More Democrats need to grow more of a spine!

[Elliott]

  On 3/15/2025 at 2:37 PM, Apparition of Jack said:

@Elliott

EDIT: Comparing her to Trump or MTG is just ridiculous, lol. Trump is loud against working Americans and vulnerable people; AOC is loud against oligarchs and state oppression. It’s like saying both Nazi Germany and the US were bad in WW2 because “both wanted to defeat their opponent” - the comparison is just nonsense.

You're totally wrong. Trump supports working people, he's just a stupid republican. And they're not nazis, that's ridiculous.

[Apparition of Jack]

  On 3/15/2025 at 2:46 PM, Elliott said:

You're totally wrong. Trump supports working people, he's just a stupid republican. And they're not nazis, that's ridiculous.

Nah man this is pathetic. Like actual caveman-tier politics analysis. You might be thinking I’m rude or an asshole, and you’re probably right, but I also have to call it as I see it.

 

MAGA and Trump are existential threats to democracy. They would sooner send the world to hell if it meant retaining power than creating heaven if it meant listening to reason. If you can’t see this, then I feel sorry for you. I truly hope one day you get out of your delusions.

[Elliott]

  On 3/15/2025 at 3:01 PM, Apparition of Jack said:

Nah man this is pathetic. Like actual caveman-tier politics analysis. You might be thinking I’m rude or an asshole, and you’re probably right, but I also have to call it as I see it.

 

MAGA and Trump are existential threats to democracy. They would sooner send the world to hell if it meant retaining power than creating heaven if it meant listening to reason. If you can’t see this, then I feel sorry for you. I truly hope one day you get out of your delusions.

🤡

[Raze]

I wish Bernie was 10 years younger. He absolutely could be the next President if he was.

 

Edited Saturday at 04:42 PM by Raze

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

  On 3/15/2025 at 2:46 PM, Elliott said:

You're totally wrong. Trump supports working people, he's just a stupid republican. And they're not nazis, that's ridiculous.

They're capitalist nazis, is what they are. They're essentially attempting the same concept of national socialism, but with not much emphasis on race, ethnicity and nationality, but instead they diluted it with capitalism. That's because the party is led by Trump, who's a narcisistic capitalist toddler - and he doesn't care that much about any principle or belief other than the ones that'd further fuel his narcisism. But then there are other people around him, working with him who do care about the nationalistic element of it all as well as getting rich of it all. So yes, all the evidence points out that they are indeed nazis, although a slightly different kind

You Americans fucked up big time. BIG TIME. Expect some proper turbulences

[Elliott]

  On 3/15/2025 at 9:43 PM, NewKidOnTheBlock said:

They're capitalist nazis, is what they are. They're essentially attempting the same concept of national socialism, but with not much emphasis on race, ethnicity and nationality, but instead they diluted it with capitalism. That's because the party is led by Trump, who's a narcisistic capitalist toddler - and he doesn't care that much about any principle or belief other than the ones that'd further fuel his narcisism. But then there are other people around him, working with him who do care about the nationalistic element of it all as well as getting rich of it all. So yes, all the evidence points out that they are indeed nazis, although a slightly different kind

You Americans fucked up big time. BIG TIME. Expect some proper turbulences

Nazi usually refers to burning jews in ovens, are you suggesting there's a similarity to that with them? If so, I hope you guys are on drugs, otherwise, you're very brainwashed.

[Leo Gura]

  On 3/15/2025 at 1:09 PM, Elliott said:

You should watch the Newsom Bannon interview then, Bannon is anti oligarchy, hates musk and the tech bros, supports medicaid and TAXING BILLIONAIRES.

That's true. But he is basically a Nazi.

You can be anti-oligarch for many reasons. Bannon is anti-Musk because Musk is not racist enough for his liking.

Nazi means ultra nationalist.

Edited Saturday at 10:44 PM by Leo Gura

[Elliott]

  On 3/15/2025 at 10:43 PM, Leo Gura said:

That's true. But he is basically a Nazi.

You can be anti-oligarch for many reasons. Bannon is anti-Musk because Musk is not racist enough for his liking.

Nazi means ultra nationalist.

He's not really racist, not kkk racist adjacent at all. If anything, old grandpa racist jokes racist and unconscious bigotry.

 

 

 

this on elon was a year ago

https://youtu.be/63h-LXxH0hk?si=FYROXBdE8_Otwh40

 

That's a cop-out on nazi, the term is used to imply savagery at the level of burning jews in ovens. He's a nationalist, you can't even call him an ultra nationalist.

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

  On 3/15/2025 at 10:20 PM, Elliott said:

Nazi usually refers to burning jews in ovens, are you suggesting there's a similarity to that with them? If so, I hope you guys are on drugs, otherwise, you're very brainwashed.

Genocide is not a necessary prerequisite for a fascist/nazi system. And I don't think any such genocides will ever happen again. But wars, deportations and authoritarian regimes are still possible

[Leo Gura]

  On 3/15/2025 at 11:26 PM, Elliott said:

He's not really racist, not kkk racist adjacent at all. If anything, old grandpa racist jokes racist and unconscious bigotry.

