#globalnorth — Public Fediverse posts

Global South & the TDG

Many people in the Global South are too busy trying to through their impoverished day. They are too traumatized to build a new democracy.

Many people in the Global North spend their spare time watching entertainment. They have the resources to build a new democracy:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=436

Then that democracy will be a good example for the Global South.

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#globalnorth #globalsouth

Global South & the TDG

Many people in the Global South are too busy trying to through their impoverished day. They are too traumatized to build a new democracy.

Many people in the Global North spend their spare time watching entertainment. They have the resources to build a new democracy:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=436

Then that democracy will be a good example for the Global South.

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#globalnorth #globalsouth

Instead of focusing on making attacks on immigrants, governments of developed countries should ask themselves what they do to help developing countries to improve their situation which results in forcing people to migrate.

It's easy to attack people, but it's hard to actually offer help to repair the damage that was done by colonization and exploitation.

#immigration #GlobalNorth #GlobalSouth #HumanRights #democracy #migration #immigrants #DevelopingCountries #justice #development

Instead of focusing on making attacks on immigrants, governments of developed countries should ask themselves what they do to help developing countries to improve their situation which results in forcing people to migrate.

It's easy to attack people, but it's hard to actually offer help to repair the damage that was done by colonization and exploitation.

#immigration #GlobalNorth #GlobalSouth #HumanRights #democracy #migration #immigrants #DevelopingCountries #justice #development

Global South & the TDG

Many world citizens are living very difficult lives. We should not expect them to build the TDG.

Many of in the Global North have comfortable lives. This comfort will give us time and energy to build the TDG.

Then we can teach this way to the rest of the world:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=436

It is an awesome responsibility.

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#globalsouth #globalnorth

Global South & the TDG

Many world citizens are living very difficult lives. We should not expect them to build the TDG.

Many of in the Global North have comfortable lives. This comfort will give us time and energy to build the TDG.

Then we can teach this way to the rest of the world:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=436

It is an awesome responsibility.

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#globalsouth #globalnorth

Why People Killed By Aerial Bombing Don't Matter

The West’s monopoly over this most lethal violence has conditioned how we see the victims of bombs – if we see them at all.

by Raghu Karnad
The Wire
November 17, 2023

https://thewire.in/history/israel-gaza-palestine-aerial-bombing

Why People Killed By Aerial Bombing Don't Matter

The West’s monopoly over this most lethal violence has conditioned how we see the victims of bombs – if we see them at all.

by Raghu Karnad
The Wire
November 17, 2023

https://thewire.in/history/israel-gaza-palestine-aerial-bombing

Traveling to an unequal country is one thing; living there is another. I've met many Europeans and Americans who travel extensively, including to countries in the Global South.

Some seem to genuinely care about inequalities and their consequences, and are thoughtful about these issues. However, it's a very different thing to start a project far from the turmoil and not have firsthand experience or understanding of the obstacles that might appear under those circumstances.

I've only met a few people who grew up in a privileged country and understand that. As a white man from a lower middle-class background, I acknowledge that I don't fully understand what minorities in Brazil endure. However, I still clearly remember how harmful violence in a country like Brazil can be.

#Inequality #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth #US #Europe #Brazil #Germany #Violence

Traveling to an unequal country is one thing; living there is another. I've met many Europeans and Americans who travel extensively, including to countries in the Global South.

Some seem to genuinely care about inequalities and their consequences, and are thoughtful about these issues. However, it's a very different thing to start a project far from the turmoil and not have firsthand experience or understanding of the obstacles that might appear under those circumstances.

I've only met a few people who grew up in a privileged country and understand that. As a white man from a lower middle-class background, I acknowledge that I don't fully understand what minorities in Brazil endure. However, I still clearly remember how harmful violence in a country like Brazil can be.

#Inequality #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth #US #Europe #Brazil #Germany #Violence

It's a sad world when we have to pay such attention to the nonsense of this vile, small man, who was able to conquer immense power because our societies allowed it.

Meanwhile, some brave and skilled political leaders are trying to change our unequal world, but no one hears about them, especially if they're from a country in the Global South. Not to forget that some poor regions of the world are connected to the history of colonization, slavery, and genocide. Which wouldn't be surprising if it were taught superficially in the Global North. Is it?

#Inequality #leadership #globalsouth #globalnorth #colonization #slavery #genocide #Africa #America

It's a sad world when we have to pay such attention to the nonsense of this vile, small man, who was able to conquer immense power because our societies allowed it.

