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FRANKEL: The 'Alt-Right' Is A Leftist Movement. We Should Refer To It As Such. | The Daily Wire
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 11, 2019:
How exactly do you tell them apart from Trump supporters?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@iThink @Brainiac Seems like you two agree on a lot for people who disagree on whether the alt right exists.
FRANKEL: The 'Alt-Right' Is A Leftist Movement. We Should Refer To It As Such. | The Daily Wire
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 11, 2019:
Yep! Said this the other day on this forum! That term was coined by Leftist filth, trying to spread division and hate! Typical.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
OP implies they are a real movement though.
FRANKEL: The 'Alt-Right' Is A Leftist Movement. We Should Refer To It As Such. | The Daily Wire
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 11, 2019:
How exactly do you tell them apart from Trump supporters?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 What's going on with Crenshaw then?
"This Is a Military Coup”: Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns After Army Calls For His Ouster ...
RobBlair comments on Nov 11, 2019:
Apparently a 4th term as president is against their written constitution.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@RobBlair More context in this report: http://cepr.net/images/stories/reports/bolivia-elections-2019-11.pdf?v=2
"This Is a Military Coup”: Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns After Army Calls For His Ouster ...
RobBlair comments on Nov 11, 2019:
Apparently a 4th term as president is against their written constitution.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
I'm not saying that his third and fourth runs aren't problematic, but a court OK'd them, and it's not why he was removed from office.
FRANKEL: The 'Alt-Right' Is A Leftist Movement. We Should Refer To It As Such. | The Daily Wire
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 11, 2019:
How exactly do you tell them apart from Trump supporters?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@iThink I mean Dan Crenshaw just shut down some questioners at his TPUSA event, calling them alt-right. Isn't he one of your faves?
FRANKEL: The 'Alt-Right' Is A Leftist Movement. We Should Refer To It As Such. | The Daily Wire
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 11, 2019:
How exactly do you tell them apart from Trump supporters?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@iThink We both know that the slogan "it's OK to be white" is not used as a truism. Regardless, your pushback gets to the heart of the issue. If Trump supporters and the alt right agree on all of those things, how is it that the alt right are leftists and Trump supporters aren't?
FRANKEL: The 'Alt-Right' Is A Leftist Movement. We Should Refer To It As Such. | The Daily Wire
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 11, 2019:
How exactly do you tell them apart from Trump supporters?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@Brainiac Disagree, but what about all that stuff about "America first," traditional values, western chauvinism, "it's OK to be white," etc.?
A civil war appears to be brewing on the right. Where do you stand on the Groyper War?
dmatic comments on Nov 11, 2019:
What is the Groyper War?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
Ah, we finally have a credible article: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/11/20948317/alt-right-donald-trump-jr-conservative-tpusa-yaf-racism-antisemitism Seems like many here would take the side of the "groyper army."
A civil war appears to be brewing on the right. Where do you stand on the Groyper War?
dmatic comments on Nov 11, 2019:
What is the Groyper War?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@Dmwils The "Groyper War" is a right-wing phenomenon emerging from online communities like Twitter and 4Chan, not unlike "Clown World" or "QAnon" before it. Nicholas Fuentes appears to be one of the key people organizing it. Credible news outlets have not covered it yet other than at a surface level (e.g. the coverage of the protest at Don Jr.'s event), otherwise I would gladly share an article from them. However, the types of right-wing outlets that are popular with this community have. You're welcome to wade through them in the provided Google results or go straight to the source on Twitter like I did. I'd rather not sully myself by picking one when they are all highly problematic.
A civil war appears to be brewing on the right. Where do you stand on the Groyper War?
dmatic comments on Nov 11, 2019:
What is the Groyper War?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
@Dmwils Reading comprehension, dude.
A civil war appears to be brewing on the right. Where do you stand on the Groyper War?
dmatic comments on Nov 11, 2019:
What is the Groyper War?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
I'd rather not wade through right-wing media, but I'm sure you can find a media outlet credible to you: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22groyper+war%22 https://twitter.com/hashtag/GroyperWar https://www.google.com/search?biw=1278=1319=isch=ACYBGNT4XN1BY0s9SnWnsqsMsgoI8RLnOw%3A1573502832173&sa=1&ei=cL_JXa2ZCs3E-gTo0J6wAQ&q=groyper+war&oq=groyper+war
Immigration does it help or hurt impoverished counties. [youtube.com]
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 10, 2019:
The story of the eugenicist behind this organization: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
There is a better way: https://berniesanders.com/issues/welcoming-and-safe-america-all/
A civil war appears to be brewing on the right. Where do you stand on the Groyper War?
