Of course. Yeah i didn’t think you meant it as a hard defense of anything. Your comment seemed totally well intentioned. And if capitalism was capable of good and not an inherently anti-social system then it ought to be like you’re describing.
I think a lot of well intentioned people can get caught in that place of talking about how it ought to be instead of realizing why its not.
They’re saying that just because you claim something ought to be a certain way it has no bearing in how it is, or ever was.
This is a common thing done by libs to support capitalism. They talk about how it “ought” to work, as if there is any way for capitalism to exist that is not inherently anti-social. Its a defense used by the cynical and well meaning alike, a deflection to ignore the reality of how these hierarchical relationships were always designed to be. Its similar to how libs say its not capitalism its “crony capitalism”
What you’re saying ought to be not only isn’t, but never was. And talking about how it “ought to be” isn’t a defense of reality
Biden became irritated and accused his seventh heckler of being a “MAGA Republican” – even though ex-President Donald Trump is a staunch supporter of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
No he’s right. It’d be easy for the better part of 34 million people to just pick up and get out of harns way. I’m sure that wouldn’t be a massive humanitarian crisis at all. Why didn’t anyone else think of this totally humane and not batshit bloodthirsty idea of how to conduct warfare before?
“I urge Congress to come together and swiftly pass this bipartisan agreement,” President Joe Biden said, also praising the migration measures in the bill, which took months to negotiate....
I’ve been on chemo for a few weeks now. I had an appointment yesterday; normally, I have about 24 hours after an appointment before I feel sick—not so this time....
The most obvious possibility is AOC. In that case I am sure she’ll move even further right and get totally ratfucked by the party regardless. That’s the most jokerified option, I think. At the very least, her obvious ratfucking will push many more people to the left like the Bernie campaigns did....
I think AOC will most likely fill that role, but it will functionally be closer to how you imagine it to go with Buttigieg. She’s a full on DNC shill, but can still sheepdog just enough of the old Bernie coalition to be valuable. She’ll be trotted out as the “radical far left candidate” and it’ll be fine if she wins cause they know she’ll only be “the most progressive president since Biden” and will sign off on bombing everything they want.
Mayo Pete couldn’t even get regular libs excited let alone attract the peoole they need sheepdogged. I’m sure they’ll try to keep making him a thing, but i don’t see it working
The American people only have the illusion of agency in their so-called democracy. No one can win the presidential election unless the ruling class allows them to be in a position to. An independent that could win in that system would just be a choice between 3 evils instead of 2.
This is a great question to start with. If the US was a democracy that was “of the people by the people” and existed for the common good or any of that stuff it claims, then it would obviously do what the majority of people want and deal with the issues that matter most to the majority of people.
Since that doesn’t happen, then clearly the US is not a democracy in the way it claims to be. Engaging in these bombings, proxy wars, maintaining a global network of military bases, as well as maintaining the current status quo on healthcare, wages, housing costs - all have a benefit, just not to you or the majority if people living in the US.
I don’t get how libs can tolerate being taken for granted like this. They’re not being mature or practical - they’re accepting mistreatment by an establishment sworn to serve them....
I don’t care about the Squad. I don’t support them or any US politician and no one else here does either. So its not a question of me thinking what they are doing is enough or not.
Leaving them out of it. We support the Palestinian struggle. We supported it when the PLO was the main force, and we support it now that Hamas is. The violence of the oppressed can never be equated to the violence of the opressor. Condemning Hamas is against the Palestinian struggle
those that sanction political violence as if it ever works the way we think it does
Except for every successful revolution. The October Revolution, Chinese Revolution, Cuban Revolutuon, Vietnam as examples.
The press release condemns Hamas for the October 7th attack. That’s reasonable
That’s not reasonable to us here because we’re communists. Condemning Hamas is wrong. I’m not suprised the Squad has taken that position because they’re a bunch of libs
Life goals (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Hasbro Seeks to Sell IP “DND” and Has Had Preliminary Contact with Tencent (pandaily.com)
Rumours, speculation and hearsay? “Interesting” at least.
[Genocide Joe] calls Gaza protesters Trump-supporting ‘MAGA Republicans’ (aje.io)
Biden became irritated and accused his seventh heckler of being a “MAGA Republican” – even though ex-President Donald Trump is a staunch supporter of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
I love peeking under the curtain to see what defederation is sparing us from... (hexbear.net)
Link for the morbidly curious. Burgerites really haven’t learned anything since 2000.
Today on Paul Krugman's weekly "it's the poors who are wrong" column (hexbear.net)
archive.ph/ngNvj...
US Senate unveils $118 bln bill on border security, aid for Ukraine, Israel (www.reuters.com)
“I urge Congress to come together and swiftly pass this bipartisan agreement,” President Joe Biden said, also praising the migration measures in the bill, which took months to negotiate....
I Projectile Vomited on a Cop Today
I’ve been on chemo for a few weeks now. I had an appointment yesterday; normally, I have about 24 hours after an appointment before I feel sick—not so this time....
Freedom of speech with US characteristics (lemmygrad.ml)
Ships broadcasting ‘no contact’ with Israel safely transit Red Sea: Yemen (new.thecradle.co)
I have no words (hexbear.net)
May Allah strike these vermin down...
r/politics libs on more Gen Z Americans identifying as LGBTQ than as Republicans (hexbear.net)
old.reddit.com/…/more_gen_z_americans_identify_as…...
I wonder which lib asshole is going to be the successor to Bernie in competitive Dem primaries going forward
The most obvious possibility is AOC. In that case I am sure she’ll move even further right and get totally ratfucked by the party regardless. That’s the most jokerified option, I think. At the very least, her obvious ratfucking will push many more people to the left like the Bernie campaigns did....
I wasn't intending to but now that you mention it... (midwest.social)
New Statement from Biden on the US-Mexico Border (hexbear.net)
Just going to post this cartoon from 2016 which is unrelated...
US Approves Strikes Against Iranian Targets in Iraq, Syria - CBS
The entire article - it’s ~1h old…...
I wonder what happened in October 2023 🤷🤷 (hexbear.net)
It’s so Joever
It's been four years since Biden's inauguration and they've done nothing to incentivize people to vote for him a second time.
I don’t get how libs can tolerate being taken for granted like this. They’re not being mature or practical - they’re accepting mistreatment by an establishment sworn to serve them....