Meanwhile, some brave and skilled political leaders are trying to change our unequal world, but no one hears about them, especially if they're from a country in the Global South. Not to forget that some poor regions of the world are connected to the history of colonization, slavery, and genocide. Which wouldn't be surprising if it were taught superficially in the Global North. Is it?

#Inequality #leadership #globalsouth #globalnorth #colonization #slavery #genocide #Africa #America

Global South & the TDG

Those of us who have relatively calm political climates should build a new democracy to show the rest of the world how this new democracy works:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=436

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#globalsouth #globalnorth

Global South & the TDG

Those of us who have relatively calm political climates should build a new democracy to show the rest of the world how this new democracy works:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=436

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#globalsouth #globalnorth

Germany inches towards martial law through mandated Russophobia

To enforce its war policy, the EU and Germany rely on repression. Journalists, humanitarian workers, and cultural institutions are targeted – which means all of us.

by Alexander Kiknadze
peoples dispatch
January 13, 2026

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/13/germany-inches-towards-martial-law-through-mandated-russophobia/

Germany inches towards martial law through mandated Russophobia

To enforce its war policy, the EU and Germany rely on repression. Journalists, humanitarian workers, and cultural institutions are targeted – which means all of us.

by Alexander Kiknadze
peoples dispatch
January 13, 2026

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/13/germany-inches-towards-martial-law-through-mandated-russophobia/

Rosa Luxemburg Conference 2026 proposes alternatives to Germany’s war path

Thousands attended the 31st Rosa Luxemburg Conference and the Luxemburg–Liebknecht demonstration, rejecting Germany’s rearmament and militarization drive.

by Ana Vračar
peoples dispatch
January 13, 2026

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/13/rosa-luxemburg-conference-2026-proposes-alternatives-to-germanys-war-path/

I know the catastrophe of the here and now is occupying everyone's mind; still, we need to understand the long-term trend leading to this moment, and we must perceive its future trajectory; so this January 2024 analysis is worth studying.

Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage

by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
January 23, 2024

https://thetricontinental.org/studies-on-contemporary-dilemmas-4-hyper-imperialism/

Hype for the Future 48A: International Flags of Interest

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/hype-for-the-future-48a-international-flags-of-interest/

Hype for the Future 48A: International Flags of Interest

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/hype-for-the-future-48a-international-flags-of-interest/

I don’t mind using the terms "Global North" and "Global South" to distinguish between nations that accumulated power, historically, kingdoms and empires, and those that were exploited by them.

These terms capture the arrogance with which powerful societies have judged others as "barbaric," even though their wealth was built on the exploitation of peoples across the world.

This small corner of the planet has exterminated civilizations, erased cultures, enslaved entire continents, started two world wars, and left behind some of the most shameful chapters in human history. Its institutions still claim cultural superiority, and museums display artifacts stolen from the societies they oppressed.

The artificial borders drawn by imperial powers continue to cause suffering today.

Is there a better term to describe the self-appointed lords of the world?

#GlobalNorth #GlobalSouth #Europe #USA #History #Colonization #Slavery #Inequality

I don’t mind using the terms "Global North" and "Global South" to distinguish between nations that accumulated power, historically, kingdoms and empires, and those that were exploited by them.

These terms capture the arrogance with which powerful societies have judged others as "barbaric," even though their wealth was built on the exploitation of peoples across the world.

This small corner of the planet has exterminated civilizations, erased cultures, enslaved entire continents, started two world wars, and left behind some of the most shameful chapters in human history. Its institutions still claim cultural superiority, and museums display artifacts stolen from the societies they oppressed.

The artificial borders drawn by imperial powers continue to cause suffering today.

Is there a better term to describe the self-appointed lords of the world?

#GlobalNorth #GlobalSouth #Europe #USA #History #Colonization #Slavery #Inequality

#AI's rapid growth is depleting local #water reserves
🧐"around te world, fr drought-stricken Chile to South Africa. Its physical footprint reflects a new form of #colonial #extraction.. AI's benefits are concentrated in te #GlobalNorth, yet its #environmental costs increasingly fall on te #GlobalSouth.. #Political #leaders must take urgent steps to democratise decision-making, ensure #accountability, & align technological innovation w planetary boundaries" #sustainability
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3144490/ais-growth-is-depleting-water-reserves

Rio Tinto pauses plans for $3.7b lithium mine but Serbians remain concerned
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-18/rio-tinto-jadar-valley-mine-paused-amid-huge-opposition/106020944

Transnational companies in environmental conflicts: Rio Tinto, anti-mining resistance in Serbia, and the contradictions of Europeanization . "We reconstruct the anti-mining against a lithium mine in Serbia."
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42597-024-00114-5
#GlobalNorth #GreenExtractivism #lithium #REEs #Serbia #EU #cars #EV #ElectricVehicles #extractivism #ResistanceMovement #water #pollution

Moderating a panel next week and asked participants to send presentations in advance.

