atlibertytosay.bsky.social
An American liberal with many a word to say about current affairs today.
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Lmao
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No. Actual economics. Like price controls being a bad idea. You might get cheaper housing for some, but you’ll also get shortages. See: Richard Nixon.
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Look, I’m not concerned about his singular primary vote. We’re a Democratic Party after all. I don’t blame him for giving up on the Republicans; he’s a free man and can decide for himself what political project he’d like to tie himself to.
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It’s easy to forget just how awful she is in court…
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Alternative map that actually explains why Biden was the nominee in 2020:
Also, I’d much rather have the people you call “Republican-lite” govern the country than what we have now. For that matter, I’d rather have them over Bernie…
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Or Hillary, if people weren’t dumb then like they are now.
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"I want a trad wife"
Okay...you always could have one assuming someone wanted to be one...go get your trad wife and stop bitching on Twitter...
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"They're stealing our jobs"
"Did you take that job before they came here"
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It could've been us in 2016...
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I wish someone like you was leading the Republicans instead of being exiled to the Democrats, but we’re happy to have you onboard.
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Yeah, please. Take the win.
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Also: build bike racks in places with some cover from the rain. I don’t want to worry about my bike getting soaked…
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Good to see the American spirit is still alive
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People like this should have their heads bashed in with an ice pick for a change.
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I met this guy on an unrelated post where he defended the USSR. If you’re literally going to worship Stalin in your username, you’re getting a block from me.
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I never thought of that, but it’s genius!
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Good.
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Please vote her in!
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WTF indeed
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Law and order folks
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Yep.
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That is actually something I might do...
(Having bookshelfing issues rn...)
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He put country over party and principles over career. Can't say that about Rubio, McConnell, Cruz, or Graham.
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(idiot commie doesn't understand how comparisons work) "what are you, simple"
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Well, maybe you'd know if you read the fucking explanation.
Last time I explain this: Yarvin believes that people shouldn't have self-government because they're stupid and people like him are apparently so smart. So he wants absolutism.
The Soviets had the same raison d'etre for their absolutism.
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You don’t think I know that? Yes, Orwell was a democratic socialist. He was also hella critical of the USSR. If you’re trying to argue that I’m wrong for critiquing Soviet communism and comparing it to Yarvin, I don’t think Orwell would back you up there. He compared it to fucking Nazism in 1984.
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The common thread is the “you can’t be trusted to govern yourselves, so we’ll rule because we know best” authoritarianism. Tyrannies, be they fascist, communist, or whatever, usually have this. The USSR first came to mind, but I’ve been fairly clear that the threat is tyranny. Fascist tyranny.
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Yeah, if you're worshipping Stalin, I'm just blocking you. Fuck off and die you human cockroach.
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Does it sound like I'm blissfully unaware of that threat?
But yeah, I guess we won the battle to end that evil empire. Here's another that's still around: China. I'm opposed to that too, for similar reasons to why I'm opposed to the Soviets and Yarvin.
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100%
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That and oil.
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He doesn't want a one-party totalitarian state with an oligarchic command economy and cruel displays of violence in the name of ultranationalism? Funny, that's kind of what his system trends towards...and he's either dumb or malicious for omitting that fact.
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Sure, they're right wing authoritarians. Some of their beliefs reminded me of the justifications given by communist regimes for their tyranny. There's nothing wrong with making that comparison. And quite frankly, if someone is offended by the fact that I'm opposed to the USSR, that's their problem.
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But yeah, Yarvin wants 1984...or at least his ideal system is structured to make that a likely endpoint.
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You're acting like those weren't critiques of communism.
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I'm not calling him a communist. I'm arguing that the logic of his authoritarianism resembles that used by communist regimes. I'm also arguing that his brand of tyranny relies on a similar appeal.
Can you compare it to the Nazis? Sure, maybe moreso. But comparing it to the USSR is also valid.
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At this rate, if I was Trump, I'd be looking for legal advice that wasn't shit. Like, bro is getting scammed.
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No, they don't. They want authoritarianism. But communism is also authoritarian (and relied on a similar reasoning and a similar "wrapping" of modernity). They're bad for similar reasons, and there's nothing wrong about invoking that to demonstrate what Yarvin actually is.
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Because they don't think they're human beings worthy of dignity and due process. That's the sad truth of it.
Same reason why the Nazis did their atrocities to children...
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I'm pointing out that the logic of "people cannot be trusted to govern themselves, and we should have all the power because we know best" is something both share. That's true of both.
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Sure. Yarvin wants monarchical tyranny. The Soviets wanted communist tyranny. Both are bad because they're tyrannies.
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Gritty be speaking facts
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Also I said it was authoritarian, and it absolutely was.
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I mean, it wasn't officially...but it absolutely functioned like one for the vast majority of its existence.
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Peak merch
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I'm sure he thinks he's a smart cookie. Reality is that he's not; he just has a self-inflated ego.
Liberals aren't naive for believing in democracy. Quite the opposite. We think it's naive to believe that any absolute power (which is what tyranny is) won't corrupt absolutely, as Yarvin does.
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What's so "neo" about Curtis Yarvin's authoritarianism?
He believes that him (or his ilk) are all-knowing and all-good. He thinks that libs are too naive and people too dumb to govern themselves. He thinks his tyranny is better than both other tyrannies and democracy.
Sounds like the USSR to me.
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I’m sorry, but I disagree. It hasn’t always been upheld, but the Constitution (of “We the People”) protects all people. Was it written that way? No, but it has been amended to do so. Does that mean everything is fine? No, it very much isn’t. But “We the People” (and all people) are endowed rights.
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Okay, even if white people are the majority of voters, each individual white person only has their vote. Each individual is responsible for their vote.
A white person is as responsible as anyone else is for another white person voting MAGA, which is to say they aren’t. Same applies to anyone else.
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That’s China for you. It’d be great if the current administration could stop trying to emulate China and start seriously and strategically starting to counter them. They’re an actual issue we’re supposed to be facing…