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*hangs sign outside of marxist treehouse, reads: ~NO TROTS; NO COOTIES~*
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crustpunk_trotsky posted:
given shennong's theory that society is going to end within our lifetimes



if this was actually my theory, i would be highjacking a gato class submarine from a museum in the states and conducting unrestricted submarine warfare on container shipping and fishing trawlers

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tardy on these heaters
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shennong posted:

crustpunk_trotsky posted:
given shennong's theory that society is going to end within our lifetimes

if this was actually my theory, i would be highjacking a gato class submarine from a museum in the states and conducting unrestricted submarine warfare on container shipping and fishing trawlers



same except the conditional is the ability of the vessel to maintain buoyancy while carrying my person rather than apocalyptic speculations

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The last five years have marked a steady transition for me from Christian fundamentalist libertarian to atheist revolutionary communist. This is perhaps one of the most drastic political changes a person can go through, but I think very little has changed about myself. I've always tried to be an honest person. I've always wanted what's best for the most people. It's just that back then, in 2007-2008ish, I was an idiot. Slowly, I began to read more. I read Noam Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival and drank in every fucking word. I began to read the news and look at the world and see plainly that Austrian economics is garbage. Just garbage. I read in depth about the history of the last two centuries and became very critical of the whole system of capitalism. I turned to Marx and took a university class on Marxism, and it really spoke to me. I now regard communism as the pathway of true fulfilment of not only the entire human species, but also for each person, individually.

As for my transition from fundamentalist Christianity to atheism, I went straight for the source. I realized that I had never thought critically about the very existence of God. I looked at the world for the first time, and I did not see creation, I saw a world that has unfolded in exactly a way we might expect without divine influence. The world needs no God to explain itself. Another big factor (in both the communist and the atheist transition) was attempting to understand the world outside to Western perspective. Sure, there are 2 billion Christians who believe strongly, and who find peace and strength and truth in their religion, but there are twice that number who react the same way to other religions.

I'd regard myself as the same person I always was, just more educated and aware of the world. The suburban middle class white boy bubble has been popped.
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shennong posted:

crustpunk_trotsky posted:
given shennong's theory that society is going to end within our lifetimes

if this was actually my theory, i would be highjacking a gato class submarine from a museum in the states and conducting unrestricted submarine warfare on container shipping and fishing trawlers



i'm stocking up on rifles, landmines, and arable land to establish my Weed Commune Utopia after the Fall, but to each their own

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noavbazzer posted:
The last five years have marked a steady transition for me from Christian fundamentalist libertarian to atheist revolutionary communist. This is perhaps one of the most drastic political changes a person can go through, but I think very little has changed about myself. I've always tried to be an honest person. I've always wanted what's best for the most people. It's just that back then, in 2007-2008ish, I was an idiot. Slowly, I began to read more. I read Noam Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival and drank in every fucking word. I began to read the news and look at the world and see plainly that Austrian economics is garbage. Just garbage. I read in depth about the history of the last two centuries and became very critical of the whole system of capitalism. I turned to Marx and took a university class on Marxism, and it really spoke to me. I now regard communism as the pathway of true fulfilment of not only the entire human species, but also for each person, individually.

As for my transition from fundamentalist Christianity to atheism, I went straight for the source. I realized that I had never thought critically about the very existence of God. I looked at the world for the first time, and I did not see creation, I saw a world that has unfolded in exactly a way we might expect without divine influence. The world needs no God to explain itself. Another big factor (in both the communist and the atheist transition) was attempting to understand the world outside to Western perspective. Sure, there are 2 billion Christians who believe strongly, and who find peace and strength and truth in their religion, but there are twice that number who react the same way to other religions.

I'd regard myself as the same person I always was, just more educated and aware of the world. The suburban middle class white boy bubble has been popped.



The Internationalist of religion posting

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I studied basic econ and Marx, and my initial economic beliefs were profoundly leftist, but I began to migrate away from leftist economics once I discovered the cutting edge sub-fields of contemporary economics - sub-fields that recognize the inherent instability of a free market without saying that we should throw the whole thing out.

After reading about people like George Akerlof, Joseph Stiglitz, Matthew Rabin, and other game theorists and behavioral economists, I realized that contemporary capitalist economic theory is incredibly smart and radical in its own right, and that the socialist materials I had read were pretty ignorant about the complexities of capitalism and seemed to ignore all of the work done by leading contemporary economists. I would say today that I am fervently pro-capitalist as a result of my exposure to these fascinating economists. Having had several extended discussinos with socialists, both in person and on these forums, I am even more certain of my belief that socialism is wrong as a matter of economic theory but I also understand that socialists are kind-hearted people who are committed to fixing social problems.
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noavbazzer posted:
The last five years have marked a steady transition for me from Christian fundamentalist libertarian to atheist revolutionary communist. This is perhaps one of the most drastic political changes a person can go through, but I think very little has changed about myself. I've always tried to be an honest person. I've always wanted what's best for the most people. It's just that back then, in 2007-2008ish, I was an idiot. Slowly, I began to read more. I read Noam Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival and drank in every fucking word. I began to read the news and look at the world and see plainly that Austrian economics is garbage. Just garbage. I read in depth about the history of the last two centuries and became very critical of the whole system of capitalism. I turned to Marx and took a university class on Marxism, and it really spoke to me. I now regard communism as the pathway of true fulfilment of not only the entire human species, but also for each person, individually.

