Kindness is Punk

I ain’t digging back through 15 months of comments to go find it. But is it really so unbelievable to you that a single person on your forum could have a bad opinion?

It’s a bit of an insane, take isn’t it?

Yeah, it means he is in a position to act in the interest of the Kremlin because they have leverage on him

Why does this guy always show up to say that? Also here’s one I’ll always disagree with mostly because he only shows up to be a contrarian so they wouldn’t let me agree if I wanted to.

I agree with the structural point about Israel’s role as a client state/base. My point is that within that structure, Netanyahu’s government has become a highly volatile and agentic client, one that can create crises that even its patron struggles to manage. This changes the tactical landscape for opposition.

I would have said yes in 2016 but since 2022 Netanyahu seems to exert considerable influence even when the electorate try to slow them down for fear of backlash. Now Israel does advance US foreign policy but I don’t think Netanyahu is so tight on that leash, I believe he’s doing it for the love of the game, so to speak.

Agreed, Israel has too much control and is too interwoven with US foreign influence for either to stop it. Maybe if Mamdani ever made it to the big chair but we both know that will never happen as long as the DNC exists as it currently does.

It was too long ago for me to pull up the specific comment but I have had people on ML showing me Al Jazeera articles trying to convince me that DT is good for the Gaza strip and that he was a better vote than Kamala so for now I’ll evaluate on a case by case basis.

I was using the broad term oligarch to mean someone who has " great capital and political control who is not part of the electorate". It’s okay though, I still gather what you mean.

I still think you underestimate the blood price if things have to be done that way but it sounds like we agree on most things just not how easy it is to rip out the parasite that is capitalism.

So, if I understand you correctly you’re asserting that the dissolution of the American power structure would disallow oligarchy for asserting centralized control and would force them to have a much smaller sphere of influence as is seen with Russian and The Saudi Arabian Oligarchs?

I think it could, look how rapidly China industrialized, how rapidly India industrialized, when given a centralized power structure and lack of regulations It’s been shown to be possible. Now it wouldn’t happen overnight which is why I believe it’s already underway and why they’re investing so heavily in destabilizing Germany, The UK and India.

I believe by migrating their capital to European defense contractors and advancing far right policy they are readying an escape hatch

I understand that FPTP forces them into a lesser evil dichotomy that makes progress incremental and back sliding torrential. A flaw that’s also getting exploited in Canada.

I’m no fan of their foreign policy either and it seems for the post part we agree then. My apologies for the misunderstanding.

That wouldn’t be true for long when they migrate their capital as we’ve seen already happening with recent market ripples.

You’re right I conflated your opinions with those I have argued with the past on ML and for that I apologize.

However, If you think this ends when America dies that’s wishful thinking, the oligarchy is as comfortable in Russia, India or Brazil as it is in America and they seem to be shifting as they see the writing on the wall.

Means to an end, got it. So be it, If things end up as bad as you seem to predict I hope you can rebuild something from the smoldering ashes. I’ll still try my hand at organized resistance.

That’s a charitable take but when people say they support Donald Trump because he “threatens US hegemony” while not acknowledging:

• the very real suffering of innocent civilians
• the threat he poses to Canada and Greenland
• they are a nuclear super power
• the normalizing influence this has had on far right policy and indeed advanced it in much of the world

It makes it ring very hollow. Because if your goal was to replace it with technofuedalism we’re on track.

Nah, in this thread no less that 4 users on ML basically said wipe America out, despite millions protesting, despite the systemic issues like vote suppression and first pass the post that allowed them to win you put all of the sins on the general public which is problematic at best.

I’m not saying that America is good, under its current leadership it is absolutely a destabilizing force in the world. But to pass those sins onto the general public is troublesome.

I want you to imagine if people said the same thing about Russia or China or Israel. Do you understand how many innocent people would die for the actions of their government? There would be no nation left because no nation is without guilt.

I think they’re just hoping because if y’all do it for free it gets a little sad.

He is a Russian Asset though, I would place most of his actions on the heritage foundation but they’ve been warning for years before he took office that he has Russian strings.

Sure it’s not the reason he does everything but he has big enough lips to kiss many asses.

What’s the argument here? Is it that America has always been that? YES, WE KNOW, WE WANT THAT TO CHANGE.

Bazzite is a good option.