Yes, I agree. Fascism wasn't defeated. One particular brand of "Nazi fascism" was simply rebranded. Fascism can not be permanently defeated within capitalism.
This is a misunderstand. It's not about voting. It never was. It's about organizing.
Sure vote for harm reduction. Yes, it can slow things down a bit temporarily, but don't think it'll save your life. Both parties are genocidal fascists who will continue to escalate war and state violence. From a capitalist standpoint, fascism is correct and necessary. Profits have fallen too low, democracy is no longer profitable, no matter which party is in charge. The billionaires need living standards to drop much lower. But in a democracy, people would
not be willing to accept that, so they need to be disciplined violently.
Democrats, just like Republicans will come for your loved ones, arrest communists, continue imperialist wars and genocide, shut down strikes and unions, militarize the police. Simply because Democrats are capitalist and within capitalism, fascism is the next logical step. Not for ideological reasons, but because of real material economic facts. The facts demand fascism. Democrats will adapt or cease to be Democrats.
When Nazi fascism was defeated in Europe, it wasn't by voting for the lesser fascists. The only way to save democracy is to organize real resistance, that's able to enforce demands.
If you have limited capacity to contribute and organize, don't waste your time campaigning for the Democrats. Vote for them, if it makes sense in your state, but that's just one day. If you have any energy to spare the rest of the year: talk to your neighbors and coworkers about real solutions.
For example general strikes and anti-fascist community self defense. Learn communist theory, start a reading group. Join a Marxist org.
Inflation is low at currently ~1.2% and that's also the average of the last ten years. Food inflation is negative. So this really increased living standards.
Marwan Barghouti announces that he will run in the presidential election
Marwan Barghouti, who has been held in Israeli occupation prisons for 25 years, has told his lawyer that he will run in the Palestinian presidential election.
He is determined and will not withdraw. Israel’s response: tightening its isolation, repeated transfers between different quarters of the prison and blocking visits by its lawyers.
In February, Ben Gvir broke into his cell and threatened to kill him.
If you went on top of the empire State building and threw multiple hand grenades on the street below, where white people could be walking, would you call that malicious? Or a terror attack? Can you see how him shelling a neighborhood where brown people live is similar? I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who struggles to see how bad this is, might just have their ability to emphasize impaired by racism. It might not be their fault, people often absorb racists believes unconsciously or have a hard time extending the same amount of empathy, they would to white people to racialized people, if they rarely interact with them. People reading this, who suspect this might apply to them even in a limited way, should really take this to heart and try to reflect on their racist biases and ability to empathize.
Forgiveness can be great in certain circumstances, but it has to come from the victims, not from the perpetrators, enablers and benefactors of the violence (Democrats).
Modern states are clearly crucial to the reproduction of money and the system in which it circulates. But their power over money is quite limited — and as Schumpeter said (and Marx would have said), the limits are clearest in determining the value of money. The mint can print any numbers on its bills and coins, but it cannot decide what those numbers refer to. That is determined by countless price-setting decisions by mainly private firms, reacting strategically to the structure of costs and demand they face, in competition with other firms.
Marx argued that money in capitalism has three main functions: as a measure of value; as a means of exchange; and “money as money” which includes debt payments. Marx’s theorisation of money as a measure of value derives from his labour theory of value; and this is the main difference between Marx and the Chartalists/MMT supporters, who have no theory of value whatsoever.
Money only has value if there is value in production to back it. Government spending cannot create that value — indeed some government spending can destroy value (consider the case of armaments, for example). Productive value is what gives money credibility. A productive private sector generates the domestic product and income that gives government liabilities credibility in the first place. When that credibility is not there, then trust in the state’s currency can disappear fast, as we have seen in Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Argentina.
MMT essentially boils down to good old keynesianism in the end. It's still a thousand times better than neoliberalism of course, but merely reformist, not equipped to handle capitalism's crisis and not willing to transcend it.
I understand but hear me out:
*porque-no-los-dos.jpg*
Also, these speeches are watched by millions, it's enough if some of them understand the fascist dog whistle to spread the ideology, strengthen their resolve and unite them. As a dog whistle, it's meant to be inconspicuous to those not in the know.
