[–] 1 point 1 hour ago

Taxing the rich is "communism", dontchaknow?

Anti-trust laws? Communism!

Wanting to see LGBT+ live equally and with dignity in their own country?... pinko af communism!

Healthcare for all? You better believe it's communism!

USA needs to understand the overlords made it a dirty word on purpose. Just like they did with islamic words like "sharia" or "jihad". Or words from Black culture or ideas that are empowering them such as "woke" or "b.l.m." or "critical race theory".

Even China isn't really a communist country anymore. It's authoritarian and hyper capitalist af with "Chinese characteristics".

We should take all the good parts of commie ideology without wanting centrally planned 1 party horror show with gulags and re-education camps. Such as nationalized critical infrastructure instead of private power and oil companies making billions while people suffer. Tax the wealthy. Fund public education adequately etc etc.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 hour ago

    How does one become an Anabaptist?

    Fuck this digital world and upcoming wars. I'll go farm and die with them instead of being constantly spied on by the government and tech bros. Or being forced to fight for oligarchs and corporations.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 hours ago

    More misery for the poor. Especially the retired, elderly poor and disabled people who can't just pick themselves up by the boot straps!

    ...at least all the MAGA farmers get to sell their land to billionaires, REITs and LLCs for cheap. Now they can join us and experience the joys of gig economy and pulling up bootstraps!

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  • [–] 6 points 8 hours ago

    Left isn't about to win culture wars against religious fanatics.

    Those with hate towards Trans people, Hindus, Muslims, Latinos or whichever group they dislike are not going to change because of what anyone from out-group says to them.

    Only thing Left can successfully do is not let them pull you into mud wrestling whenever they feel like it. Focus on working class. Trans folks suffer from a high cost of living just the same.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 hours ago

    You'd be shocked how bigoted and backwards parts of Ontario are.

    They'll cry about trucker convoy not being allowed to "protest" and demand a ban on peaceful anti-genocide protests in the same breath.

    Mosy Conservatives in Canada are far from being intelligent. They're as angry about "sharia law and bike lanes" in Toronto and the muslim mayor of London, UK as MAGA die-hards.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

    You can't genuinely believe Russia is in full control of the situation. They snatched some land. Kidnapped a bunch of children. Killed a bunch of civilians. But that's about it.

    Nobody in that region came to the conclusion that they should kowtow to Putin now. That dude is also stuck in a situation where he fears losing his head if his people find him showing weakness.

    Innocent people are paying the ultimate price for geopolitical posturing. Doesn't matter what you have to say about NATO, Nuland, or their broken promises. What does Russia wish to accomplish because clearly they're not winning and stealing their entire country. Do you want to see the suffering to end? If so, how?

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