Senate The US Politics discussion

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Libertarian Communism is an oxymoron

Yeah, I know. Shouldn't take this quiz too seriously...

 

Communism isn't necessarily communism as practiced by the USSR and PRC. Theoretically it means an absence of a state at the "final stage," hence "libertarian." Generally speaking anarcho-communists/etc.-ists want to skip the middle "stages."

I hope I'm explaining this right. Don't want to fail my next purity test.

 

Libertarian Capitalism is an oxymoron, Libertarian Communism is a redundancy.

The authoritarian "Dictatorship of the Proletariat" was supposed to be a transitional stage, based on theory that I and many others reject, and ultimately created / was subverted by a military/bureaucratic elite who then embraced imperialism and state capitalism.

 

Yeah, I know.

 

Between the 1940s and 1980s, the proliferation movement had a lot of traction. Some have argued that if world powers possess nuclear weapons, that prevents war by virtue of the states' owning such terrible weapons at all. No nation has utilized them since 1945 (us against Japan, something that I think was fueled by mutual desperation and, in the USA government's case, implicit or subconscious racism). There has been a lot of fear that Trump or Kim will use weapons. I can understand the MAD argument: That if no nation possessed nukes, then warfare would again become more common for the Western world. But war is common on other continents, and that's the tragedy, especially for civilians. I'm not just talking about what's going on in Asia and Africa. But many parents in the US and other Western countries now fear for their children's well-being as along as we have dangerous leaders like Trump, Putin, Kim, and others. Typically, conservative leaders are more cause for alarm than liberal ones, though I'm sure a few so-called liberals like Tony Blair frightened people when they joined with Bush.

In the end, I can see why relative pacifism and absolute pacifism are loved by opponents of racism, sexism, the hetero-patriarchy's hate, and the T.E.R.F.s' hate. History has made me hopeful in that pacifism is now the most popular form of protest in the US and other countries. During the late 19th century and early 20th century, more people preferred to protest with violence than now.

 

I'll just go ahead and explain it cause i'm already behind now on 4 JCCers in terms of Red purity. No sense in you losing points.

Communism is the final stage, and it's a stateless classless society. The idea of people having rights, which is what the libertarian aspect is for in this 8venues quiz, is absolutely compatible with Communism.

 

Communism is the adolescent stage.

 

On another note, it appears that the NRA will now push for a federal law requiring concealed-carry permits from one state to be honored in any other state. Yay.

Anyone still think McConnell won't gut the legislative filibuster sometime in the next four years?

 

I giggled. So true. We all may feel a little authoritarian after a while if we want to do right when others do wrong. Gotta love these threads for their freedom of expression and thought-provoking stuff.

Btw, does net neutrality fall under "U.S. Politics?" I'm concerned about the government making rules for the Internet and corporations now. Websites like this have reasonable censorship, and certainly, a place like this is safer than FB, Instagram, or Twitter. (Those websites can be like the Wild West for some people. Glad I've never run into any trouble on FB or Insta, but Twitter, yes. Could never deal with it. I deleted mine in 2013.) But it seems best when people make rules for themselves. The Trump administration is certainly authoritarian and, well, corporatist, evidently.

 

I hear this lot from Americans, but from a Briton..

Please hand in your passport to the nearest Ender Station.

 

My thread... you see, my thread had the most replies, most pages in history. You could say that. I'd say that. See, I'm good at what I do.

 

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Well friends, after 100 days how do you feel about Mango Mussolini?

I feel the same as in day 1: scared for humanity

 

Can't post the image for whatever reason.

So here, Social Liberal

 

Yo, this isn't scary at all...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/28/trump-proclaims-may-1-as-loyalty-day.html

 

I'm just waiting for the equivalent of Tarkin to say, "I have just received word that the Emperor...I mean, President has dissolved..."

 

It's actually been an official holiday since 1958.

 

I don't find it the least bit scary. Trump can declare Evil Day, and we can ignore him.

I don't think Trump can enforce obedience, or make anyone do anything they don't want to do, by declaring Loyalty Day.

It's not so simple as declaring a day a certain thing and that thing coming into being. Declaring something does not make it so.

Trump can call May 2 Laundry Day, that doesn't mean anyone has to do their laundry that day.

 

Yeah, it's part of this country's longstanding tradition of trying to trivialize May Day post-Haymarket. For reference, here's Obama's order from last year.

Now you could certainly argue that it's pretty ****ed up that our government would try to make "Loyalty Day" a thing in the first place, but in the grand tapestry of uncomfortable nationalism this is just a stitch.

 

It'll never happen, but nonetheless I wish the whole 100 days benchmark would disappear from the political landscape... it's just too much arbitrary nonsense in a system full of it.



Opinion on Trump? The same disbelief as felt on Election Night last year. Surreality is the new reality. This administration feels like/will go along like dog years; these 4+ months feels like it's been well over a year already.

 

To quote Marty McFly in BTFF 3, "He's an *******!"