Maybe, but no reason to get lazy though. It's citizens are way more powerful and better armed than it's victims. They have way more moral responsibility to do something and who will build up socialism inside North America after the revolution, if there's no strong, organized left? The reasons to get out and organized are no where as strong as inside the empire and the excuses not to do it nowhere as weak.
No one will bother to come and rescue US people from capitalism, if they don't demonstrate the will to at least take responsibility and rule themselves after. There's no way around preparing for revolution, even if you think it will rely on outside help.
Because they are racist.
Yes, I agree. Fascism wasn't defeated. One particular brand of "Nazi fascism" was simply rebranded. Fascism can not be permanently defeated within capitalism.
This is a misunderstand. It's not about voting. It never was. It's about organizing.
Sure vote for harm reduction. Yes, it can slow things down a bit temporarily, but don't think it'll save your life. Both parties are genocidal fascists who will continue to escalate war and state violence. From a capitalist standpoint, fascism is correct and necessary. Profits have fallen too low, democracy is no longer profitable, no matter which party is in charge. The billionaires need living standards to drop much lower. But in a democracy, people would not be willing to accept that, so they need to be disciplined violently.
Democrats, just like Republicans will come for your loved ones, arrest communists, continue imperialist wars and genocide, shut down strikes and unions, militarize the police. Simply because Democrats are capitalist and within capitalism, fascism is the next logical step. Not for ideological reasons, but because of real material economic facts. The facts demand fascism. Democrats will adapt or cease to be Democrats.
When Nazi fascism was defeated in Europe, it wasn't by voting for the lesser fascists. The only way to save democracy is to organize real resistance, that's able to enforce demands.
If you have limited capacity to contribute and organize, don't waste your time campaigning for the Democrats. Vote for them, if it makes sense in your state, but that's just one day. If you have any energy to spare the rest of the year: talk to your neighbors and coworkers about real solutions. For example general strikes and anti-fascist community self defense. Learn communist theory, start a reading group. Join a Marxist org.
They are expensive, but in Germany, every leftish person dreams of co-owning an electric cargo bike like this within their shared flat:
I even know two such groups who are living the dream (not in my city though).
Inflation is low at currently ~1.2% and that's also the average of the last ten years. Food inflation is negative. So this really increased living standards.
How about meditation? It's literally sitting around and doing nothing, except mindfully and if you notice your thoughts wandering you let them go.
In the US war on Vietnam, the anti war stance of the US population of draft age had a significant effect.
Can't say it too often, people really need to get this into their heads
Just one more humanitarian intervention...
That's just his handlers stoking his fear again. Just like they did to get him to start the war.
If you went on top of the empire State building and threw multiple hand grenades on the street below, where white people could be walking, would you call that malicious? Or a terror attack? Can you see how him shelling a neighborhood where brown people live is similar? I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who struggles to see how bad this is, might just have their ability to emphasize impaired by racism. It might not be their fault, people often absorb racists believes unconsciously or have a hard time extending the same amount of empathy, they would to white people to racialized people, if they rarely interact with them. People reading this, who suspect this might apply to them even in a limited way, should really take this to heart and try to reflect on their racist biases and ability to empathize.
Forgiveness can be great in certain circumstances, but it has to come from the victims, not from the perpetrators, enablers and benefactors of the violence (Democrats).
He literally wanted Russia to join NATO
I appreciate the critique, but no, money is not
That's "modern" (from 1905) monetary theory (MMT), which ignores that money is a commodity and can and did historically exist before states.
Michael Roberts writes:
MMT essentially boils down to good old keynesianism in the end. It's still a thousand times better than neoliberalism of course, but merely reformist, not equipped to handle capitalism's crisis and not willing to transcend it.
I understand but hear me out: *porque-no-los-dos.jpg*
Also, these speeches are watched by millions, it's enough if some of them understand the fascist dog whistle to spread the ideology, strengthen their resolve and unite them. As a dog whistle, it's meant to be inconspicuous to those not in the know.
Maybe, but no reason to get lazy though. It's citizens are way more powerful and better armed than it's victims. They have way more moral responsibility to do something and who will build up socialism inside North America after the revolution, if there's no strong, organized left? The reasons to get out and organized are no where as strong as inside the empire and the excuses not to do it nowhere as weak.
No one will bother to come and rescue US people from capitalism, if they don't demonstrate the will to at least take responsibility and rule themselves after. There's no way around preparing for revolution, even if you think it will rely on outside help.