Europe just finally signed a deal with Mercosur (that’s the B in BRICS). Europe is also negotiating one with India. And it’s increasing sanctions against Russia. BRICS is just an annual show off conference with zero substance.

Nazis were national-socialists, the contradiction was in the name already. But they also had socialists as main enemies.

China is ruled by the communist party who still issues vast left literature. If China is not left, no country is left or ever will, as there are no perfect countries and that seems to be the condition number one to count as real left.

So it’s never left unless things work perfectly fine? It’s always fake left? China’s government control of the economy is very very lefty.

I’m left myself, but this easy escape by some left people really annoys me. Things can only improve if one acknowledges the mistakes and flaws.

In Portugal the liberal party is a right-wing party ± socially progressive. But economically very right wing. So a liberal in Portugal is perceived as someone probably well off and urban.

Swedes pilling up Qurans for the winter to save on wood in 1, 2…