politics

An old communist's contemplation

Perhaps it is quite difficult to identify the current political situation in the world and specifically the political situation in Russia. I was born in the Soviet Union in 1930. The great 30s. Probably the reader can understand what I have been through in my life. My generation lived through numerous political changes and we...

A seemingly valid reason to stick with Biden pretty much no matter what just struck me...

I've made no secret of the fact that I think that Biden is and always has been (including in 2020) a weak candidate, and that now is not the time to gamble on a weak candidate, especially after the debate just made him appear that much weaker....

Why doesn't what's going on in Ethiopia/Eritrea or Venezuela/Guyana appear in American politics?

It seems like just yesterday that anytime there was the threat of Communism, America would do whatever it can to quell it. Today, Venezuela and/or its beef with Guyana seem like it concerns absolutely nobody. And Eritrea is supposed to be the worst non-ideological dictatorship while Ethiopia is like a second promised land, you'd...

[Request] If you don't live in a swing region/state, better to vote third party than waste your vote on an almost certain outcome. Yeah?

Is this logic flawed? Obviously in swing races, vote how it's needed, but if it's probably going to be a landslide, why not vote for a third party? Some regions even allow for multiple party representation if enough people show interest, so it could be doing future good (if you think more parties is better representation)

Why doesn't the concept of national debt apply on a smaller level to individual cities?

So the gist of national debt in my understanding is Nation A asks for aid of some kind from (or commits unintentional damages to) Nation B who later on deems Nation A owes them based on their interpretation of the ordeal, with varying layers of complexity....

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