As for my transition from fundamentalist Christianity to atheism, I went straight for the source. I realized that I had never thought critically about the very existence of God. I looked at the world for the first time, and I did not see creation, I saw a world that has unfolded in exactly a way we might expect without divine influence. The world needs no God to explain itself. Another big factor (in both the communist and the atheist transition) was attempting to understand the world outside to Western perspective. Sure, there are 2 billion Christians who believe strongly, and who find peace and strength and truth in their religion, but there are twice that number who react the same way to other religions.

I'd regard myself as the same person I always was, just more educated and aware of the world. The suburban middle class white boy bubble has been popped.



Maybe you just need something controversial and idealistic to believe in? You'll never know true freedom until you unshackled yourself and idenity from such trite petty concerns as "politics".

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discipline posted:
Ahaha don't worry, we can set up a teacher at the head of the production line to teach them their ABCs while they sew your Levi jeans. *bzzt!* oops Sally! I SAID Pay attention! No not to the teacher stupid, to the sewing machine!!! You're going to cut off your last three fingers and then Amnesty International will be all up my ass!!! - Kiva.org



mayhaps they could listen to educational podcasts on their iPhone 4S??

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tpaine posted:



corgis are good dogs and would never say such a thing.

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noavbazzer posted:
I studied basic econ and Marx, and my initial economic beliefs were profoundly leftist, but I began to migrate away from leftist economics once I discovered the cutting edge sub-fields of contemporary economics - sub-fields that recognize the inherent instability of a free market without saying that we should throw the whole thing out.

After reading about people like George Akerlof, Joseph Stiglitz, Matthew Rabin, and other game theorists and behavioral economists, I realized that contemporary capitalist economic theory is incredibly smart and radical in its own right, and that the socialist materials I had read were pretty ignorant about the complexities of capitalism and seemed to ignore all of the work done by leading contemporary economists. I would say today that I am fervently pro-capitalist as a result of my exposure to these fascinating economists. Having had several extended discussinos with socialists, both in person and on these forums, I am even more certain of my belief that socialism is wrong as a matter of economic theory but I also understand that socialists are kind-hearted people who are committed to fixing social problems.



internationalist has metastasised

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plz don't slander dogs, it's very upsetting to me.
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i was a leftist.... until i got a manager position at mcdonalds and found out how the world really works in the real world
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is it kosher to make a DnD.txt thread this stuff is too to make up
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discipline posted:
A kid makes me omlette in Jerusalem, he's cool and grows like a string bean these last three years he been makin me omlette

say no to child labor.

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noavbazzer posted:
is it kosher to make a DnD.txt thread this stuff is too to make up


i dont see why it should just be limited to DnD

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Crow we should not be concerning ourselves with the black bloc. Out here we need to be overthrowing the landed ranch owners and putting their property to use for the revolutionary cause not parading around town in bandanas having an anrachist luncheon.
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Rodeos and brush-clearing for disaffected inner-city youth.
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EmanuelaOrlandi posted:
Crow we should not be concerning ourselves with the black bloc. Out here we need to be overthrowing the landed ranch owners and putting their property to use for the revolutionary cause not parading around town in bandanas having an anrachist luncheon.



my friend just bought a horse and a new ranch with a house overlooking a cliffside... LOL

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Ironicwarcriminal posted:
Rodeos and brush-clearing for disaffected inner-city youth.



Typical biased, prejudicial speech from a privileged elitist - casting smug dispersions over things he should not concern himself with.

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Yeah well my house overlooks the river and it's 85 degrees out so I'm going swimming.
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Crow posted:

EmanuelaOrlandi posted:
Crow we should not be concerning ourselves with the black bloc. Out here we need to be overthrowing the landed ranch owners and putting their property to use for the revolutionary cause not parading around town in bandanas having an anrachist luncheon.

my friend just bought a horse and a new ranch with a house overlooking a cliffside... LOL



in tejas?

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shennong posted:

Crow posted:

EmanuelaOrlandi posted:
Crow we should not be concerning ourselves with the black bloc. Out here we need to be overthrowing the landed ranch owners and putting their property to use for the revolutionary cause not parading around town in bandanas having an anrachist luncheon.

my friend just bought a horse and a new ranch with a house overlooking a cliffside... LOL

in tejas?


yea. not too sharp of a drop im sure, but she still needs to draft up legal contracts in case somebody falls haha

its such a beautiful day in austin yall

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i wish i had a friend
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Crow posted:
its such a beautiful day in austin yall



THEN WHY ARE YOU INSIDE GO OUTSIDE MAKE FRIENDS WITH AN ILLEGAL

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because im supposed to be studying chemistry
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AmericanNazbro posted:
corgis are good dogs

oh yes they ARE. oh yes they ARe. who's a good lil dogge?

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