The issue is that racists will never admit it, not even to themselves. But we can see by his policy positions and his sleazy manipulations that he is a bad faith actor and dangerous to democracy and minorities.

I have studied Bannon's biography extensively. I know his worldview beyond the news headlines.

Edited Saturday at 11:34 PM by Leo Gura

[Husseinisdoingfine]

@Leo Gura

Are you registered as a Democrat? Or are you one of those people who switches to being a Democrat to vote in primaries, then switches back to unaffiliated/Independent?

Do you vote in primaries only for the president of the U.S.A.? Or do you make sure to vote in House of reps and Senate primaries?

 

 

Edited Saturday at 11:43 PM by Husseinisdoingfine

[Elliott]

  On 3/15/2025 at 11:29 PM, NewKidOnTheBlock said:

Genocide is not a necessary prerequisite for a fascist/nazi system. And I don't think any such genocides will ever happen again. But wars, deportations and authoritarian regimes are still possible

I didn't say fascist, we're talking about nazi. And nazi is the only authoritarian regime you know of, the shortest authoritarian regime in history?

MAGA are authoritarian. Quit lying to yourself.

[Elliott]

  On 3/15/2025 at 11:33 PM, Leo Gura said:

The issue is that racists will never admit it, not even to themselves. But we can see by his policy positions and his sleazy manipulations that he is a bad faith actor and dangerous to democracy and minorities.

I have studied Bannon's biography extensively. I know his worldview beyond the news headlines.

Watch those videos, he shouldn't be called a racist. He is dangerous to minorities, no more than the status quo in the u.s. though. He is a manipulator, I'm not here suggesting people follow him, he's backward, but he shouldn't be strawmanned. He is a good window into a lot of voters where you can see common ground and solutions between divisions.

[Hardkill]

  On 3/15/2025 at 11:33 PM, Leo Gura said:

The issue is that racists will never admit it, not even to themselves. But we can see by his policy positions and his sleazy manipulations that he is a bad faith actor and dangerous to democracy and minorities.

I have studied Bannon's biography extensively. I know his worldview beyond the news headlines.

So, then why is Newsom trying to get along with radical right-wingers like him? Why isn't he fighting him back in the messaging war?

[Leo Gura]

  On 3/15/2025 at 11:37 PM, Husseinisdoingfine said:

@Leo Gura

Are you registered as a Democrat? Or are you one of those people who switches to being a Democrat to vote in primaries, then switches back to unaffiliated/Independent?

Do you vote in primaries only for the president of the U.S.A.? Or do you make sure to vote in House of reps and Senate primaries?

My state didn't have primaries until just recently we changed that.

Now we have open primaries I think, where registration isn't needed.

I don't register as Dem if I can avoid it.

  On 3/16/2025 at 1:08 AM, Hardkill said:

So, then why is Newsom trying to get along with radical right-wingers like him? Why isn't he fighting him back in the messaging war?

I don't think Newsom should be talking to Bannon. Bannon is a bad faith actor who should not be pal-ed around with or given any legit platform. Bannon is very good at bullshitting his way through interviews and charming people like he is innocent.

Edited Sunday at 01:44 AM by Leo Gura

[Husseinisdoingfine]

  On 3/16/2025 at 1:42 AM, Leo Gura said:

Now we have open primaries I think, where registration isn't needed.

I just checked, Nevada (according to your profile, you live in Vegas) has closed primaries.

  On 3/16/2025 at 1:42 AM, Leo Gura said:

I don't register as Dem if I can avoid it.

Can I ask why? Is it because you don’t like the Democrats or is it based off of some deeper principle of not being ideological?

I’m asking because I’m wondering what should I do because my state, Maryland, has closed primaries. I don’t want to have to keep switching back and forth between unaffiliated and Dem.

[Leo Gura]

I think if you register Dem they spam you with mail and phone calls.

Never give political parties your contact info. They are shameless vultures.

Biggest mistake I made was to once give them my phone number.

Edited Sunday at 04:53 AM by Leo Gura

[Willie]

  On 3/15/2025 at 8:59 AM, DocWatts said:

Hard agree.

This is a pic from Bernie's 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour from my home town with close to 10,000 people in attendance. (I'm in that crowd!).

And below that is some of the messaging I've been creating for the protests I've been attending - 'No Oligarchs. No Kings. Restore The Rule Of Law.'

I was too far back in the line. Never made it inside. Listened to the livestream outside. Was great to see all the support, though!

[Husseinisdoingfine]

  On 3/16/2025 at 4:52 AM, Leo Gura said:

I think if you register Dem they spam you with mail and phone calls.

If you could register as a Dem without the spam, would you? Because the parties don't do that at all in my state.

[Husseinisdoingfine]

  On 3/15/2025 at 8:59 AM, DocWatts said:

Bonus: