janefondafanclub posted:the piss tape is real though
we are all piss
Red_Canadian posted:the us spends millions on other countries elections all the time, pretty much openly. i'm not directly this at the rhizzone of course, but it's something that people should be bringing up all the time.
american exceptionalism doesn't just encompass the plain fact that the US is held to a hypocritical double standard and allowed to do whatever it wants, it is also the attitude of hundreds of millions of people who believe deep down in their hearts that this double standard is good
Red_Canadian posted:perhaps, but can't deadken do a pithy article in jacobin pointing out the recent history? I mean ukraine has been a warzone since the us got way too involved in regime change, shouldn't the contrast help some left-liberals (whatever the fuck that is) have less faith in government?
you're assuming that liberals would notice or care. anything bad that happens in Ukraine is and always will be the wily machinations of Putin for liberals.
but look at an another example. the Libyan invasion should be an open and shut case: the country is a mess, Tripoli is in ruins, life is objectively worse for everyone in just about every way.
have you seen any "We Were Wrong About Gaddhafi" apologia in The Atlantic? because i sure haven't. i have, on the other hand, seen many articles talking about how its chief architect was literally the most qualified presidential candidate in history
this kind of one-sentence--hell, one phrase--condensing of geopolitics into hagiography will, precisely as intended, be taken as gospel if the topic is even cited at all, but what's important is that it entirely shuts out any causal alternative or context for why the invasion of libya happened the way that it did
atlantic articles and those other rags are basically a glossy subliminal ssshhh to the liberal mind
in out feel good get paid go home to greenwich village.
i just got this empty feeling in the pit of my stomach like, oh, this is it. this is the most liberal person, with the most liberal perspective on the world, doing the most liberal thing: absolutely nothing.
and he sincerely believed in it, with all of his heart.
drwhat posted:stuff like the past two posts remind me of one of the few times i was in manhattan, i ended up meeting this guy who is a lawyer for the UNHRC and seemed pretty high up, he was telling me about what they were up to in pakistan at like 3am after a trillion drinks so he was really baring his heart and it was just like... totally zero. zero understanding of any kind of wider context, sounded like State just flew them in and pointed them at a couple of people so they could feel good about "helping" one political prisoner or another, and totally ignore any kind of big picture.
in out feel good get paid go home to greenwich village.
i just got this empty feeling in the pit of my stomach like, oh, this is it. this is the most liberal person, with the most liberal perspective on the world, doing the most liberal thing: absolutely nothing.
and he sincerely believed in it, with all of his heart.
(CNN)President Donald Trump wants to pass an immigration reform bill that could grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants living in the US, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
The President is eager to pass a compromise immigration bill in his first term that would stop short of granting a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, but would allow undocumented immigrants who aren't serious or violent criminals to live, work and pay taxes in the US without fear of deportation, the senior official told reporters Tuesday at the White House. And he is now considering adding the topic to his speech Tuesday night before his address to a joint session of Congress.
wait what
ilmdge posted:(CNN)President Donald Trump wants to pass an immigration reform bill that could grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants living in the US, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
The President is eager to pass a compromise immigration bill in his first term that would stop short of granting a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, but would allow undocumented immigrants who aren't serious or violent criminals to live, work and pay taxes in the US without fear of deportation, the senior official told reporters Tuesday at the White House. And he is now considering adding the topic to his speech Tuesday night before his address to a joint session of Congress.wait what
roseweird posted:trump! could be trump! trump, trump, oh yeah
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-borderwall-idUSKBN16P0NX posted:The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued requests for proposals for prototypes for a wall along the Mexican border, saying ideally it should be 30 feet (9 meters) high and the wall facing the U.S. side should be "aesthetically pleasing in color."
sounds like a perfect place to hang the world's longest flag. imagine that... stars and stripes billowing from sea to shining sea. just beautiful
https://www.liberationnews.org/socialist-orientation-splits-trump-administration-capitalist-class/ Trump is not trusted by the bourgeoisie to be the top executive to manage their common affairs. He neither has the inclination, training or temperament for the task at hand. In fact, his absolute narcissism, hustling and dictatorial style makes him a destabilizing factor for imperialism and the institutions of the U.S.-dominated world order that they have carefully managed for decades. That’s their main beef with Trump.
swampman posted:Today in "tHE r H i z z o n E told you so"
Trump is not trusted by the bourgeoisie to be the top executive to manage their common affairs. He neither has the inclination, training or temperament for the task at hand. In fact, his absolute narcissism, hustling and dictatorial style makes him a destabilizing factor for imperialism and the institutions of the U.S.-dominated world order that they have carefully managed for decades. That’s their main beef with Trump.
pro-click zone
swampman posted:Today in "tHE r H i z z o n E told you so"
Trump is not trusted by the bourgeoisie to be the top executive to manage their common affairs. He neither has the inclination, training or temperament for the task at hand. In fact, his absolute narcissism, hustling and dictatorial style makes him a destabilizing factor for imperialism and the institutions of the U.S.-dominated world order that they have carefully managed for decades. That’s their main beef with Trump.
the problem i have with this argument is that all the saem people seem to have no objection to the possibility of president joe biden, a man whose extremely evident and irreversible brain damage would seem to pose many more and greater risks than trump's temperament
the middle guy is the shadowy hand of imperialism
joe is of course the paedophile
swampman posted:first of all, i made a follow up thread that could have been bumped just as easily, bringing me greater glory. second of all can we actually get goatstein back in here so i can yell at him for adding good content to this thread ijnstead of having to fill that role, my own self
he's too busy making good posts on twitter for the 20 people who continued to follow him after the fourth ban
pogfan1996 posted:The plan is that Biden will take Clinton as his VP and step down at a convenient time, so his ability to function is only relevant for another 6 months
ah, okay. my people will continue to report
pogfan1996 posted:The plan is that Biden will take Clinton as his VP and step down at a convenient time, so his ability to function is only relevant for another 6 months
