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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Saboteurs' plan for coal and nuclear

mardi 23 octobre 2018 à 02:00

The saboteurs' plan to force electric utilities to prop up unprofitable coal and nuclear plants has been blocked.

Reasons to stop supporting Salafi Arabia

mardi 23 octobre 2018 à 02:00

10 reasons the US (and other countries) should stop supporting Salafi Arabia.

Chilean protest leaders turn up dead

mardi 23 octobre 2018 à 02:00

It's a noted phenomenon in Chile that leaders of protest movements turn up dead, having apparently committed suicide. Union leader Alejandro Castro has now "committed suicide" just a day after leading a protest.

Leading a protest is tremendously exciting. Even participating in one is invigorating. That's hardly the time anyone would commit suicide, even if perse had the inclination.

China's "reeducation camps"

mardi 23 octobre 2018 à 02:00

Perhaps a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China have been put in "reeducation camps". Inmates learn to say how great it is to be in a reeducation camp.

We have to acknowledge that Islamist extremism has had an influence among the Uyghurs, and some became terrorists. At the same time, Uyghurs resented having millions of Han Chinese moving into their home and outnumbering them. China did the same thing in Tibet, and is now crushing Tibetan culture.

Indonesia has done something similar, moving millions of Javanese colonists into the areas inhabited by less dense populations of different ethnic groups.

Social Security and Medicare

mardi 23 octobre 2018 à 02:00

Republicans are still planning to cut Social Security and Medicare to compensate for the supposed budget shortfall that the Republicans created by cutting taxes for the rich.

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