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8 votes
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Robert Mueller’s “collusion” case so far, explained
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Warren calls for eliminating the electoral college
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What's your opinion on Accelerationism?
Accelerationism: most of us have heard of it, few of us have read into it, and a fair amount of us have shared memes around it (gotta go fast), but have any of us formed substantial opinions on it...
Accelerationism: most of us have heard of it, few of us have read into it, and a fair amount of us have shared memes around it (gotta go fast), but have any of us formed substantial opinions on it yet?
With a variety of authors of various views each weighing in on it, like Mark Fisher and the notorious Nick Land (alongside his genderswapped, trans, slightly less-racist partner-in-crime, Nyx Land); it really does seem to be (slowly but surely) gaining considerable mindspace. Have any of you ever read any works in the genre you adored? If so, feel free to share!
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One way to spot a partisan gerrymander
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New Zealand prime minister on mosque shooter: “You will never hear me mention his name”
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After thirty years in power, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is resigning
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IMO, Trump 2020 is better than a non-progressive Democrat
In 2016, I was an ardent supporter of Bernie. But come the general, I voted 3rd party, because I was "Bernie or Bust." Many people accuse me of indirectly voting for Trump, allowing "the worst...
In 2016, I was an ardent supporter of Bernie. But come the general, I voted 3rd party, because I was "Bernie or Bust." Many people accuse me of indirectly voting for Trump, allowing "the worst thing ever" to happen (esp since I'm in a swing state that went Trump). But here's the truth as I see it: Voting Democrat regardless of candidate, with their only qualification being "Not Trump," will only increase the USA's slide (deeper) into fascism.
The reality I see is that even if Trump had never entered the 2016 race, 90%+ of the policy, judicial appointments, and everything else that he has done since being elected would be identical no matter which "R" candidate won the race, because all of these things are exactly what the GOP has been doing for decades. In that regard, I consider Trump more favorable than any other R candidate, because he is at least failing to do his "real" job: Hiding fascist, imperialist policy behind a charismatic smile and some clever words.
Ultimately, this is the reason why I don't generally support Democrats either. Hillary's policy wouldn't have been as immediately destructive as the GOP agenda, but it also would not have stopped the march towards fascism. I voted my conscious in 2016, and will do so again in 2020. I just hope there are more people willing to do the same this time around.
I like to picture that the government of the USA is digging a hole. With every shovelful, we're sliding ever closer to a fully authoritarian fascist regime, and the destruction of our planet. While Trump (and the GOP as a whole) has been calling in for backhoes and drills to speed the process....as far as I can tell, only two candidates in the 2020 primary are calling to stop the digging: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. At best, the other candidates are conveying messages akin to: "We need to compromise with the GOP and maybe slow down the rate at which we allow new backhoes to be brought to the pit."
In my mind then, it makes more sense for 4 more years of Trump, than to allow another center-right candidate for his opposition. Because at least Trump isn't able to pull off the charismatic smile and/or intelligent language that the Regan's, Bush's, Clinton's, and Obama's of the world have that allow terrible things to continue behind a cloak of "incremental change." It wakes up those who would otherwise tolerate these horrendous acts, and perhaps inspires them to become more active. By allowing for the political discourse to end with "Anything is better than Trump", it just permits the overall platform to gradually, but continually shift to the right.
And in my mind, it is the total death of real, dissenting voices in public discourse that is far, far worse than Trump winning another term could ever be.
I would love to hear if anybody else in this community has had feelings akin to what I've described here, as I've only been described as "insane" by most of the people I've discussed this with in person.
30 votes -
Both sides of the abortion debate want to defend and protect
I have stood on both sides of the abortion debate. I was raised conservative. Most of my family is conservative. But I became more liberal as an adult. In listening to both conservatives and...
I have stood on both sides of the abortion debate. I was raised conservative. Most of my family is conservative. But I became more liberal as an adult. In listening to both conservatives and liberals argue their side of the debate they have something fundamental in common: both are motivated by a desire to care and protect. Liberals want to protect the rights, autonomy and health of women. Conservatives want to protect the life of the unborn.
Both sides see the other as monsters out to attack. They think that because the other side works to thwart their efforts to protect, that the other side intends harm. But that's not true. Neither side wants to inflict harm. They may be willing to inflict harm to protect another, but that is not the same as wanting to inflict harm. Those who are pro-choice don't want to kill babies; they want to protect women and sometimes killing the unborn is the unfortunate cost. Similarly those who are pro-life aren't necessarily motivated by a desire to control women*; they want to protect the unborn and limiting some rights of women is the cost.
