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  • Thevenin@beehaw.orgtoTrans@lemmy.blahaj.zonewelp.
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    7 days ago

    Accelerationists have never been right, their argument is self-defeating.

    The heart of the accelerationist argument is equating red and blue, claiming the blues’ inability to completely undo the damage of the reds is intentional and makes them no better – that the purpose of a system is what it does.

    But by that logic, the purpose of accelerationism is to enable fascist ascent, and that makes them indistinguishable from fascists.


  • Ships can register any nation as their flag state, so they often choose flags of convenience based on whoever has the lowest fees or regulations – or more insidiously, whoever has the least ability to hold companies accountable.

    This is why so many shipping companies register in Liberia, Panama, and the Marshall Islands. Also Mongolia, which is landlocked.

    So unless we want to fill the oceans and ports with ships that have nuclear reactors with no regulation, no safety measures, and no accountability, we’re gonna have to fix the last hundred years of international maritime law.