Call me naive if you want but I think we might want to aim for slightly more than another flavor of illusory democracy.

Although I have to say that the primary selection process in the US, while deeply flawed, is far more open for insurgent candidates than the Chinese system. See Mamdani for a recent example of how democratic elites don’t have total control of the outcomes.

Well, when millions die from starvation then you can argue the economy here is worse. Until then I think this comparison is a bit silly. Stupid as this whole debacle is, it’s nowhere near as stupid as the Holodomor or Great Leap Forward.

Severe famines require more than just incompetence. They require active, violent repression of the people’s ability to solve their own problems—which they usually have. This is what makes these kinds of famines so horrific. Yes, they are partially natural, but they could have easily been solved if aid or freedom of movement had been permitted by the ruling tyrants.

Overall safer yes but do they have more murders? I was not under that impression.

Someone needs to be willing to prosecute it. And since it is a federal court I believe it would need to be a federal prosecutor. That should answer your question.

What about the other 80%? Are they still pending or how many led to convictions? I’d like to get that down to zero.

I wish. We should be doing way more in that vein.

Because I hate unnecessary fences.

Losing a tiny amount of money from the federal budget is irreparable harm. But starvation? Just fine.

This Supreme Court is a joke. I just heard they’ve ruled with the fascists over 90% of the time.

And it wasn’t even about it going on the ground or whatever it was about him failing his duty to impregnate his brother’s widow, which was expected of him. Sounds bizarre today but due to the rules of inheritance at that time, it was considered a service to the widow.

There aren’t any.

I’m aware, that’s why it was a question.

They do it because they normally get away with it. And countless people have had their lives ruined by this behavior.

I assume you mean JFK, was he talking about this?

But I mean we as in the people of the US. Our leaders have very different incentives than we do.

When are we going to start talking about abolishing the FBI?

I believe you can be both a demsoc and a Marxist, no?

Tiberius running out of spells? I don’t think so.

Was Gate’s philanthropy always just to make other rich people think he was cool? And now that right wing politics are in, he’s shifted over? I don’t see another explanation.

I am actually curious if he considers himself a Marxist. Any information on this?

Can’t be passed over for the Nobel peace prize if the prize committee is reduced to radioactive slag.

Activism and community organizing is a great affordable hobby. Can’t say it’s easy on the calendar though.