* This of course comes with some sticky caveats. There is plenty of sexism among many who are pro-life, and plenty of hardliners who think women should be subservient. And those people's sexism does color there views of women's reproductive autonomy. But there are also moderate pro-lifers who otherwise value the rights of women. You don't have to be sexist to be pro-life. Anecdotally the pro-lifers I know personally are in the latter group.
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Something has changed, and, thankfully, those trying to manipulate us haven't recognized it yet.
The one thing people didn't learn regarding Trump and is repeating itself with AOC. When you consider a politician stupid, it actually empowers them to be crafty. I think Trump would love for you...
The one thing people didn't learn regarding Trump and is repeating itself with AOC.
When you consider a politician stupid, it actually empowers them to be crafty. I think Trump would love for you to think he is stupid.
When you constantly attack a politician, you actually give them more followers. It's strange, but the Streisand Effect is real, especially in this Internet era.
The biggest weapon in someone's arsenal is to actually just talk about what they are for. Not attack their opponent and give them press. The rules have changed.
5 votes -
For some Colorado lawmakers, the death penalty debate is personal
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Why we confronted Chelsea Clinton - the activists who confronted Chelsea Clinton at the vigil for victims of the Christchurch massacre explain their actions
8 votes -
Climate politics after the Yellow Vests
8 votes -
Colorado signs on to popular vote bill that could one day change presidential elections
8 votes -
Bernie Sanders' staff unionizes in US presidential campaign first
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The strongmen strike back
6 votes -
A shadowy group trying to overthrow Kim Jong Un allegedly raided a North Korean embassy in broad daylight
11 votes -
Beto O'Rourke's secret membership in America's oldest hacking group
6 votes -
US Republican congressman: Ideas behind Green New Deal 'tantamount to genocide'
16 votes -
US Senate rejects Donald Trump’s border emergency declaration, setting up first veto
18 votes -
Germany’s troubled relations with the Visegrad states show the limits to its power
6 votes -
Poland’s president wants a referendum on the EU
7 votes -
Advertisers ditch Carlson and Pirro’s Fox News shows; protesters urge other companies to join them
7 votes -
MPs vote to reject no-deal Brexit
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Targeting online privacy, US Congress sets a new tone with big tech
4 votes -
Brexit: MPs reject Theresa May's deal by 149 votes
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Do you think a collapse is coming?
Can be any kind, social, political, environmental, economic etc etc. I'm thinking more on a worldwide scale rather than just one local area, the topic's been on my mind recently.
29 votes -
Pakistan's long support for militants puts the country in a bind
6 votes -
'I'm ready,' says first transgender candidate for Thai PM
9 votes -
As possible rivals pass on 2020 race, Biden may see a path clearing
8 votes -
Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook
48 votes -
'Israel is the nation-state of Jews alone': Benjamin Netanyahu responds to TV star who said Arabs are equal citizens (Haaretz)
17 votes -
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's first 100 days in office have showcased one thing above all: a new political style. The people love him for it, but experts are alarmed.
6 votes -
The provocations of chef Tunde Wey
3 votes -
Did a former minister in Cameroon really burn embezzled money?
5 votes -
Obscure no-deal Brexit group is UK's biggest political spender on Facebook
17 votes -
'Fake news' on India-Pakistan crisis raises fears before election
6 votes -
A risk Starbucks won’t mention: Howard Schultz could help Trump
8 votes -
Australian government backs down on banning Milo Yiannopoulos in face of backlash
7 votes -
India’s and Pakistan’s lies thwarted a war—for now
5 votes -
Paul Manafort sentenced to forty-seven months in US prison for tax and bank fraud
17 votes -
Israeli electoral committee bans Arab candidates, allows extreme right to run
12 votes -
Documents show the US government created a secret database of activists, journalists, and social media influencers tied to the migrant caravan and in some cases, placed alerts on their passports
12 votes -
Kentucky approves bill to make 'doxing' illegal after Covington student's online backlash
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US-German clash over international order and security. The consequences for NATO’s Eastern flank
4 votes -
Hip-hop artists give the Supreme Court a primer on rap music
7 votes -
Unicorn Riot leaks chat logs, revealing white nationalist plot to keep Steve King in office
6 votes -
Bill raising Federal minimum wage to $15 heads to US House floor
31 votes -
When did everyone become socialist?
46 votes -
Google to ban political ads in Canada ahead of federal election, citing difficulty of complying with new transparency rules
7 votes