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https://fxtwitter.com/blurr_65/status/1804856912464281786

So many of these seem like shitposts this could practically just be a clickhole video

kinda based ngl

This is just a vibe, so take it for what it's worth.

But personally I feel like I've been experiencing, witnessing, or hearing less stories about people managing to "deprogram"/"convert"/"change" people in terms of their political ideology. Actually I've been hearing more of the opposite, accounts of people regressing: "A year ago I talked my racist uncle into being a Bernie bro but in the last 3 months he's gone all the way back to QAnon." That sort of thing.

It doesn't seem to be just me, I've seen a lot of "Debate Bros" start to have increasingly strict rules about who they debate, or just abandon the whole protect of debating all together to just stream to their existing fans. Some (one in particular ) openly say it's because they fell like their opponents have consolidated their base and there's nobody reachable anymore.

And that's what it feels like, consolidation. Echo chambers have become more effective, it almost fells like people have scripted retorts to whatever talking point might get thrown at them. Fuck, "Israel" just straight up as academies on how to do this shit. It's like the internet has just perfected rhetoric so much that once you pull someone in they're just locked into it forever.

Idk, I just feel like everyone who is a Chud/turbo-lib/Succ/Tankie RN is probably gonna die one at this point. Every ideology is just a Skinner box now.

Edit: And another thought, it is a bit ironic, I recall us Commies were the first ones to be saying "one-on-one debate is a often worthless performance, and most people who get too deep into Far Right ideology are probably a lost cause and not worth wasting energy to reach," and everyone giving us shit for it and acting all noble about how the market place of ideas could fix everything. Now post-Trump everyone seems to be realizing we were right and Libs and Chuds alike are abandoning the whole affair.

Edit 2: I wrote this while drinking box wine and listening to Post-Punk, sorry. What provoked this was learning that "Why should we bother to reply to Kautsky?" quote by Lenin we all love is probs fake. Made me think about what truth there may be in it even if it isn't actually real.

Edit 3: just woke up and Jesus I made some big ass grammatical errors in this post. Fucking box wine!

No words if their seeds were saved

I can never get my phone out in time.

Here's a look at Trump's Vice President shortlist | AP News

Doug Burgum. Trump likes rich people. North Dakota’s two-term governor is most definitely rich. Before his time as governor, Burgum led a software company that was acquired by Microsoft for more than $1 billion. He also has worked in real estate development and venture capital and spent millions on his own White House bid.

Ben Carson. Relationships and trust matter to Trump. Carson, who served as secretary of housing and urban development during Trump’s administration, has developed a strong bond with the former president over the years, despite a contentious start as 2016 rivals.

Byron Donalds. The Florida congressman has become one of Trump’s most prominent conservative Black supporters and a reliable surrogate on television and at events.

Marco Rubio. If picking Vance would excite Trump’s base, choosing the Florida senator might expand the ticket’s appeal, particularly among deep-pocketed donors and more establishment-minded and moderate Republicans turned off by Trump’s rhetoric and extremism.

Tim Scott. The only Black Republican in the Senate, the South Carolinian would bring racial and stylistic diversity to the GOP ticket as well as a preacher’s touch. The self-described “born-again believer” often quotes Scripture in political speeches that often reach a crescendo of call-and-response.

Elise Stefanik. The only woman on his shortlist, the New York congresswoman could help Trump win over skeptical college-educated and suburban women who sided with Biden in 2020.

JD Vance. Swept to national prominence by his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance has held office for less than two years. But during his short time in the Senate, the former venture capitalist from Ohio has established himself as one of the fiercest defenders of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, especially when it comes to foreign policy, trade and immigration.

I want to spy on the USA for China but they won't take me because I suck. ffs is there anything out there for failures to do to get ahead in life?

It sounds like Canada is freaking out about consular offices doing consular office stuff. Wtf is going on?

(despite david simon being a shitlib)

time to renew your subscription plan dear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDDay2ZOXr8

: https://twitter.com/GunterFehlinger/status/1804506673773494514

The Buddha: Life is always full of suffering, so you should abandon the pursuit of wealth and enjoy the time you have.

Perfidious Albion and the Miserly Dutch: If you do not become wealthy it means that Jesus hates you and will send you to hell.

The name of the webcomic is "Webcomic Name," it's pretty good, like a simplified version of Pictures for Sad Childen.