Even under our current capitalist model, I think there are practically no benefits for privatisation of necessities. (Management of each being equal, that is. People pointing to “government inefficiency” are naive to think there aren’t just as many private orgs who run very inefficiently.)

What’s the point of having energy transmission private? I can’t well plug in a different network. I’m stuck with one, and then have to do a stupid dance with the retailers who “compete”.

What’s the point of having the airport be privately owned? It’s not like we have much of a choice of which airport to fly out of.

What’s the point of paying private schools with government money? That’s just money that could have been spent on public schools.

All of which we have to pay cost + profit. Instead of just cost.

The list goes on.

Privatisation is stupid.

While a large part of the population is mislead about capitalism or benefitting from the system themselves, I think you’ll find your sentiments are shared by many. Especially here on Lemmy.

This system sucks.

But yeah, our media is so fully captured by corporate interests that any proposal tooooo socialist is promptly demonised.

Oh those profits from our minerals? Nahhhh the foreign companies deserve that. Can’t have a mining tax.

Breaking up monopolies? Nahhhh that’s practically communism (despite competition being part of capitalism’s rhetoric)

Big sad :(

At least Trump will likely secure us another term without an LNP majority government hehe

Aldi is a nice way to save, but, their fresh food selection is pretty meh, and often not great quality (as in, going mouldy fast, I don’t care about how they look).

I usually pair going to Aldi and an Asian supermarket

This is shockingly low. I would have thought more like 60%

40??

My lordy we’re so screwed haha

Edit: turns out you’ve accidentally swapped the numbers

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My original comment was exaggerated, but essentially the same.

I haven’t been on Reddit in years

You’re very grumpy, hope you’re going alright mate, I shall leave you to it.

Not one, not every, not anywhere.

You have lowered my bar for success, challenge accepted (should I remember the next time I encounter one in the wild).

And jeez, sorry for apologising, I guess?

I don’t think it’s a straw man to say there are many people out there who look at countries that hold or held the banner of communism or socialism through extremely rose tinted glasses, and many of them are on Lemmy.ml

Annoys me because I’m a socialist (in my eyes) and think these people detrimental to convincing others of socialism’s merits.

Anyway, challeng accepted, mr grumpy pants.

The monarchy is a rubber stamp at best, and a foreign actor at worst (Whitlam Dismissal).

Though I agree, this year may not be the best time. Over the next decade where we cross our t-s and dot our i-s, still a totally good as time as any to become a republic.

Republic doesn’t mean the USA. Thankfully.

We don’t need an executive with way too much power

UwU

Typo, was supposed to be lapdog*

I think you’ll find there are numerous comments around Lemmy with this sentiment.

To be fair, it’s not everyone on .ml, but damn, it is a lot

And apologies for taking it out on yourself, that wasn’t cool of me

This is a weird take.

Even many-roomed apartments take way less space than any-roomed single family detached homes.

We at least need to right the stupid mistake of shipping off our resources and getting barely any of the profit.

We should have nationalised our mines decades ago.

I’m still really unsure why some socialists have decided that because China carries the flag of socialism, that it means they’re automatically good at everything, ever. And everything bad about it is western propaganda.

I’m a socialist, hell, I even like China in many regards, much more than many of my fellow Australians.

But damn, why so many people on Lemmy.ml stanning for them? Makes no sense.

That being said, much of the infrastructure they have, is indeed nice (all the massive amounts of coal we sell them, notwithstanding).

But there are a bunch of inefficiencies and issues.

Ya know, like any other country.

China isn’t a utopia, it’s a place, with good and bad points.

Why is the right wing constantly searching for some outrage to manufacture? It’s been their playbook now for like 150 years, at least.

I ate the onion on this one

It’s not hard (this isn’t legal advice). If you find there has been an error (intentional or otherwise), document it, send it to them in writing.

They’re now fucked if they are in the wrong because now they know, and if they continue to not pay you, or threaten you job over it, they’re risking a lot more than before.

Huge cars with terrible visibility should have been outlawed ages ago anyway. There’s no good reason for someone’s bonnet to come up to my shoulders on a fucking ute.

There’s a reason why the road toll is going UP per capita in the US.

As much as it sucks for the Americans, there is a small part of me that’s happy about Trump shooting themselves in their own collective foot, because maybe we’ll consider diversifying our alliances a little. Instead of being America’s little laptop lapdog.