The two #globalsouth panelists sent them in not only in advance, but wonderful, detailed presentations.

The two #globalnorth panelists? Sent them not only late, but half-hone, bare-bones presentations that they promised to "finish before the panel"

I feel like this is a metaphor for something...

I can't stop laughing at the vid of #Xi & #Trump at recent #ASEAN meetings. Xi totally looked like he was on a forced play date with someone he hates & he couldn't wait for it to be over 🤣😂

Trump is called #KingOfPoop in several Chinese & Vietnamese communities 💩👑💩
Which pretty much means - he's full of crap & not to be trusted.

Something to remember & is known to most Asians. Chinese leaders like Xi - will stay mostly silent & let wankerbutternoodles run their mouths, knowing wankerbutternoodles will screw themselves over, talking too much & doing too little. MAGA are good at being hella loud & recklessly unprepared for the future. Chinese are good at being highly organized & well prepped for the future.

#Geopolitics #GlobalNorth #GlobalSouth #FascistUSA #DownfallOfUSA #BRICS #AsianPerspective

Climate Disaster Survivors in the Global South Take Legal Action Against European Carbon Majors

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03112025/climate-disaster-survivors-sue-european-fossil-fuel-companies/

New cases seeking compensation for loss and damage have been launched against fossil fuel and cement companies in the U.K. and Germany on behalf of people in the Philippines and Pakistan who suffered through devastating typhoons and floods…

#ClimateDestruction #Capitalists #LegalAction #ClimateJustice #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth #CarbonMajors #EU #Phillipines #Pakistan

Global South & the TDG

What should be responsibility of the Global North?

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=436

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#globalsouth #globalnorth

@Eka_FOOF_A #Racism - #BrainwashedBigotry - #BlindLoyalty to #USA (I'm Canadian) - taking backroom bribes from #Ecocide lobbyists - neverending Communist scare tactics -> is why in 25 years, #GlobalNorth will be the new #GlobalSouth.

The peoples who bought into colonial capitalist hogwash will suffer the same shitty fates as those who tried to fight against it.

"To understand the real you need to pay attention to the fakes"

#AcademicWriting
#HigherEducation
#AcademicIntegrity
#GlobalNorth still exploiting the #GlobalSouth
#ColonialLabour

#Channel4
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-shadow-scholars-fake-essay-scandal/on-demand/74266-001

New on our blog!

Call for reflectiÖns on “Digital Empires”

Since the start of the second Trump presidency, the geopolitical tensions surrounding the regulation of the digital sphere have reached new heights. European regulation, such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), is described as an instrument of censorship by the Vice President of th

#Digitalization #GlobalNorth #GlobalSouth #Globalization #Technology

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/call-for-reflections-digital-empires/

@ricci

It is also obvious from all the trending users/topics that the active Fediverse and ATmosphere user bases are overwhelmingly from the global north. But I don’t know if you can adapt your methodology to plot this, and to track it over time. May be worth trying.

#decentralization #ActivityPub #ATProto #ATmosphere #Fediverse #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth

@ricci

You could do it as a country-wise spread, and maybe you can also do it as a global north versus global south (Africa, Asia, Latin America) spread.

It is well-known that almost all of the instances and infrastructure is located in the USA and in Europe, but it would be good to track how this evolves.

#decentralization #ActivityPub #ATProto #ATmosphere #Fediverse #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth

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@ricci

Since a lot of people seem concerned about jurisdictions under which social media instances operate, you can try adapting your social media decentralization-tracking methodology to plot how spread the Fediverse instances and ATmosphere components are, across geographies and jurisdictions.

#decentralization #ActivityPub #ATProto #ATmosphere #Fediverse #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth

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This is the worst #WildWest timeline.

#FascistsGalore #NazisInPower #NeoliberalTailWaggers #DeathOfHumanity #CivilResistance #CivilianUprising #PushToShove #NotDyingOnMyKnees #CapitalismKills #GreedKills #PoliticalPowerGames #NeverTrustTheGovernment #GlobalNorth #Exploitation #FightBack #ClassWar

You will, maybe, understand more, about why so many people in #Vietnam fully support #FreePalestine much more. I feel like #Palestinians are resistance brothers & sisters. I'm far from alone with those feelings, across the globe. Especially with fellow survivors of #USAMilitary #bombings on our peoples, villages & cities.

#LestWeForget - the mass murdered war violence victims from #GlobalNorth #terrorists!