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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.

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).

Merry Christmas everyone!

"Walmart employees get paid so little that they have to be on food stamps! We should not be subsidizing corporations!"

I get the idea of forcing Walmart to pay their employees more. But hear me out: what if we took away the food stamps? For everyone. Walmart would not be able to take advantage of this program indirectly anymore.

But people who think more government is the solution cannot fathom that maybe the problem is caused by the very policies they support.

I can tell you firsthand when I was in college that every deparment that had "underrepresentation for women" constantly pandered and bent over backwards to get them in the door. And we have seen this with hiring policies with diversity quotas, where women get priority just because they are women. This old asshole either does not realize this, or is straight up lying when he says "women don't have any advantages and they are still succeeding!"