atc or aviation safety go to groups 1 or 3. That’s just to then do the minimum 6months of atc training. They also just started direct hiring from colleges with approved programs.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

“A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.”

  • The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

I do not believe we know enough about the government or economy to call Starship Troopers fascism.

  1. Centralization of authority under a dictator. In the books, we know very little about the Sky Marshal, in truth it isn’t revealed if they lead the civilian government at all, or if they’re just the equivalent of the highest ranking general. In the movies we do know the lead the civilian government and take a commander in chief role, but not enough about their powers to call them a dictator. Also, the incredibly high turnover rate I believe demonstrates it is not a dictatorship.

  2. Capitalist economy under strict government controls. Again i think we do not know enough about the civilian economy to say. Though noncitizens participating and being wealthy might imply less control.

  3. Violent suppression of the opposition. In the case of the Arachnids this is true, but internal opposition is never addressed. It appears that citizens and non citizens have some ability to oppose the ruling party. Voting rights are talked about in a way where people are optimistic they can make an impact for the better, implying some form of opposition. Also, we have no clue what the Arachnids were doing before the book or film. Contested space, where both parties are expanding, means conflict will arise. The Arachnids are also a credible threat, not a scapegoat.

  4. Policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. True for the most part against Arachnids. I think the fascism argument cracks when you think further and realize the Arachnids cannot communicate at all to humans, we have 0 indicators at their intentions. The fact humanity is united and there seems to be no racism amongst humans towards each other is also not a hallmark of fascism.

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