Forwarded from Police frequency
Nearly a quarter of the world's countries saw a dramatic surge in civil unrest last year, a trend that is likely to continue into 2020, a new study has warned. Analysts predict that as many as 75 nations will see violence and demonstrations break-out this year, according to the report published today. Hong Kong, Chile, Nigeria, Sudan, Haiti and Lebanon were among the 47 states that saw significant rise in protests in 2019. But data published by socio-economic and political analysis firm Verisk Maplecroft, predicted that this year will see that number increase to 75 countries. Hong Kong and Chile were deemed the world's 'riskiest locations' in terms of the severity and frequency of protests since the beginning of last year. The report also predicted that the situation was unlikely to improve in either country over the next two years. Countries categorised as 'extreme risk' included Ethiopia, India, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. 🌐
Rise of the right in Europe, I wouldn’t describe them as Far Right. More like kosher right in most places.
Economic Parasitism
Economic graphs of Top 1% vs Bottom 90%.
Source:
https://thesaker.is/capitalism-in-america-how-a-dismal-decimal-is-robbing-americans-blind/
Economic graphs of Top 1% vs Bottom 90%.
Source:
https://thesaker.is/capitalism-in-america-how-a-dismal-decimal-is-robbing-americans-blind/
1965. The year America died.
The year capitalism finally jumped the rails.
Two lines that were perfectly wedded to one another decoupled, never to return to one another.
This is arguably one of the most fascinating graphs. It explains much of what has happened to us not just economically, but also culturally to the people of this nation.
Before 1965, the returns to capital and the returns to labor were perfectly synchronized. As the factories and businesses prospered so did the worker. Both enriched each other in perfect unison.
In the 1950s, a man working in a factory job could afford a home, a car, children, and a wife who didn’t need to work.
1965 Immigration Act opened the flood gates of immigration. The nation was flooded by unskilled workers that bid down wages. This has led to a wage stagnation that has gone on unfettered for almost a half century.
The Democrats got an endless stream of Hispanic voters.
The Republicans got an endless stream of cheap labor.
We paid the price.
The year capitalism finally jumped the rails.
Two lines that were perfectly wedded to one another decoupled, never to return to one another.
This is arguably one of the most fascinating graphs. It explains much of what has happened to us not just economically, but also culturally to the people of this nation.
Before 1965, the returns to capital and the returns to labor were perfectly synchronized. As the factories and businesses prospered so did the worker. Both enriched each other in perfect unison.
In the 1950s, a man working in a factory job could afford a home, a car, children, and a wife who didn’t need to work.
1965 Immigration Act opened the flood gates of immigration. The nation was flooded by unskilled workers that bid down wages. This has led to a wage stagnation that has gone on unfettered for almost a half century.
The Democrats got an endless stream of Hispanic voters.
The Republicans got an endless stream of cheap labor.
We paid the price.