Kumikommunism

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Kumikommunism ,

Wait, liberals have been saying that Biden is the "most left wing president since FDR" for his entire term. Have you all changed your mind?

Kumikommunism ,

Yeah, that's what I'm saying, "smart guy". So what does it mean to be "the most left wing president since FDR"? If Biden already is that, what does it matter if Warren would be?

Kumikommunism ,

But according to the comment I replied to, she wouldn't be "better", she would be the same. That's my question, which I don't get how that's bad faith. If she's "the most left wing since FDR", but Biden is already that, in what way is that an argument for her? What point is the comment making? You're not explaining anything.

Kumikommunism ,

I didn't say anything. I asked for clarification on liberals' general sentiments.

Kumikommunism ,

Fred Hampton was killed because he was a communist, not a "leftist". His FBI file, the statements from the police, and the statements from officials involved all explicitly blame his communist sentiment and work with communist orgs for the police state's...attention...on him. He didn't advocate for a liberal national party. Do not insult him by misrepresenting him or his death.

But okay. That phrase just doesn't separate her from Biden when that's what the tweet is about.

Kumikommunism ,

Banning medical debt from credit reports

Negotiating drug prices

He's only able to do these because he opposes universal healthcare. He wants people to die of lack of access to healthcare (70,000 per year) or lack of insurance (45,000 per year). What do dead people, or people who can't afford to be diagnosed, or people who can't afford necessary procedures care about their credit reports or drugs they can't get prescribed? Why would anyone cheer a horribly policy?

As if the media aren't congratulating him enough on his "tough red line" for Israel's genocide that they somehow never break. Ever the victims, Democrats in power are.

Kumikommunism ,

You are right on every single one of these, but you aren't going to get a response to any of them on here.

Liberals stop caring about immigrants, women, poor people, COVID, etc, as soon as there is a Democrat in power they can make excuses for.

Kumikommunism ,

Let's not celebrate inaction on matters that mean life or death to people. None of the above have helped me, or anyone less fortunate than me.

Kumikommunism ,

I'm sure that's very easy to say when you are comfortable, have health coverage, and are likely white.

Much less easy if you are poor, homeless, an asylum-seeker, immigrant, Palestinian, live in a climate-affected area....

Also, I care much more about those less fortunate than me than I do myself. The person I responded to was the one to make it about themselves. I'm the one talking about those who are being ignored, while you are the one ignoring them. Don't talk to me about "damaging".

Kumikommunism ,

removing medical debt

He didn't do that. This isn't what it says. You are the one arguing in bad faith. Why lie? He would not do this, because it would harm his corporate backers in the medical industry. He did not remove any medical debt. Hell, he won't even do the much less impressive thing and remove student debt.

Kumikommunism ,

The person I replied to made it about themselves. If they are allowed to say "I think this is good because it helped me", why am I not allowed to say it's not good because it didn't help me? Are you admitting that Democrats are "me first"?

Also, conveniently leaving off the more important part of the sentence, aren't you?

Kumikommunism , (edited )

I'm just going to repost this because you are continuing to ignore the people that actually matter here.

Much less easy if you are poor, homeless, an asylum-seeker, immigrant, Palestinian, live in a climate-affected area…

Because there is nothing "great" about any of this. None of this fixes any of the problems, which is great for comfortable people like you.

That is bad.

Kumikommunism ,

Typical nothing answer.

Kumikommunism ,

Says the person advocating for the guy supplying the genocide with weapons.

Kumikommunism ,

I’m not answering any query.

Oh, that's much more clearly a ChatGPT answer. Thank you for the clarity.

Kumikommunism ,

Anti-genocide is pro-genocide, pro-genocide is anti-genocide and other Newspeak brought you by the crafty narrative-spinning minds at BlueAnon.

Kumikommunism ,

No, they want you to keep voting for milquetoast centrist liberal policies that don't hurt their bottom line. Car companies and oil companies love that the "left" party in the US only supports pro-car policies that maintain our reliance on them. Every polluting company absolutely loves the tax credit non-solution because it will cost them much less than an actual emissions-reducing solution. Plastic companies love that there is no widespread plastic ban or mandatory reduction in plastic use by manufacturers, and instead only consumer-aimed recycling programs.

Fossil fuel companies absolutely love your defeatist "don't let perfect be the enemy of good" attitude. They love these policies that make you feel like you are doing something but don't actually change anything. They love when you tell people who want actual solutions that they need to vote for the compromise. They still get to keep their profits going strong, and the Earth will only burn after the people pushing these policies are long dead.

Kumikommunism ,

this movement

Neoliberalism is not a "movement", it's the global hegemon. You're pretending to be a part of this small, bespoke, counter-cultural collective that needs to remain principled, and meanwhile obstinately upholding the status quo. And at the same time holding this globe-spanning conspiracy theory that international conglomerates care about your personal feelings.

