derelicta (u/derelicta)

derelicta commented on Is Proton leaving Switzerland? techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri... · Posted by u/_tk_

mikelitoris · 14 hours ago

Why are all European countries interested in surveillance all of a sudden in the last 3-4 years? WW3 preparations, just in case? They realized they are harboring a lot of foreign agents? Good ol’ power grab under false pretenses (ala patriot act)? Or all of the above? I hoped Switzerland would never do this, being the “perfect” country they think they are and are so proud(smug?) of being; alas here we are.

derelicta · 13 hours ago

European States are vassals of America. They probably just reminded us poor helvetes that our neutrality and sovereignty was on paper only, and that if we opposed them, we would end up like Venezuela or Lybia.

derelicta commented on A school locked down after AI flagged a gun. It was a clarinet washingtonpost.com/nation... · Posted by u/reaperducer

derelicta · 2 days ago

Just ban music instruments altogether then! No need to fix the dang LLM prompt this way! /s

derelicta commented on Independent review of UK national security law warns of overreach techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri... · Posted by u/donohoe

OutOfHere · 2 days ago

UK has entirely gone off the deep end. The value they place on free speech is nearly zero.

It may soon not be safe for authors of any privacy or encryption software to visit it or live in it.

The way to fight this is to make and use so much encryption software that no private communications or storage stay unencrypted or non-private.

derelicta · 2 days ago

Westerners never had free speech in the first place. We are free to fight amongst one another, but if we ever act in a manner that endangers the Power that be, you don't live very long.

derelicta commented on Erasmus Rejoining: The Brexit Premium and Strategic Endgame rodgercuddington.substack... · Posted by u/freespirt

freespirt · 2 days ago

Good point - I should clarify the distinction.

You’re absolutely right that NATO membership already handles military cooperation, and UK doesn’t need Erasmus to fight alongside allies. The warmongering propaganda angle isn’t the mechanism here.

The argument isn’t about war causation, it’s about post-war political justification for domestic policy.

The problem Starmer faces isn’t “how does UK participate in European defense” (NATO solves that automatically). It’s “how does UK reverse Brexit without a referendum” (which 52% voted for and gave Johnson an 80-seat majority on).

*Without pre-existing EU integration:*

- War happens, UK fights via NATO - Post-war: “Should we now join EU?” = new political fight, opposition says “Why? NATO worked fine”

*With pre-existing EU integration already operating:*

- War happens, UK fights via NATO while Erasmus/research/supply chains already running - Post-war: “Should we dismantle what’s working?” = continuation not new initiative, opposition struggles to argue for dismantling cooperation that “helped win”

The £4-5bn isn’t buying military capability - it’s buying political narrative infrastructure that makes post-war EU integration defensible as “honoring the partnership that won the war” rather than “new Brussels control.”

Historical precedent: UK fought alongside Europe 1939-45 but didn’t join EU until 1973 (28 years later) because post-war integration had to be argued from scratch. Current spending changes the starting position.

Whether this is cynical pre-planning or just opportunistic positioning for probable crisis is debatable. But the logic works even if European publics already accept confrontation necessity - because the constraint isn’t European opinion, it’s UK domestic politics on EU membership specifically.

Could be completely wrong about this! But that’s the strategic coherence I’m seeing in the otherwise-inexplicable willingness to pay 4-5x markup for programs while claiming fiscal responsibility.

derelicta · 2 days ago

MMhh! Then it's a fair assessment. Talking with peeps around me, I know there is quite a bit of frustration regarding Brexit. People are hurting, but are they hurting enough to go through the whole ordeal of rejoining? So I understand why a faction of the Bourgeoisie would want to force its way back into the continent.

derelicta commented on Erasmus Rejoining: The Brexit Premium and Strategic Endgame rodgercuddington.substack... · Posted by u/freespirt

derelicta · 2 days ago

That the UK is overpaying for this new Erasmus just for 'em Brits to join the NATO invasion of Russia feels like a stretch. Why not just side-step Erasmus and go to war in any case as they are part of NATO anyway? Europeans are bombarded by warmongering propaganda daily anyway, they don't need an excuse anymore.

derelicta commented on Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial bbc.com/news/articles/cp8... · Posted by u/onemoresoop

greenavocado · 5 days ago

If nothing else is crystal clear since the rise of the Internet and the difficulty in censoring happenings it's that the the will of the people is utterly irrelevant in the face of organized assaults by armed thugs, wherever they may be. Most of their efforts in peace time are dedicated to putting in place barriers to movement and access to supply chain logistics by intentionally making them fragile so when push comes to shove the people can't actually push back.

derelicta · 3 days ago

That's quite a defeatist analysis but I agree that online and offline organising is made increasingly harder by mass surveillance and censorship. That's also why I wish China was more interventionist abroad and would be willing to provide(more) support to international liberation movements.

derelicta commented on Thomas Piketty: 'The reality is the US is losing control of the world' lemonde.fr/en/opinion/art... · Posted by u/robtherobber

mrweasel · 4 days ago

Largely the US isn't losing control, it's giving it up willingly. For what reason, no one knows yet.

derelicta · 4 days ago

I mean its hand has been forced. That's good imo, maybe my country will be able to regain its sovereignty after all.

derelicta commented on JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet reuters.com/world/america... · Posted by u/divbzero

ulfw · 4 days ago

Oh yes as if the Great US of A didn't shoot down passenger jets

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-3/u-s-warsh...

derelicta · 4 days ago

Nah you don't understand. When Americans shoot down a plane, it's called "Liberation". You see, by doing so they liberate our souls from this fallen World, which is good!

derelicta commented on Forget the far right. The kids want a 'United States of Europe.' politico.eu/article/unite... · Posted by u/saubeidl

ponector · 5 days ago

If russia is not a threat why russians are doing assassinations in EU and talking on state TV how they'll nuke EU capitals?

derelicta · 4 days ago

Europeans have tried to topple the Republic since its inception in October 1917. The young democracy could barely catch its breath that Westerners tried to take over it. Maybe that explains their behaviour, don't you think?