Rosary_Trace comments on Nov 11, 2019:
There won’t be any civil war as that would require state actors to be involved. The Proud Boys vs Antifa hardly constitutes a civil war and is primarily an urban phenomenon.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
Have you picked a side in the Groyper War?
A civil war appears to be brewing on the right. Where do you stand on the Groyper War?
purdyday comments on Nov 11, 2019:
You know, usually I managed to ignore your drivel and feel free to flag me, because in this instance your cowardly, subversive, behavior has finally pissed me off and it is so worth saying....STFU, no one buys your bullshite!
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 11, 2019:
Wow, I wasn't anticipating such a strong reaction.
White discrimination esculating, who's to blame?, How do move forward?? [youtube.com]
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 10, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@TerminatorX And boomerism is a state of mind.
White discrimination esculating, who's to blame?, How do move forward?? [youtube.com]
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 10, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@TerminatorX I'd rather not watch reactionary garbage. "The real racists" is the trope that is presumably being deployed in the above video. That is, people who call out racism are the real racists because they aren't blind to the history of racialization.
White discrimination esculating, who's to blame?, How do move forward?? [youtube.com]
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 10, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@iThink The "real racists!"
I’m STEALING this from another member who posted it in another group .
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 10, 2019:
To many of those who actually confronted it, democratic socialism was their antidote to Stalinism.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@Bay0Wulf What was George Orwell thinking, then?
When will someone have the balls to say, "Who CARES what you want?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@iThink Fair enough. A day downtown can be rather overwhelming. But there is a lot more to Chicago in its neighborhoods. My favorite part is the live music community and the street festivals in the summer. Hard to get that in the suburbs. Though I do long to be closer to nature sometimes.
When will someone have the balls to say, "Who CARES what you want?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@iThink Boystown is on the north side. I did technically live there once for its proximity to Wrigley Field and cheaper rents but that was over 10 years ago.
When will someone have the balls to say, "Who CARES what you want?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@iThink "It's highly unlikely IMHO that any Chicagoan living anywhere between the Magic Mile and down to the South end." Well that's where I live.
When will someone have the balls to say, "Who CARES what you want?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@iThink Chicago is not that different from your KC example. The violence is geographically concentrated to several city blocks. And per capita, Chicago's violent crime rate is lower than the homes of many of its critics. KC has a higher murder rate, for example. But it is true that violent crime has not declined as quickly as some of its peers, e.g. NYC.
When will someone have the balls to say, "Who CARES what you want?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@iThink No gates and not the North Shore.
When will someone have the balls to say, "Who CARES what you want?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@joeray No I've actually never heard a gunshot here. How about in NC?
I do wonder why blacks keep voting for Democrats
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
Fair point on Clinton's war on crime. Clinton's neoliberalism was a false promise of opportunity. His deregulation destroyed small black businesses through economic consolidation and his excessive policing fractured black communities. Black people who care about that issue should follow the lead of ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@refractor The Republicans' base is shrinking, but they know that they have to motivate it. The Democrats' problem is that they often prefer to motivate the smaller pool of swing voters who consistently vote rather than motivate their growing base. They prefer compromising with Republicans rather than enacting progressive policies. But Trump motivates the Democrats' base no matter what the party does.
I do wonder why blacks keep voting for Democrats
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
Fair point on Clinton's war on crime. Clinton's neoliberalism was a false promise of opportunity. His deregulation destroyed small black businesses through economic consolidation and his excessive policing fractured black communities. Black people who care about that issue should follow the lead of ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@refractor The Republicans may keep the Senate, but the only thing they have going for them is a motivated base. And when the Democrats are also very motivated, which they have been since Trump was elected, Republicans lose because their base is smaller.
