CarlMarks

Consent of the governed exists basically nowhere, including so-called liberal democracies. There is no "do you consent to this government?" question that results in a major change if you or even a majority say no. All are subject to an oppressive state, the only question re: consent is whether you want that state organized for or against the ruling class.

I'll pay more to avoid Made in the USA

Sorry that was a typo, it was supposed to say Nazi. Here's a UA propaganda outlet describing the reorg: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/51054

UA has integrated neo-Nazis into the upper levels of their military and seem to make decisions based on their ideas. They have increased funding for groups like Azov, who have been running little Hitler Youth camps for years, and have recently integrated them into a larger and more powerful Nazi force.

AirBnB has entered the "jack up prices" period of financialized tech companies. Their first period is to establish a monopoly using ridiculous amounts of capital. Then use that monopoly to make huge profits.

Unfortunately for AirBnB they couldn't kill off hotels so they are trying to raise prices despite having a ton if competition. Hotels are now cheaper and provide a better experience 9 times out of 10.

Hope they go bankrupt soon and leave the big investors holding the bag.

You could've been cool like that horshoe crab. But you just had to be difficult and be a smart monkey.

Of course. Our precious political class has delicate sensibilities and nedds time for self-care.

Oh and Dem voters, no need to join organizations or take direct action. Just sit around being a little stressed out and blaming everyone else is plenty. You did your part! If you must do something, go to a one-off police escorted protest with no feasible demands or threats to do anything that would ever exert pressure.

Here is a complete list of my crimes and home address:

Whoever is ultimately responsible for this needs to be thrown in a locker.

It also still almost worked. This is how subservient and propagandized the US political electorate is. The idea of supporting mass murdering children was only a dealbreaker for a small minority, but enough to do most of the work in tipping the scales.

Kamala probably would've won with false promises to end "the war", some token Arab speakers, and "I see you and hear you" pandering.

The capitalist party that writes its own rules and does not adopt literally any positions via bottom-up mechanism? No, nobody can take it over except other capitalists. So in a sense you are correct, as US progressives are still fundamentally of the political ideology of capitalism.

The party works against you but, ironically, convinces you to help it for your own and others' interests. Instead, we must work together against capital if we want liberation and justice.

You can do useless things that take up very little time all you'd like. Doesn't bother me.

But if you want to have political agency you will need to do something real with organizing other people who can take direct action as a bloc.