Posts by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
 (DIR) Post #Aj8ZZkVC7Tg9JCszs8 by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
       2024-06-21T03:22:38+02:00
       
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       I agree that revolutions can always be bloody, but when people say authoritarian, they mean a state where dissent is surpressed by violent means. At least in modern times, most western states (and, in fact, most states) don't suppress discourse as much as the USSR often did.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aj8bDgUKYwDmOh5Xxg by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
       2024-06-21T03:56:38+02:00
       
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       Oops, yeah, I forgot about that. But you actually see livestreamed debate about whether suppressing these protests was good (oftentimes it's highly criticized), and you don't just get prosecuted if you just express opinions online. Also, the campus protests were suppressed because the owners of the private property being protested on didn't like it. They get substantial funding from the state, but there's still a difference from the state itself doing it. Like socialists and flat-earthers don't get straight-up stamped out by police, whereas Stalin actively prosecuted people who didn't support pseudobiology.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aj9viSdWJ0LkegId1M by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
       2024-06-21T18:37:48+02:00
       
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       My point is that the United States is indeed much less authoritarian. Saying that there's no such thing as a state that's more authoritarian or less authoritarian is denying reality.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjDxaCT8kxQTIuO0wq by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
       2024-06-21T18:58:27+02:00
       
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       The actual reason most anarchist places fail is because they lack military power. Places that are actually recognized like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania still run today.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkA6Jb6boUcAdhJXaC by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
       2024-07-21T03:09:37+02:00
       
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       Windows 3.1, launched in 1992, is likely not getting any updates. So, when CrowdStrike pushed the faulty update to all its customers, Southwest wasn’t affected (because it didn’t receive an update to begin with).Aside from Windows 3.1, Southwest also uses Windows 95 for its staff scheduling system.One X user suggested that the company switch to Windows XP—it’s also no longer updated, and it can run Windows 3.1 applications via compatibility mode.