At the place of socialisation, a philosophical debate...
The Existentialists demanded we open up space for more possibilities toward a better world. The Ontologists insisted that reality already holds the potential for that better world in the first place.
Then the Material-Semiotics folks waded in to ask whether the furniture, drinks, and connections aren't shaping those possibilities.
Global cereal production is one of the modern industries that is built on the legacy of the colonial and imperial politics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exploits lands that were once home to indigenous, self-sufficient communities, using new technologies that include satellite-guided machines, chemical fertilisers, gene manipulation, and chemical sprays, plus a sophisticated infrastructure of ports and shipping lines that make it possible to deliver vast quantities of grain to anywhere in the world, undercutting the viable market price for any small-scale, sustainable produce in the area.
Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I'm new here but not elsewhere. I left societas.online because I was having some difficulties using the site. Let's see how this goes...
Russia attacked Poland last night--and the NATO response indicates institutional and national failure. They were clearly not prepared, cannot even call the Russian attack an attack, and do not understand their real security concerns.