I do wonder why blacks keep voting for Democrats
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
Fair point on Clinton's war on crime. Clinton's neoliberalism was a false promise of opportunity. His deregulation destroyed small black businesses through economic consolidation and his excessive policing fractured black communities. Black people who care about that issue should follow the lead of ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@refractor 12D chess!
When will someone have the balls to say, "Who CARES what you want?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
OK boomer.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@iThink Hate to break it to you but I'm not a boomer. My parents are boomers.
I do wonder why blacks keep voting for Democrats
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 9, 2019:
Fair point on Clinton's war on crime. Clinton's neoliberalism was a false promise of opportunity. His deregulation destroyed small black businesses through economic consolidation and his excessive policing fractured black communities. Black people who care about that issue should follow the lead of ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 10, 2019:
@JimbobNE It's debatable how responsible for the economy he is--all of the current trends were well under way when he took office. Much of the gains are only available to people with money invested in stocks, which blacks are much less likely to have due to the persistent racial wage gap. And yes, the trade war with China adds an unwanted variable to the economic equation. Agreed on the war on drugs. I would expect a Democrat to take that on, at least with respect to cannabis and moving the focus to harm reduction.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj Take it from a leftist. What you perceive as a communist agenda is actually a neoliberal (i.e. capitalistic) agenda.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj No. You are making the mistake of viewing a multilateral organization as a unilateral one, blinding yourself to the real powers that make up the UN. Your argument will have a lot more credibility if you focus on those real powers, who surprise, aren't communists and don't particularly want "open borders." Take it from Hillary Clinton. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/hillary-clinton-europe-must-curb-immigration-stop-populists-trump-brexit
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj I don't watch TV news, especially not corporate (or "mainstream") media.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj In fact, there is more evidence that the international community favors a nationalist international in the wake of the rise of Trump, Orban, Bolsonaro, Erdogan, Modi, Salvini, Duterte, Putin, Netanyahu, and Brexit. Case in point, the realpolitikers in this recent photo.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj I'm just going to take your commentary on my writing style as a compliment. My answer to your questions, if you missed it, is that I see no evidence that the UN is singularly powerful. Its agreements, many of which are non-binding, and the body itself are a function of the powers and whims of its member states. Its most functioning and ideological bodies are the IMF and World Bank, which serve the capitalistic (or neoliberal) agenda of the US and the EU. It is less the developed world that has to worry about the UN's agenda than the developing one. It is not that the UN is beyond criticism. It, like other international organizations such as the EU, could stand to be much more democratic in order to respect the sovereignty of its member states and the rights of their citizens. And the IMF and World Bank have done real harm to developing nations. But I don't think internationalism is inherently bad or suggestive that the UN is the successor to the Comintern. I just see no evidence that there is any force behind such a far leftist agenda among the UN's member states.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj You're basically asking me to add more words where there's no need for them.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj Yeah it's basically how I speak too, if maybe a little more concise and flowing.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@jakuboj OK, I'll limit it to one question at a time. Where do you think the UN's power comes from?
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 9, 2019:
@joeray What power does the UN have as an organization without its member states, who find it difficult to agree on much? The IMF and the World Bank would seem to be the most ideological and functioning bodies of the UN, and their shared agenda is rather capitalistic.
