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@sickburnbro Far too many leftists do not acknowledge/lack awareness of the fact that the policies they support require the backing of government violence to exist. But because they think "it's the right thing to do," they see no issue with having people punished for not complying.

Perfect example of this is "bake the cake" lawsuits. If you think bakeries should be forced to make homosexual themed cakes, you support authoritarianism.

Whenever people are critical of communism, it includes the very implementation that is attempted by those who do so under the banner of communism. So we can safely say we should not try communism when it ultimately leads to the problems that we see repeatedly. Just because commies proclaim that it does not count does not absolve their ideology of blame. The problem is the attempt to reach the end goals of their retarded ideology, not simply the fantasy they have for how they think it should work

"State capitalism" is a great demonstration of mental gymnastics by commies. Oh sure, they can go on about how "Communism is stateless so you cannot blame my ideology for these failures," but those same governments that failed got to their point by implementing things commies endorse. After all, they call for the government to seize power in order to achieve their utopia. Because apparently the state will just "wither away", somehow. It never does.

@sickburnbro I recall reading there was a ridiculously high number of candidates assassinated during that election. As in ridiculous even for a country like Mexico.

I am not a fan of the US capturing Maduro. While it is better that it was a quick operation rather than a long drawn out war, I do not see this serving our interests well.

The rationale given does not matter when the real reason is the US empire is attempting to outmaneuver BRICS. And this is where I am concerned. The outcomes of attempting to throw our weight around may be worse than if we just gracefully accepted that we are no longer invincible (whether perceived or in actuality).

And yes, Trump has his own puppet masters who beckon him to serve Israel, so I am not saying that all is well with that either. But at least having less bullshit domestic policies is a silver lining. Don't forget that things will most likely get worse. Because that will happen, and most likely it will come when you do not expect it.

Even if nothing is really accomplished by the Trump administration due to a combination of feet dragging by his own people and stonewalling from corrupt judges, him being in office at least provides us some breathing room for the time. This is not to say we can afford to be complacent and "trust the plan," but rather that I see this outcome as the lesser evil compared to a continuation of the Democrat puppet masters being in charge (because Biden certainly wasn't in charge).

@nomebullyyou I have a theory deeper that "Low T means a higher salary." Many software engineers who earn higher income also are the ones living in higher cost of living places (e.g. San Francisco). Guess what kind of man lives in an area like that? The kinds that are far left and lower T.

Merry Christmas everyone!

@nomebullyyou just to make sure myself, the article is real:

https://www.politico.eu/article/how-far-right-stole-christmas-culture-war-christian-civilization/

I am careful to verify some things for myself, as I do not want to be guilty of being too gullible for my own good even when my biases are being catered to.