fedwards9965

fedwards9965 , 3 days ago to random

In one MAJOR way I understand American's concerns about the SC decision

But, in another way, I don't. Biden, and his administration now have 4 months of immunity to ensure MAGA ambitions are NOT fulfilled.

BUT, in another way, I understand the concern, because even the loudest shrillest liberal/centrist Democrat knows deep down inside they won't do that.

fedwards9965 OP , 3 days ago

@lawas

liberals, consciously or through extreme acts of wilful ignorance, constantly become colluders to fascism, while putting themselves on a pedestal for their perceived superior ethics of compromise, reasonableness and non-partisanship.

An encyclopedia entry for "pompous useless prick" would have a picture of a liberal with it for illustration.

fedwards9965 OP , 3 days ago

@lawas

I haven't read it, looks interesting, but I don't take a lot of time to read these days... my ADHD won't let me 🤣 (no lie)

even the "best" elements can leave openings for "opportunists" (as you say). I don't necessarily fault an ideology or person for that.

A "liberal" however, would be "guiding" people into the showers while thinking to themselves "at least I compromised!"

mondoweiss , 4 days ago to palestine group

Complicity in genocide is not confined to the Israeli right. Members of the liberal organization that spearheaded the anti-Netanyahu protests last year are now blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/the-kibbutzniks-who-are-blocking-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

fedwards9965 , 4 days ago

@rmblaber1956 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

Early Zionism was heavily influenced by socialist and anarchist ideas...

it's yet another "socialist" experiment gone wrong as soon as a nationalist or ethno-racialist element infects and then co-opts the project.

fedwards9965 , 4 days ago

@radiofreearabia @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

I don't really know how to respond to that, because it's not what I'm talking about.

I was replying to @rmblaber1956 's post on "kibbutz" being "founded on the principle of socialism."

I'm talking about the ideological underpinnings that were subverted for the ethno-nationalist state of Israel.

Early Zionism predates Israel by 70+ years, with many wanting nothing to do with Palestine.

These facts, while true, mean nothing on the ground today

fedwards9965 , 4 days ago

@Heidentweet @rmblaber1956 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

and? what did I say that contradicts those headlines?

fedwards9965 , 4 days ago

@rmblaber1956 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

I don't believe it was intrinsically "racist"...

I don't think you're giving any weight whatsoever to the Jewish situation in Europe that sparked the need they felt to have somewhere they could feel safe

When you are considered "other" by, literally, everyone then wanting a safe haven FOR themselves becomes understandable

That doesn't excuse how the project became subverted and what it eventually became

it IS possible to reconcile these facts

fedwards9965 , 4 days ago

@Heidentweet @rmblaber1956 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

IN. FLU. ENCED

"transitive. To exert influence upon, to affect by influence." (OED)

The term "influenced" means having an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something. When used in a context where it doesn't refer to being a singular cause, it implies that the effect is part of a broader set of factors contributing to an outcome.

fedwards9965 , 10 days ago to random

"Leftists" continue to not acknowledge the elephant in the room...

voter spiteful and willful ignorance and the ludicrous sanctification of liberal bourgeois democracy.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/byelection-polls-liberal-conservative-ballot-vote-1.7243748

fedwards9965 OP , 10 days ago

@lawas

pffft... no one has to read theory for this... they just need to actually not be overly self-involved pricks and use their brains.

Idiocy and selfishness characterizes modern western man... the Enlightenment would be so ashamed.

dansup , 29 days ago to random

An open source/self hosted and federated Tik-Tok alternative, made by @pixelfed has just successfully tested federation!

https://loops.video

If you applied to join, expect an invite within the next week! ✨

(We will be open sourcing the mobile app and backend later this summer)

#loops #pixelfed #tiktok

fedwards9965 , 29 days ago

@dansup @pixelfed

Sorry, for the first time I offer no best wishes to a FOSS project and it’s disconcerting to say the least

Given the US and other Western nations bizarre and hypocritical stance on TikTok I hope it fairs as well as Reels. At least until the US backs off, which I doubt will happen.

Again, sorry.

mondoweiss , 1 month ago to palestine group

Indiana University's "Liberation Commencement" was a celebration of the students' brave commitment to fighting powerful institutions and their involvement in challenging Zionism and the Palestinian genocide.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/a-tale-of-two-commencements-how-gaza-solidarity-encampments-are-changing-the-way-we-see-university-education/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

fedwards9965 , 1 month ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

Chile(1973) elected leftist Allende. With US backing a coup was staged to remove him that brought in the fascist Pinochet government

The "democratic" US enabled and encouraged the removal of a democratically elected leader in a country with free and open elections

Brazil (1964): The U.S. supported a military coup that ousted President João Goulart

These are significant examples of the baseless conclusion of the DPT

fedwards9965 , 1 month ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

Jesus, that's a very nice ignorant prejudice showing through

Prior to the coup that lead to the Pinochet government, Chile had a very strong democratic tradition

The US only rates a "moderate" in "The Carter Center's Standards for Democratic Elections"

Wars:
War of 1812 (US-UK)
Kargil War (1999, India-Pakistan)
Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
Cenepa War (1995, Peru-Ecuador)
Maritime Dispute (2008-2014, Peru-Chile)

fedwards9965 , 1 month ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

you, in turn, seem to be proposing that the CIA can some how be divorced from the US government... it can't.

And, I could care less if you defend either.

What brought me into this thread was you saying

"But democracies rarely choose war."

Which is a ridiculous statement in and of itself, and from there that the DPT is a bad theory based on ideals and hypotheticals, making anything valid it could say bankrupt

fedwards9965 , 1 month ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

"Anyhow, the all knowing copilot ai says that the theory is valid."

uhh... what the actual f*ck?

Ok, we're done.

I've never saw anyone discredit themselves so hard before in my life. No one is debating "nicholas", they're arguing with Copilot... an AI with known and blatant biases.

Bravo, skippy! 👍🏼

fedwards9965 , 1 month ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

a throwaway?

Not sure if you noticed, but people on both sides are dying in Gaza, mate.

even if I think you're being honest now, the frivolity of a "throwaway", given the situation, discredits everything you got to say.

As I said, we're done.

fedwards9965 , 1 month ago

@nicholas_saunders @KathyLK @somekindahate3 @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

you're blocked.

I only accept idiocy so far.

bye now.