Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune
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Oil above $100. Gas prices up 70%. Every crisis has a different trigger—and the same vulnerability. Europe must become the world's first Electro-Continent.
  • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
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    9 days ago

    The same could be said of capitalism. The reality is that both systems, in a purist sense, are ridiculously naive. Lots of problems have been solved through decommodification and common ownership of public goods, just like lots of problems get solved by markets. The trick is knowing how and when to use each.

    • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      9 days ago

      You’re not wrong but that’s a big old whataboutism IMO. Or switching goalpoasts (I’m not here defending capitalism) or similar.

      Common ownership of goods, like we have in europe (schools, hospitals, roads, and so on) are not inherent to communism and are very good IMO.