The data is out there, and you can just freely listen to scientists. But you will not read or listen, because they are saying things that you don't like. Combatting climate change will require a great upheaval. It requires policies that liberal parties in major governments are not putting forward. People in the most vulnerable countries will die. But, again, you are more interested in protecting the status quo, most likely because you are comfortable and those more vulnerable don't matter enough to you.

You are trying to frame this as if the people further to your left, who want to do more to combat climate change than you, are closer to the right. But that's impossible. If it was up the right, all the countries with brown people in them will burn, and the wealthy countries will deny the immigrants. If it's up to the centrists, all the countries with brown people in them will burn 20 years later, and the wealthy countries will deny the immigrants. I would very much not like to punish those most vulnerable in the long term for a feeling of moral superiority in the short term.

Kumikommunism , (edited )

If Biden wins, climate activists will still lose. Milquetoast, middle of the road climate "action" from the Democratic party (and similar policies around the world) are why we have broken past every single warning sign that climate scientists have set.

The Kyoto Protocol did nothing, the Paris Agreement did nothing, emissions credits and electric cars (the only policies Biden is pushing) are objectively, scientifically not enough to even do America's part in slowing down climate change. If you think sitting back, doing nothing, and voting for 1 of 2 parties that don't take climate change seriously, once every 4 years, is going to save the world, I'll see you in hell.

Kumikommunism ,

not letting perfection be the enemy of the good

The Earth catching on fire and all life on it ceasing to exist, but 1 year later, is not "good".

If you think Biden is "good" on the environment, I suggest you read literally anything on Climate Change and see what scientists actually propose. Hint: Biden isn't even talking about doing any of them, let alone doing them.

Kumikommunism ,

I think countries like Israel and the US enacting and enabling a genocide and constantly bombing countries in the middle east has "emboldened countries like Iran" (hmm, I wonder what you meant with that phrasing....). Israel just struck an Iranian embassy last week, and this is retaliation.

"There's an argument" you have no idea what you're talking about.

Kumikommunism ,

Can I pick something off Disk 2? It's Bangers + Mash.

The lyrics, Thom's crazed singing, the way the instruments drop out and back in throughout the verses, the stumbling overlapped drum patterns, the opposing guitars, 1 repetitive and monotonous and the other with a frantic riff....

If we're talking on the album, it's Jigsaw Falling into Place. Bodysnatchers, 15 Step, Weird Fishes, and House of Cards are all very close though.

Please, for the love of God, VOTE! ( pawb.social )

I don't like Biden either, but anyone with half a brain knows there are two choices in the 2020 election. If we had a sane voting system, voting third party might be worth it, but as it stands, no one but you knows your favorite candidate exists and unless you want to become their campaign manager that will still be true in...

Kumikommunism ,

See what's happening to the Palestinians now under Biden.

Kumikommunism ,

Do I hate the fact that centrists like Joe Liberman who literally killed universal healthcare in the US are revered and embraced by Biden's party?

Joe Biden explicitly said he would veto any legislation involving universal healthcare. You oppose universal healthcare, but you're hiding behind the spectre of "centrists".

Kumikommunism ,

Edit: Did you even read the article you linked? That is Trump telling Israel's leader that he needs to stop attacking Palestinians. Do you think that's bad?

I never said or implied that it would be. It won't be different under Biden either. Which is my point.

Although there is a case to be made about Biden's long history of gleefully jumping at every chance he gets to murder Arabs over his entire political career.

Kumikommunism ,

I will not be voting for anyone who supports a genocide. That will not change. Now there are two ways to change the outcome.

  1. If you are a genocide supporter who wants to be elected, you could stop supporting genocide, and be vocal about it.
  2. If you are someone who wants me to vote for your candidate, you could demand that they stop supporting genocide. Or demand that whatever party you like stops nominating people who support genocide.

I will not budge. Will you?

Kumikommunism ,

I'd rather just not vote for genocide.

Aside from the obvious, that will just be continuing to tell the two parties that nominating genocide supporters is good. You can continue telling your favorite party that you are okay with genocide, but I will not, thank you very much. This is why you are stuck between two genocide supporters. When your chosen party leaves you with a genocide supporter as your only choice, you tell them that's good.

And you are not going to fight the genocide in any other way, so don't pretend. Your chosen party is one of the two that ratified bills to make any attempts at boycotts or sanctions illegal.

Also, both candidates are fascists. Look at what's happening on our Southern border, look at just our recent history in the Middle East, and look at the fascist government committing genocide that we are supporting.

You don't fight fascism in the ballot box. Every single example in history teaches you that.

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