ubergeek

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[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

If an old Boomer RSO approached me asking to see my tax stamp when I’m shooting my suppressed gun, I would tell them to fuck off because they aren’t an authority to enforce the law

No, but they can remove you from the range...

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago

He was just following orders!

Befehl ist befehl.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 15 points 2 weeks ago

You’re all ghouls. Each and every one of you who revels in this. Ironically, that’s exactly what you claim his crime was.

Nah, its kinda like celebrating the death of any mass murderer. Doesn't make one a ghoul to celebrate one less evil person on the planet.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This man isn’t the system

This oligarch is the system... This oligarch made the decisions to implement those policies. They are, after all, the CEO.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It’s a tragedy,

Technically, and in reality, it's not a tragedy. Technically, dying from a pre-existing condition as a health insurance exec is a comedy. In reality, it's a net positive for society.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

The ruling class isn't a "civilian", because they literally command armed forces.

While not always called "armies", their function is the same: Secure the interest of the capitalist class.

Just like I wouldn't call the POTUS a "civilian", as the POTUS commands an armed force.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 18 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, the US will just provide secret service details to any and all C level execs.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Might be news to you, but the US's "definition" of communism is about as relevent as the US's definition of "leftism"...

So, yes, the definition of what "communism"... It's best to go to the source of the word, and what the talked about it meaning, rather than Joe McCarthy.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not universal, and something like 36% believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

But all of them voted to ban abortion, so they can sod off with "Well, it's not what I believe"...

Something like 15% believe immigration should increase, and 37% believe it should stay the same. Believing immigration should decrease is a minority opinion among Republicans.

And yet, they voted to eliminate all non-white immigration. So, again, they can sod off.

Not sure what you mean by that, Democrats also want to control health care, that’s why the ACA exists (they want everyone enrolled in health insurance, which gives the government more control over health care).

The ACA regulated health insurance, not health care. Reich Wingers want health care choices controlled, while de-regulating corporations.

If you can be more precise, I can look up some statistics.

Look up the percentage that voted for Trump, and that's your percentage of people who are Reich Wingers and want to have the state tell humans what health care they can get like:

  • Hormone therapy
  • Mental healthy care
  • Reproductive health care

About 41% of Republicans believe religious Republicans have too much control over the GOP, and about 27% of Republicans are unaffiliated with any particular religion, 13% are atheist, and 34% say “nothing in particular” (I guess that means areligious).

What percentage of them voted for Trump?

Because that percentage voted for a Christofascist system of government.

Trumpism is isolationist, which is the opposite of wanting to interfere w/ other countries. There are a lot of anti-Trump Republicans (in 2019, though they’re probably not going to be as vocal this term.

Trump is an isolationist. Unless it's:

  • Israel
  • Russia
  • North Korea
  • Anywhere in the middle east with brown people living there
  • A place that has oil, or real estate he can profit from

So if you’re looking for anti-interference Republicans, look no further than Trump. There are also plenty of anti-interventionist Republicans in the anti-Trump crowd as well.

Sure... "Anti-interference", unless it's a friend of his like Putin, or Assad, etc etc.

So yeah, there’s a bunch of stats for you. I’m also guessing we’ll see those numbers go up quite a bit after Trump’s term is up, because a lot of those answers are likely colored by recent rhetoric.

Those stats are meaningless. The only stat that matters is who they voted for.

I could list specific politicians if that’s what you’re looking for, but I find that much less interesting than statistics.

Sure, find me a Reich Winger who isn't what I described. I'm sure they will be a lot like "Trump is really anti-interference!"

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Secondly, you make no explanations for how Marxism-Leninism “drops the scientific aspect” of Marxism.

Ok, so show us a Marxist-Leninist society, that hasn't turned into back into an oligarchy.

I'll wait.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

That is wholly incorrect.

Neozapatismo is also type Marxism, and is not Marxist-Leninist. They are a non-white manner of organizing a communist society. (They will claim they are "None of the above", rightfully so, however, analysis will show it's a Marxist-based ideology and system, with some Anarchist ideology too).

Leninism is in fact, a departure from Marxism, as it fully drops the "scientific" part of the entire ideology. In fact, Leninism, arguably, isn't even socialist, since it merely gives us new oligarchs in lieu of the old oligarchs.

It could have been an experiment in Marxism, and I'd say it was an experiment in Marxism. However, it is certainly a failed experiment. The Neozapatistas have persisted for 30 years now, for example, and are so far doing much better than the Soviet Union did as a liberatory movement. Same with Maoism, which started off good, but made the same mistakes the Soviets did, and now we just have another capitalist state.

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