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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago (78 children)

I mean the frustration is real, but the channels are what are accused of being engineered.

The don't vote and protest vote crowds are basically purpose built to make it as hard as possible for America to even slow itself down, let alone begin reversing course.

"I have serious objections to the major legacies of discrimination and failures to address poverty in this country! Let's take the exact actions that make it more likely for power to end up in the hands of the people who think the problem is we're not doing enough of that!"

That is the narrative people accuse Russia and China of spreading, and it's hardly a coincidence that this crescendos in exactly two times, 1) just before an election, and 2) just after a major consequence comes down as a result of the election that was meddled with.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure that at least at the Old Place, despair-trolling is very much a thing,

Right-wing boiler-room operations, Putin's troll farms, and independent dick heads have lots of reasons to sow apathy and despair.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why he looks like french Lenin?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

He's a beatnik

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

For those that are curious, this is possible because the US has monetary sovereignty in a fiat currency. This means that the federal government is able to allocate literally trillions of dollars more than the annual budget without harming the economy in any way, because a vast majority of US debt (and deficit) is to the US federal government.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It brings up arguments for MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) which is one of the scariest boogeymen Republican leadership has ever heard of.... So you know it's probably fire and a very good option for future US. It's been years but Unfucking The Republic did an episode I really liked on it that could probably use a revisit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks for the podcast recommendation! I've been needing more things to listen to during work

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well they can fiat me a few bucks. I need it more than some douchebag in Jerusalem.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What countries AREN'T on fiat currency.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Every country I know about has a fiat currency, but the monetary sovereignty bit is also important. Governments within the EU don't have monetary sovereignty, and therefore are limited by taxation. The EU as a whole could do the same thing, because they are the body that controls the Euro.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Israel has enslaved the US taxpayer to their genocidal stormtroopers. The lines are drawn.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Enslaved? Afaik the US government has willingly funded Israel as part of their strategy for years.

And not only are you getting that twisted, you're also trivializing slavery while villifying a group for something they did not do.

I have no stake in this war, but I do want to point out that your choice of words is very inaccurate and inappropriate.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

bro, do you know how much of the US govt is jewish and/or zionist?

if you say anything criticizing them, AIPAC will donate tons of money to your opponent.

https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1717700125512913232

The Senate just UNANIMOUSLY adopted a resolution condemning pro-Palestine student protesters as "in solidarity with Hamas" and anti-semitic. The resolution calls to "fully and completely support Israel" in its war on Gaza

Everyone from Bernie Sanders to Rand Paul voted for this

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Israeli disinformation and social media battalions are out in force and moving into decision roles on platforms. I was banned for telling a troll I hope when karma finds him he remembers his cheering of children dying. That was a ban for me....seriously horrible people.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why does Israel need the money? They have one of the worlds best trained and equipped armies in the world. They have state of the art technology and they are fighting an irregular gerillas armed with rpg and home made rockets.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

And yet... Nothing happens... 🤷🏼‍♂️

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