Many people still argue with me and call me a conspiracy spreader when I present them the evidence ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 8, 2019:
It's a conspiracy theory that only makes sense to nativists. Who exactly is the power behind this conspiracy, now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, what are their motives, and what makes their conspiracy bad? Can you distinguish them from the forces of capitalism? What makes them more influential...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@jakuboj That's how I write, dude. Those words mean something. Use a dictionary if you have to. Don't just dodge.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
KCSantiago comments on Nov 8, 2019:
The first problem is that democrats are not actually offering student debt elimiation. What they have done is pander to the young stupid people who have built massive debts for themselves with students and telling them they will eliminate their debt by making other people pay their debts off, debts ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@KCSantiago We're getting pretty far afield from OP, but as a monetary sovereign, with inflation as low as it is, and with the economic benefits of writing off those student loans, the cost should worry no one.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
KCSantiago comments on Nov 8, 2019:
The first problem is that democrats are not actually offering student debt elimiation. What they have done is pander to the young stupid people who have built massive debts for themselves with students and telling them they will eliminate their debt by making other people pay their debts off, debts ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@KCSantiago I don't think it's a waste of time or money for people to be required to take a few core courses that make them a well-rounded person, who can function and lead in a multicultural world.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
KCSantiago comments on Nov 8, 2019:
The first problem is that democrats are not actually offering student debt elimiation. What they have done is pander to the young stupid people who have built massive debts for themselves with students and telling them they will eliminate their debt by making other people pay their debts off, debts ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@KCSantiago It made a profit off the bank bailouts, why not financing higher education? The problem is that student loans take longer to pay back than private banks can handle--not that they aren't paid off. But still, funding affordable public universities is the best option.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
KCSantiago comments on Nov 8, 2019:
The first problem is that democrats are not actually offering student debt elimiation. What they have done is pander to the young stupid people who have built massive debts for themselves with students and telling them they will eliminate their debt by making other people pay their debts off, debts ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@KCSantiago You overstate the problem with "worthless degrees." The reason "free money," otherwise known as federal loans and grants, is necessary, is because students don't have any credit. It took much longer for me to finish college after the Republicans cut those Pell Grants because my only alternative was private loans with 20% interest rates. Paying back my loans was not a problem once I had a career. College is needlessly expensive because it caters to the elite and the GOP is gutting the non-elite option of public universities.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
KCSantiago comments on Nov 8, 2019:
The first problem is that democrats are not actually offering student debt elimiation. What they have done is pander to the young stupid people who have built massive debts for themselves with students and telling them they will eliminate their debt by making other people pay their debts off, debts ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
The President can actually cancel student debt since the government issues much of it. https://prospect.org/day-one-agenda/cancel-student-debt-dept-education In fact, Trump canceled the student debt of 25,000 disabled veterans and the DOE has canceled student debt for attendees of some for-profit colleges. I'm not a fan of CNN either but it does not change the fact that the Republicans cut Pell Grants in 2004. Were you not paying attention then?
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 What makes you think "Marxist humanism" is influential? Why are there so few Marxists in college economics departments? What is your opinion about the deists like my Universalist ancestors who helped found this country?
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 I brought it up because you said this: "The Left controls academia."
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 Charity is a fairy tale. Expanding education through public means (public universities being the best option) even if it has to be free loans that are paid back over the course of your career should be a no-brainer. The government would turn a profit and it would be positive for the economy.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 A college education is still the best means of improving your position in the world. Helping those with the capacity for it with cheap financing should be a no-brainer.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 I do think that GOP tax policies have allowed the very wealthy to have more influence than they should over our universities through philanthropy. Their expensive taste creates an arms race in expensive facilities that universities then need to use tuition to maintain. And there is no check on elite institutions which still cater to the children of the very wealthy and a token few people from poor or minority backgrounds who basically win a lottery, and fail to expand opportunity. GOP Governors throughout the country have chosen to defund public universities that might provide low cost competition.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 Oh I did have some during my college years. The main difficulty was that I could not get access to enough loans and other aid to continue to attend full-time. While higher education is far too expensive, it is not impossible to pay off your loans once you have a career.
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 I don't have any student debt...
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
@ForeverFree76 Going to college sure worked out for me, though the GOP sure made it difficult even with my full-time job. What do you think I should have done besides college?
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
Any way you cut it, it makes for a lot of new Democrats, especially when those Republicans use the savings to pay for new wars!
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
The cutting of Pell Grants during the Bush administration is the first thing that personally comes to mind. Beyond grants, students can access federal loans, but only up to a certain amount. Beyond that they can apply for a private student loan, but most students do not have any credit, so they are denied or charged exorbitant interest rates (e.g. 20%).
Have any right-wingers out there considered that the Republican Party's pattern of making it harder ...
ForeverFree76 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Eliminate college debt! Free college for everybody! Make the rich poor! Capitalism bad! - the Left Site your sources, Wily. 😁
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 8, 2019:
https://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/12/23/pell.grants/
Is all fair in love and war?
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 7, 2019:
What would be false about it? Also what does it mean to ironically view reporting hate speech as inciting violence?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 7, 2019:
@Admin "They do not specify a racist video." Really? It seems pretty clear that they are referring specifically to the "Students vs. Chinese" video in the second image you posted. The only general part is an excerpt of a Media Matters article in the first image. "Is an online mob different than a physical one?" Yes. And physical violence is different than speech.
