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The country’s prime minister said the incident, the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure, underscored the danger of a so-called Russian shadow fleet.

At least Finland is fighting for the good of humanity.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If Europe and the US refused to trade with anyone who trades with Russia, China would embargo Russia in about half a second.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

China knows we can’t stop importing all the garbage they send us. They have the markets cornered in so many items and materials that we really can’t embargo them.

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We could, but we prefer comfort, so we don't. That seems to sum up where society is today.

Climate change? People who leave their car running while shopping so it stays cool don’t care about genocide or war as long as it’s far away. And honestly, I can’t entirely blame them—I probably grew up ignorant about some issues too.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

We can’t afford to furnish our houses without china. And our US big businesses know it. It’s how they were able to keep wages so stagnant for so long, they were leaning on cheap Chinese TVs and plastics.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes we prefer checks notes having batteries

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's kinda interesting when you think about it. If the US politics had actually been pro worker/union for the past 60 years, we would've had protections and increased production/economical stability in the country by just giving it's own citizens power. Instead they've given china the power of production and influence while creating a hostile environment for competition and success state side.

I dance between some people being so ignorant they have no clue what they're doing and some are just hired CEO politicians selling the country off as much as they can squeeze before it goes under and they scurry away with their nest eggs.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We didn’t do it, CEOs and investors did it.

First they wanted more profit that cheaper labor provided, then they realized if we were all distracted by $200 TVs and cheap plastic based couches and clothes, we’d complain less about our stagnant wages at home.

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to say, insert "they're the same thing" image. Politicians become CEO's, vice versa. Partners are investors, etc etc. Nancy Pelosi's husband (Paul Francis Pelosi is an American businessman who owns and operates Financial Leasing Services, Inc., a San Francisco–based real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm), Hilary Clinton's time at walmart..

Mrs. Clinton used her position to champion personal causes, like the need for more women in management and a comprehensive environmental program, despite being Wal-Mart’s only female director, the youngest and arguably the least experienced in business. On other topics, like Wal-Mart’s vehement anti-unionism, for example, she was largely silent, they said. (link)

this was in 1990 when her husband was governor.

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

Nah I thought Temu level consuming. The single use vapes. The trash machine.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, it was recently revealed how much fucking absolute junk Finnish people order from Temu and other chinese horror story online stores. And then some of those people were interviewed and their attitude was "fuck you, I saved 20%".

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

At least in the US, tons of IKEA (your scandi neighbor) is made in china too.

They have a near monopoly on basic things like screw production too.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

What's good for it.