ProdigiousFrog

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[–] ProdigiousFrog@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

it's an old meme, sir, but by god does it check out.

[–] ProdigiousFrog@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

We need to focus on prefigurative politics, I.e, build the world we want to see with direct action, unionizing, and mutual aid, since voting and governments are never going to do it for us.

However, who is in charge of your country will make those prefigurative politics more or less hard, or even impossible (can't imagine much of the above going on in Nazi Germany...)

I think it goes without saying that it will be less hard under Harris.

[–] ProdigiousFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Heat pumps installations are a racket out in the US right now, it's artificial expense to pad out pockets, there is no practical reason it need be that expensive.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/3960551

[–] ProdigiousFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I suspect that while most conservatives would prefer someone more 'close to home', there's two things that may appeal:

  1. They may reference him to stave off claims of racism. "See? I woulda voted for him if Trump weren't running, you can't call me racist!"
  2. He says the right things, and he's independently wealthy, which gives him that 'outsider' status that they also bestow upon Trump. With those two things, he might be deemed 'one of the good ones'.

Ultimately, few will opt for him over Trump, and their allegiance to him would likely be far more fickle, as they cannot identify with him as much.

[–] ProdigiousFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ahh, I forgot that Chomsky took that stance. I generally liked his opinions on things, but as he's gotten older, his views have gone a bit odd.

Looking into it a bit further, I was surprised to see the DSA officially doesn't support sending arms to Ukraine (though the DSA members in congress do support it). I get that they're anti-war, and don't want to support the military industrial complex any further, but at least in this specific case, it seems shortsighted of them.

I stand corrected.

[–] ProdigiousFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

From what I've seen, at least in the US, it's mostly conservatives that bring up those arguments to cease support, seemingly stemming from the whole "Zelensky didn't get dirt on Biden for Trump, so he's evil and corrupt!" thing. I don't know if it's different elsewhere.

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