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The Batlord 04-25-2020 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy (Post 2114556)
Its called food stamps.

Black dude tried to pay for his order with food stamps today. Gave us all a good laugh.

jwb 04-26-2020 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2114401)
well not every communist agrees with the model of a state transition stage

so what method do you believe in?

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and Catalonia didn't go that route when they had their brief but pretty cool anarcho socialist period
I don't think it's a coincidence that an anarchist experiment was quickly crushed wit j military force

That's pretty much the main reason I have no faith in anarchy.

WWWP 04-26-2020 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2114629)
Black dude tried to pay for his order with food stamps today. Gave us all a good laugh.

I don't believe you. Everyone who has been on foodstamps knows you cant buy hot food.

The Batlord 04-26-2020 01:56 PM

Literally the one time I've ever heard of it happening, which is why we laughed.

Frownland 04-26-2020 01:56 PM

Jack in the Box takes EBT in most of California.

WWWP 04-26-2020 01:59 PM

Wtf

I had no idea.
Google says BK does too.

The Batlord 04-26-2020 02:03 PM

Maybe we do but we certainly didn't think so and didn't allow it.

jwb 04-27-2020 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2114722)
the fact that it had to be crushed by force, and that the major countries on BOTH sides of WW2 viewed what was happening in Spain as an existential threat, is a testament to them really being onto something imo

I think they viewed the civil war in general as a potential flashpoint in ww2 not just that one small anarchist segment

As for had to be killed by force..
1) That would be a bit more convincing if they ruled over a sizable state for a substantial period of time... The fact that it didn't break down due to internal strife or mismanagement in the course of a couple years isn't really all that surprising.
2) If you rule out national security as a criteria of viability then you're missing a pretty vital part of the picture imo. Say what you will about the USSR but at the very least they weren't so blindly naive in this one regard.

Tldr they would've been onto something maybe if geopolitics didn't exist.

jwb 04-28-2020 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2114939)
yeah if the rest of the world is invested in your failure

lol.i just see this as naivety tbh. You don't need some global conspiracy against you, just ordinary geopolitical foes, which there always seem to be in abundance

In this case there was a civil war going on ffs... I think being able to defend yourself militarily (or having someone else who will do it for you) is always a must, but even more so in that specific context.

But we've sorta been over all this before.. you say the nation state has to disappear which means you are talking about a global yet decentralized order manifesting simultaneously...

I think once when we were talking about robots taking over you said "this isn't politics it's science fiction." To me that sci fi scenario is still way more likely, foreseeable, and even relevant than your scenario is.

The Batlord 04-28-2020 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2115101)
idk if you're asking me about what is likely or what is right

I don't believe in these absolute statements about human nature, humans are complex, we're totally capable of being selfless as much as we're cruel and independent

I'd say the constant existence of empires and class systems speaks more to the cruel and complacent nature of humanity than it does the selfless and independent nature of humanity.


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