support the DNC vocally

Why should we support the DNC when the leadership of the DNC is supporting Trump’s war crimes?

Read the responses from Jeffries and Schumer- they aren’t the opposition party, they are manufacturing consent for this ‘military operation’.

If we actually want to change the situation we need to fix the DNC, not blindly support it.

If you’re really into Catholic lore and mythology, then yes, the Pope’s word holds a lot of weight. They believe in papal infallibility, which means that when the Pope meets certain very specific criteria, he is literally speaking for God and is thus perfect and unquestionable.

Regular normie Catholics? They believe in the Pope the same way they believe in the Bible: it is the true word of God, but it’s too much of a bother to actually read it. They’re never reading papal edicts, they’re just reading news headlines about the pope like everyone else.

Suicidal thoughts in response to this news is really concerning. From what I understand, you aren’t being personally affected by this news. Go take care of yourself. Touch grass or do whatever you need to do.

I think it will help to have a broader perspective. The US spends over $1 trillion each year on violence. When the bombs stop, then profits drop, and this is not acceptable to the capitalist class. When we stopped spending $60bln in Afghanistan, we instantly started spending $60bln in Ukraine. Now Ukraine is winding down, we will spend it on Venezuela. After that, Panama? Greenland? Cuba? Mexico? This cycle will continue until the military industrial complex is dismantled. That is unlikely to happen in our lifetimes.

You are on the ethically correct side, and that matters. I find inspiration in the many generations of people who fought against slavery in the US. So many people, so many generations fought to end slavery, and most did not live to see the successful end. We must continue to fight, even if we do not see success in our lifetimes, we lay the groundwork for future generation’s success. We owe it to them.

And if you do choose to end yourself, I respect your bodily autonomy, but please make sure you are of sound mind when you make that very serious decision. And consider following in the holy footsteps of Saint Luigi of Baltimore.

Why would they sell? US bonds are welfare for rich people; it’s a guaranteed solid ROI that underwrites their riskier investments.

I think it would take a crash of the global financial system to fundamentally change the logic of the bond market. We haven’t seen a crash that devastating since WWII.

We can agree that there will most likely not be a mass popular uprising for Maduro and Chavism.

I believe there will be a mass popular uprising against Trump and the puppet government of Machado.

Polls: 91% of Venezuelans Hold Unfavorable Views of Opposition Leader María Corina Machado

Only one?

Trump’s Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low

President Trump Quips About Canceling 2028 Elections If U.S. Is At War

You’re really begging for downvotes with this comment, but I’m curious: how do you see this situation playing out? Do you think a couple steps ahead, or just react?

My guess is that is going to go like this:

1. Trump admin tries to install Machado as US puppet government in Venezuela.
2. Mass popular uprising from the Venezuelan people, significant violence, attempts at deposing or assassinating Machado.
3. US boots on the ground to prop up Machado regime. -or-
4. US abandons Venezuela project, leaving devastation and chaos behind.
5. Inevitable blowback, Americans killed.

MBFC

Do you have a less biased or more credible source for this fact check?

The Grayzone is worthy of valid criticism, but MBFC does not provide valid criticism, it is rightwing propaganda.

Because in US politics, we generally have three types of politicians: MAGA, corporate Republicans, and corporate Democrats.

Mamdani represents a possible fourth way, a way that (hopefully) values workers over capital.

When he says “billionaires shouldn’t exist” he is re-affirming his commitment to this fourth way, and that is a important positive sign.

Ok then, what made it unfair?

Yea Bernie was robbed, the DNC worked hard to sabotage his candidacy every step of the way. If Bernie got a fair shot, we would never have to utter the words “President Trump”.

But what about the Obama 08 primary was rigged?

I think candidate Obama was a amazing liar- he lied about ending the wars and punishing the war criminals, he lied about immigration reform, he lied about healthcare reform, he lied about closing the torture prison at Guantanamo, etc etc. It’s easy to blame Republican opposition, but Obama gave up on most of these major promises without a fight.

A lying politician is normal though. What makes it rigged?

The last real Democratic Party primary was in 2020.

Most of the people we are talking about were literally too young to participate in a meaningful primary.

They had no opportunity to be involved in the process, and now they are being blamed for not participating. That’s the modern Democratic Party in a nutshell.

China invests in modern transportation and clean energy generation.

US invests in violence and artificial general intelligence.

Which model will come out on top? Difficult to say. Historically speaking, the most violent usually dominates. For those of us who dream of a better future for humanity, the Chinese model is obviously preferred.

As a leftist I can assure you, yes the left is significantly weaker, and there is a deep imbalance.

The left, specifically in America, has suffered gravely over the past century. The Red Scare era made it functionally illegal to be a leftist. Many leftists were fired, some were killed, and leftist thought was purged from our education system.

The following Cold War era pumped our populace full of anti-socialist propaganda. The majority of people over 50 believe socialism is just as bad as fascism, and that socialists are the enemy.

The American left has yet to recover from these deep wounds.

So it’s all about emotional release, at least you’re honest.

Do you agree that this type of rhetoric is divisive; fracturing the Dem party; and ultimately helping Trump and MAGA?

Well I’m honestly curious what your intention is when you “inform” these non voters of their mistake.

Is it all about emotional release? Or do you honestly believe that you can shame these voters into voting correctly next time?

Why is your focus on this tiny subset of voters, and not focused on Trump voters?

From my standpoint, you’re just doing more damage to the already fractured Democratic Party base. Damaging the Democratic Party is helping Trump win a third term.

Your TNR article correctly asserts that Dems lost because they failed to motivate their base. It is explaining how the Democratic Party’s policies on the economy and immigration had a strong negative effect on voter turnout.

It says nothing about protest voters, and only a passing mention of Gaza. I was under the impression that “protest non voters” referred explicitly to those voters who concerned themselves with the genocide in Palestine.

If you expand the scope of “protest non voters” to include those who didn’t vote due to the economy or immigration policy, then I agree with you completely.

Yea and I’m informing Chester A Arthur voters about what they voted for lol

The difference is that Arthur voters have more blame on their shoulders, because they actually changed the outcome of an election, unlike “protest non-voters”.

Blaming voters is such a weak stance, its always just comes down to personal grievances. Your vote blaming logic could be applied to anyone.

This is what you voted for, Barack Obama voters! His tepid implementation of DACA left this poor girl with very few legal protections!

This is what you voted for, Joe Biden voters! Biden could have defunded ICE, instead he gave them billions!

This is what you voted for, Chester A Arthur voters! Your implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was inevitably going to lead to this!

Yeah that era of comedians and pundits had a thing about “frivolous lawsuits”. It’s a conservative talking point, similar to how modern comedians whinge about cancel culture and trans rights.

I think they were dead wrong, lawsuits protect us all from corporate malfeasance. The grandma that had her genitals melted off by McDonald’s boiling hot coffee deserved even more money, and none of public ridicule.

That being said, it’s still a great bit.