starkillerfish [she/her] @ starkillerfish @hexbear.net

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I don't think anyone seriously thought that the Dems would change. The issue is that there was zero reason for someone to vote Dems, since they do not propose any alternative to Republican policies.

I think its also liberals, but scratched.

I think the biggest red flag is that his analysis of fascism is purely an analysis of rhetoric. And it got repetitive after a while since it all boiled down to "oh no the hypocrisy".

too bad citations needed is not on it

i think they just accidentally stumbled into being correct on anti imperialism. they still pay their nato dues and provide arms iirc, so im afraid the stance is also mostly retoric. and in terms of socdem they are just the only major party that doesnt want to cut pensions.

rare earth mining

Idk about sustainability. It still requires massive computing infrastructure, which for now requires unsustainable ways of sourcing metals

i am very pedantic about using these terms

i just think that "democratic values" are an illusion at best in the first place. these democratic values didnt protect gay nor trans people a couple decades ago. they didn't protect racialised people. so i don't think these values are somehow inherently intertwined with rights for minorities. on the contrary, they are usually used by one group to dominate over another. for most of history of liberal democracies, these values were used precisely by the christian, white, cishet patriarchal ruling class to assert their position. and they are using institutions, constitutional law etc to take power. i think it is not materialist analysis to say that this group is against democratic values as you say.

on "totalitarianism", it is a false term too because every system is "totalitarian" since every system affects the totality of social relations. marxists recognise this as the superstructure. i agree with acidsmiley that fascism would be a more applicable term if you want to point to the violence of the system.

Agreed

im not sure im on board with the references to democratic values and totalitarianism

What did the dems do exactly to prevent Donald Trump from taking office

i dont think gender political compass is the way too go. if you want good takes on gender read the collaborationist manifesto that was linked by a comrade.

It's the same form that asks if you are a terrorist btw. I'm also not sure what constitutes as a communist party legally.

yugopnik talked about the situation around a month ago, that's how I've heard of it

If it was a colour revolution it would get a lot more coverage in the west. Power to the students!

For the future, Pridnestrovie is the correct name for the region.

Luigi is innocent

Soyuzmultfilm (the soviet cartoon studio) has their stuff free on YouTube. I would recommend check it out. I’m not sure if any of it is dubbed however.

Check out the Fifth Season by N K Jemisin. Its a fantasy story from a subaltern point of view and I like it a lot. The setting somewhat reminds me of ATLA also (but with implications explored in more detail).