rambling_lunatic @ rambling_lunatic @sh.itjust.works

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Bro, the metal the handle is attached to rusted off. I got a sharp pointy pipe instead of a handle now.

Robinson, Nathan. "Taking World War III Seriously". Current Affairs, 2022.

You know Stalinism isn't the only type of socialism, right?

The reason the DSA's predecessors added "democratic" to their name was to explicitly say that they're not Stalinists.

That every nation-state is built on a foundation of blood is a fairly common belief among socialists. You are not making the point you think you are. This is particularly blatant in some countries; some don't just have to deal with the effects of a colonialist past, but have a colonialist present. This is why socialists focus so much on the USA and Israel.

Furthermore, the USA's imperialism is the reason it has so many enemies. You treat them as evil demons out to get your country. Many are. But consider for a moment why they became this way. Why do people keep becoming terrorists? Why does reactionary populism hold so much sway over the people of these foreign adversaries?

Social democracy hides the flaws of capitalism under the rug, rather than solving them. The corporations of Sweden treat their workers at home well, it is true. But what of the workers abroad? The Swedish designer gets to sit in a comfy office and earn a great salary designing clothing after going through college for free. The Singaporean sweatshop worker that makes the clothing earns pennies. Under capitalism, one cannot exist without the other. Attempts to implement social democracy in a poor country that relies on plantations and sweatshops seldom go well. You mentioned one example yourself: Venezuela.

I will not excuse the bad takes the DSA have on foreign policy, nor the idealized past where Palestine was a land of perfect harmony that the other guy imagines, because you have a point there. You do not have a point about socialism overall. These people are trying to achieve a better future: one where people truly govern themselves, rather than taking orders from a greedy board of directors or a power-hungry politburo. I don't like their love of electoralism or their position on Ukraine, but they're actually striving for a future we can be proud of. They're not conjuring the vengeful spirit of McCarthy, who sees foreign agents everywhere, nor are they channeling Fukuyama and saying that what we have now is the best there is and the best there ever will be. Can you say the same?

Don't forget that Republicans consider pretty much anything featuring gays as sexual and pornographic.

My bad for not seeing the small text about cream of wheat. I found this while cleaning out my home and thought of you guys.

I'm not offended or anything, I just think it's funny that this sort of thing is so normal here but so frowned upon up North.

In my anecdotal experience, most people here are light brown, and get somewhat offended if you call them black. Being really dark is associated with being Haitian, and people are kinda racist towards Haitians.

Was it on AO3?

I need to read this. What was the title?

Ah ok

You're Jake Rosen?

Sadly yes. I think Trump will win.

Post-Election Edit: I was right :(

One audience member is dead.

https://x.com/merylkornfield/status/1812263916497506711?s=46

According to a Washington Post reporter that talked with the district attorney, an audience member and the shooter are dead. Not a stunt.

"HOW COULD YOU MISS" is trending on Xitter.

They missed the head

"This marks one of three leaks that have happened in the past week, though not all of them are directly tied to War Thunder. The first related to the release of documents on the Challenger British main battle tanks on the game’s forum, though that information was confirmed to be publically [sic] available from Britain’s National Archive."

Congratulations, you got Sinclair's actual intended message, unlike most people.

John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave

His soul is marching on.

SiegedSec is dead. The idea is not.

You'd be surprised at how frequently cockroaches hide behind toilets.

o7, spider

Problem: The Democratic Party would rather loose than get a left-winger elected.

The picture of the key is too fuzzy