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Originally posted by LynahFan View Post
It only goes so far. You can’t expect it to carry a Clinton past the post.Cornell University
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Originally posted by Handyman View Post
Well Macron hardly excites people at the polls. That said this was her best shot to have a chance and she got trounced for being the incompetent Putin Twat that everyone knows she is.
Also remember, the Far Left leaders were not nearly as on board this time as they were last time. (I believe you posted a story about that)
There are a few rain drops marring the Left to rival the tidal wave of malignant imbeciles that is the Right.Cornell University
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…they don’t realize that doesn’t add up to 19?
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This analysis is on point.
Through the lens of this logic, the Ukrainians appear to be acting ‘irrationally’, while Western world is looking on ‘how long they can hold out’ and wondering ‘why they aren’t negotiating to stop the war’. If Russia were a developed democracy with functioning institutions, independent civic volition, and checks and balances imposed on those in power, the said logic would have made sense.
However, Russia has never been a democracy – in fact, all evidence points to it being an authoritative state, and it’s institutions remained punitive and corrupt, not having changed much since the soviet times. Not only it’s an authoritative country (one of many in the world), but it’s also vertically-collectivist. Societies like that are predominantly ineffective in non-violent (‘horizontal’) interaction, while dominance through pressure and coercion (‘vertical’) is the surest way to move up the hierarchy, to obtain some degree of ‘freedom’, albeit limited by one’s position in the system. Moreover, the decades-long limitation of the individuals’ decision-making autonomy have caused the inability of the Russian population to form a unified movement, let alone protest or expression of dissent, of any significance.
The individualist vs collectivist dichotomy bides a distinction inside it. Right-individualism (market libertarianism), Left-individualism (social libertarianism), and Left-collectivism (socialism) are all capable of being integrated into democracy. Right-collectivism (fascism) is the outlier. It is inherently anti-democratic, being the enemy of both humanity and individual fulfillment. The fascism of Dump, Putin, Hitler, et al. is simply gangsterism. It is the use of violence to obtain the narrow ends of the rulers and their supporters against everyone else.
That's what we are fighting, here.
Last edited by Kepler; 04-24-2022, 06:37 PM.Cornell University
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Originally posted by Kepler View Post
Yes, that disappointed me. IINM the Italian Communist Party leader has been tweeting support for Putin on the theory that anything the West hates should be supported.
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Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
i can't remember if it was the DSA, the international council, or both, but it/they haven't been a beacon of hope either.
I mean, there are radicalized Buddhist terrorists out there. Not to mention many American Christians.
You can't fix stupid.Cornell University
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post…they don’t realize that doesn’t add up to 19?
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Not the sharpest tools in the shed.What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?
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It looks like that was debunked..."It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
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Originally posted by Kepler View Post
17 points is closer than I would like."I went over the facts in my head, and admired how much uglier the situation had just become. Over the years I've learned that ignorance is more than just bliss. It's freaking orgasmic ecstasy".- Harry Dresden, Blood Rites
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Russia and Belarus have their own Alex Jones types, as well as the losers who listen to them.Cornell University
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https://***********/atrupar/status/1518625763267956736
Remember on Friday when Blonde Bimbo said under oath: "We were so confused. We thought Antifa or BLM was breaking in"
Well...
"It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
-aparch
"Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
-INCH
Of course I'm a fan of the Vikings. A sick and demented Masochist of a fan, but a fan none the less.
-ScoobyDoo 12/17/2007
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"It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
-aparch
"Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
-INCH
Of course I'm a fan of the Vikings. A sick and demented Masochist of a fan, but a fan none the less.
-ScoobyDoo 12/17/2007
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BTW CNN is releasing pretty much all of the texts...and here is a write up.
https://***********/cnnbrk/status/1518622395283787776"It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
-aparch
"Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
-INCH
Of course I'm a fan of the Vikings. A sick and demented Masochist of a fan, but a fan none the less.
-ScoobyDoo 12/17/2007
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