Then don’t call it communism.

If a vaguely populist leader started outright talking about supporting fascism, that would quite rightly bring to mind at least Italian Fascism if not German Nazism, and arguing that they just meant the idea of close mutual support and people being stronger together (like a fasces) would not work.

Oppo A54 5G with the associated Oppo Watch.

I like mostly that it’s an decent affordable 5G phone that came with a smartwatch on my contract.

What I don’t like is its tendency to overheat when the hotspot is on. The specific one I’ve had has had problems with its charger, but I’m not sure if that’s a general thing or a misuse thing or what. My watch also has a tendency to reset and erase itself if you look at it funny.

Overall rating: 3/5 (1/5 being the Doogee I had once that had adware integrated into the OS).

An extra complication necessary to make something work. It’s generally negative.

I’d like to be that variety of pirate, at least in the older style. Not so much a modern nautical pirate though.

1. I’m not American either.
2. The vast majority of countries in the world have copyright.

Now I’m not morally against piracy, pirate away. It’s just illegal.

It’s like people are forgetting that piracy is actually illegal.

No, it really doesn’t. It’s a kludge to allow hostile humour against people you don’t like, while protecting those you do, all while claiming impartiality.