Auraninja
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At this point, we need more than a mask for her; we need duct tape.
At this point, we need more than a mask for her; we need duct tape.
At this point, we need more than a mask for her; we need duct tape.
The "populist" left (quotes added for emphasis) are really not getting their economic message straight. Not enough efforts are being made to put up candidates with unapologetically progressive messages in that department. Not going for Medicare for All in particular is a mistake, as it is a much better long term solution.This video does make some good points about the populist left needing to ally with the populist right, but I don't agree with the notion that the woke culture has absorbed the populist left. That's a stereotype and I don't think the populist left is as dead as he thinks, I think the woke culture is just a vocal minority.
That being said, I do think we should be demonizing the politicians and journalists that stoked the flames of the insurrection because we cannot tolerate that kind of propaganda and fearmongering. Just not the average joes that drank their Kool-Aid. They did something horrible but only because they were manipulated into believing that it was justified (if the election was ACTUALLY rigged, that would be a valid reason to storm the capital and overturn the results).
I hear you, and I understand the difficult situation that you are in. You definitely need to do a lot of research to find a country that will be decent enough to accept Americans and find a good job that will allow you to fulfill your basic needs. If you are able to do this, then I strongly encourage you to take this option and wish you the best of luck. After all, many victimized Germans in the late 1930s/early 1940s did this before the Nazis took that option away.I want to get out of this country so, so badly, but my issue is what am I going to do to survive once I reach it. I'm having trouble getting a job and a house, how can I afford to live there? My biggest fear is that I'm going to be stuck on the sinking ship that is this country.
I definitely think there's going to be a brain drain from this country soon as everyone that's intelligent and rich enough to get out, will get out. Something similar happened to Germany as the Nazis rose to power. But I think a lot of people will be stuck here due to not having the means to set up shop in a new country, or at best have to escape as refugees when things get really bad.
There is a big problem where the party claiming to the be the left isn't really left outside of some social issues, and even then when it comes to really push for it really needs a big push.
They'll take credit for it though, so you get this awkward progressive tone and messaging, with ineffectual results because they don't actually do anything progressive action wise, so it sets a bad example for people who pay attention less.
I think a round of 7.62x39 mm bullets would be more appropriate than a 100t hydraulic press, since these traitors love their AK47s. Until gun control is enacted in a sensible manner (which I *do* support), I think we need to use our 2A rights to our fullest to take up arms against those traitors, since the next American version of Kristallnacht will definitely see hordes of fascists carrying guns to carry out their twisted version of 1776. Maybe minds will be changed and we can actually get assault rifle bans in place in the near future (which is definitely not happening in this environment).
Exactly Bolt. And they're being pushed over to the right not just by their own party but by the GOP as well.
Anyone who holds any kind of left wing idea is shamed for it.
Thing is a lot that is in America, such as libraries and so on are rooted in socialism.
People are just trained to dislike almost anything that helps others. It's not going too far for people, it's going too far for the status quo and corporations/corporate donors.
To be honest, it's gotten to the point where their games are noticeable.
When the Rs win, the Ds talk about change and the Rs make a mess.
When the Ds win, the Rs complain about change and the Ds have to clean up the Rs mess.
This really isn't new. Bolt's video shows that this has been going on since, egad, 1972, after conservative Democrats decided to turn traitor and endorse Nixon over McGovern. Since then, the Democrats have been running right and never looking back. Every Democratic president since then has come from either the pro-corporate (Clinton, Obama, Biden) or the heavily evangelical sectors (Carter). Any remotely progressive Democrat (according to world standards) from 1976 onward has been shut out of the presidential nomination due to "socialist" or "woke" concerns. When it comes to actually passing sensible laws, this playbook Does. Not. Work. Anymore. And yet many Democrats (not all, however) still are running this playbook in the wrong areas.
But this is not news to most of us here.
I was referring less toward "arm to defend yourself" and more towards "arm to go on a manhunt".As someone who owns exactly two firearms and has no intentions of acquiring any more, I don't think purchasing a gun to protect yourself is inherently a bad idea (maybe it would be better if nobody had guns, but that's not the world we live in right now), but I also don't think it's a get out of jail free card if **** were to hit the fan, or even the most important thing you could be doing with your time and money for most people. I certainly don't think buying a whole arsenal is a great strategy right now. If you're genuinely concerned about a white nationalist uprising and feel that you won't be safe in this country, maybe a firearm of some sort should be on your shopping list if you can afford what will likely be a short-term investment, but you should probably be looking at other places you can move to. Moving to another country isn't cheap, so there's no point spending thousands of dollars on a gun you likely won't even need once you get there, and may not be able to bring.
Yeah, I can absolutely agree to that. Encouraging armed manhunts against fascists who would love to justify their own armed manhunts is a terrible idea.I was referring less toward "arm to defend yourself" and more towards "arm to go on a manhunt".
Keep in mind that I am not necessarily talking about good people on the other end.
If a Nazi breaks down your door and is going to shoot you and you happen to have a gun nearby, that would be a much more justifable situation.
That is not the notion I was frowning upon.
And here's why it's a bad idea. You start out with facists, which might sound great. But then you start going after armed robbers and murderers who aren't facists. Then you start going after petty thieves. Then eventually you start going after speeders and smokers. And eventually you just go after anyone who has an opinion that is different from yours. And before you know it, you've become a facist yourself. You've become the very thing you hate.Yeah, I can absolutely agree to that. Encouraging armed manhunts against fascists who would love to justify their own armed manhunts is a terrible idea.
I'm not convinced the slippery slope argument actually applies here. It's a bit like saying "First you invade Germany to fight the Nazis, then you invade Italy because they helped the Nazis, then you invade France because they capitulated to the Nazis, then you invade England because they didn't resist the Nazis hard enough". Is that an accurate description of what would actually happen? Based on what, exactly? Why would I ever go after petty thieves, speeders and smokers? They are very clearly not a threat to my life and the lives of my fellow people (especially minorities) in the way that far-right fascists are.And here's why it's a bad idea. You start out with facists, which might sound great. But then you start going after armed robbers and murderers who aren't facists. Then you start going after petty thieves. Then eventually you start going after speeders and smokers. And eventually you just go after anyone who has an opinion that is different from yours. And before you know it, you've become a facist yourself. You've become the very thing you hate.
It's not so much a slippery slope as it is an escalation factor though. Remember that all facists believe they're doing the right thing. They do what they set out to do, then they see something else that they think is wrong and want to 'correct' that. Rinse and repeat.I'm not convinced the slippery slope argument actually applies here. It's a bit like saying "First you invade Germany to fight the Nazis, then you invade Italy because they helped the Nazis, then you invade France because they capitulated to the Nazis, then you invade England because they didn't resist the Nazis hard enough". Is that an accurate description of what would actually happen? Based on what, exactly? Why would I ever go after petty thieves, speeders and smokers? They are very clearly not a threat to my life and the lives of my fellow people (especially minorities) in the way that far-right fascists are.
I would say it's a bad idea for two reasons. One, because I believe violence is inherently wrong and engaging in it can only ever be considered morally justified if it's the only option available to prevent a greater act of violence (and I am as of yet unconvinced that we have exhausted all other alternatives), and two because, as I've already said, the fascists are simply better at violence than we are.
I must be horribly misunderstanding you, but it seems to me the logical extrapolation of this argument is that we should never try to do the right thing and fix problems because that's what fascists do and we'll become fascists if we do it.It's not so much a slippery slope as it is an escalation factor though. Remember that all facists believe they're doing the right thing. They do what they set out to do, then they see something else that they think is wrong and want to 'correct' that. Rinse and repeat.