That didn't age well 33: abc news - youtube
iThink comments on Nov 6, 2019:
and people like @wilyrickwiles still think MSM, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC etc are credible sources for news and info.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@iThink Glad O'Keefe has done something credible for a change.
That didn't age well 33: abc news - youtube
iThink comments on Nov 6, 2019:
and people like @wilyrickwiles still think MSM, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC etc are credible sources for news and info.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@iThink Dumped CNN 17 or so years ago.
That didn't age well 33: abc news - youtube
iThink comments on Nov 6, 2019:
and people like @wilyrickwiles still think MSM, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC etc are credible sources for news and info.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@iThink Traditional media (newspapers and magazines), yes. But even they have their biases (e.g. foreign policy).
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iThink comments on Nov 6, 2019:
and people like @wilyrickwiles still think MSM, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC etc are credible sources for news and info.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
No I don't...
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj You know, you might just find that the campaign she ran does not comport with your assumptions.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj The New Yorker article has the anecdotes about why people voted for her that you were looking for.
Do you think that people opposed to the President, have a perspective on a conservative favoring ...
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
"A form of U.S. first where money starts to flow-in to the U.S. for investment because the U.S. is favorable to investment" You mean where China and Saudi Arabia get to take over most American companies?
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@Chris57K The US was already an advantageous place to invest because of the strong dollar. That strong dollar creates a trade imbalance with countries like China and Saudi Arabia. Those would be the countries investing if we allowed it. Much better to do fiscal stimulus IMO than sell out.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj It has nothing to do with anything, but I have lived lots of places including a diverse middle class suburb and an urban neighborhood with a high population of African migrants.
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj There's no such thing as a fake refugee. Here's what the process was during the Obama admin in the US: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/11/20/infographic-screening-process-refugee-entry-united-states
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I am a tax-paying citizen who has a political position about human rights and what my country's immigration policy should be. Any charity I personally choose to extend to migrants has nothing to do with it.
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
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WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj It's Minnesota's 5th Congressional District (suburban Minneapolis), not Chicago.
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
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WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-ilhan-omar-won-over-hearts-in-minnesotas-fifth
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Her district has a long history of populist and progressive representation.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj The population is about 76% Democratic. She got 78% of the vote. That's 267,703 people, more than double the number of black people living in the district.
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I'm guessing nearly all of the Democrats--it's the 40th most Democratic district in the country.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I already said that immigrants integrate and contribute and are necessary to sustain capitalism. Happy to provide the sources I always share on here to back up each of those verbs.
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I have sources for every claim I've made here. How about you?
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
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WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Oh wait, her district is 67.39% white and middle class.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
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WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Like with Ilhan Omar's district, right?
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I love that you think I'm virtue signalling in an online community dominated by people who disagree with me.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj That majority is not as nativist as you'd like to believe and it never has been.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I suppose you accept the recent election results in Canada, then!
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
M_MarinoDC comments on Nov 6, 2019:
No everything in the world can be traced back to many things other than communism. Moder history is a multi-factorial item. Which communism is but part. Modern mercantilism that is parading as capitalism is but one of many issues that has and is shaping the modern world. Also the Eugenics groups ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj The powers that be in the Democratic Party, for example, have real disagreements with the left (people like me) on each of those things I mentioned.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj There's absolutely no evidence that the North America is being overtaken by people who have incompatible values and can't be integrated. Unless you believe, e.g. Roy Moore saying that "Sharia law" has taken over parts of my home state!
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Step one is recognizing that there are numerous competing interests in the world. Not a unitary, shadowy communist conspiracy.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
M_MarinoDC comments on Nov 6, 2019:
No everything in the world can be traced back to many things other than communism. Moder history is a multi-factorial item. Which communism is but part. Modern mercantilism that is parading as capitalism is but one of many issues that has and is shaping the modern world. Also the Eugenics groups ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I mean, I don't identify the same problems as you. My main concerns are with countering extreme wealth inequality in the US (with social democracy and antitrust to spread elite opportunity), the unfinished civil rights movement, ending our realpolitik foreign policy (and the forever wars), and countering the global rise of authoritarianism and nativism with democratic international institutions.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
M_MarinoDC comments on Nov 6, 2019:
No everything in the world can be traced back to many things other than communism. Moder history is a multi-factorial item. Which communism is but part. Modern mercantilism that is parading as capitalism is but one of many issues that has and is shaping the modern world. Also the Eugenics groups ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
Though I forget that most nativists expect to extract patronage from our future feudal rulers on the basis of their birth, ethnicity, and religion.
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I love how Abe Lincoln put it: https://harpers.org/blog/2008/02/lincolns-whig-credo/
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj The most powerful people in the world (e.g. Buffet and Gates) share your concern about population growth. That should complicate your narrative about "leftist globalists."
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Many bad things that happen in the world don't require a massive conspiracy--though the current economic and political system may lead a lot of people to be complicit. Look for the grain of truth in the conspiracy theories rather than using it to tar people you don't agree with ideologically.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Also, I know it is hard to trust mainstream media these days, but I think it is best to start by trusting it, and incrementally branch out your network of trusted sources as you learn more about that biases that each one has and disprove certain narratives. Traditional media (e.g. newspapers and magazines) is better than corporate media (e.g. cable news). Always look at who funds a media organization, who their audience is, and who their writers are.
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WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Yes there are bad things in the world, but I try to understand them in the context of history, statistics, harm reduction, and what is actually within my sphere of influence. The way I see it, a lot of things are getting better, and some of that is a result of challenging powerful people. The greediest of those powerful people often choose to fight back by trying to divide people, appealing to their worst suspicions--provoking a reactionary response. I fail to see the link to Christian values when many of my earliest ancestors closest to the founders of the US were deists and some of our innovations of government were inspired by a diversity of religious practices. I think philosophy is more important than adhering to a specific religious sect and the developed world and its religions for that matter largely draw from the same philosophical legacy.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/17/worlds-population-is-projected-to-nearly-stop-growing-by-the-end-of-the-century/
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
M_MarinoDC comments on Nov 6, 2019:
No everything in the world can be traced back to many things other than communism. Moder history is a multi-factorial item. Which communism is but part. Modern mercantilism that is parading as capitalism is but one of many issues that has and is shaping the modern world. Also the Eugenics groups ...
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
This is why you shouldn't trust capitalists to combat climate change. If you're a nativist, communists should be the least of your worries. There are very few of them around that haven't been coopted by established interests, and they aren't working on some sort of international Soviet project. Meanwhile actual mainstream leftists tend to prefer democracy and mixed economies even if they are internationalists.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj I'm an internationalist and a cosmopolitan, yes. If that's what a globalist is, then sure, but note that I do support democratizing international institutions. I do think the developed world can accept a lot more immigrants and it has some moral obligations to do so. The continued viability of capitalism depends on it. There's absolutely no basis for your characterization of them. People in the developed world, migrant or not, don't "reproduce like rabbits," overpopulation concerns are overblown (global population is set to peak), immigrants aren't a net economic negative, and they largely integrate by the second generation. Unless you are an indigenous person, you have no birthright to this land on the basis of birth, ethnicity, or religion.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
dmatic comments on Nov 6, 2019:
And where can Communism be traced back to? Marxism and Darwinism.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@M_MarinoDC I mean the Masonic movement was linked to capitalism, liberal democracy, and republicanism too. When you're a middle class person plotting to overthrow the king and aristocracy, it's best to keep your conspiracies behind closed doors.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
WilyRickWiles comments on Nov 6, 2019:
https://reason.com/2018/10/14/dont-blame-karl-marx-for-cultu/
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@jakuboj Not a nativist, sorry.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
dmatic comments on Nov 6, 2019:
And where can Communism be traced back to? Marxism and Darwinism.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
@dmatic No.
Everything that is happening in the world today can be traced back to Communism.
dmatic comments on Nov 6, 2019:
And where can Communism be traced back to? Marxism and Darwinism.
WilyRickWiles replies on Nov 6, 2019:
And what can Marxism and Darwinism be traced back to? The Enlightenment. And on and on.
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Definitely not the guy who waited three years to show his face in public only to be booed, huh?
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