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Old 10-01-2017, 01:55 PM   #931 (permalink)
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Is the only thing stopping you from murder the government?

the 2nd part well they did get trampled by literally Hitler, because communists can't really have armies unless they want to starve their people

however the history of the region created a culture where such a society worked
No, I quite like getting along with my fellow citizens. The problem is that without a government that has the power and right to exert violence on it's citizens, people who aren't quite as nice as me will band together and be unstoppable in their nefarious pursuits. Taking control of an area with no centralized military protection is easy. Am I being overly pessimistic here?

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this is why I mentioned that before WW2 in a region of Spain there was a perfectly operational anarcho communist society

the culture was such that if say one greedy individual tried to profit for himself he would face intense opposition from the workers who loved what they had built and had probably lost family members in fighting for it

in order to understand this though you really have to look at what these people went through to get to their Utopian esque society and the development of a left wing culture that could foster it

there's a documentary I can rec if you're interested with accounts from people who actually lived there
I would watch that if I could have easy access to it, so by all means drop a link.
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Old 10-01-2017, 01:57 PM   #932 (permalink)
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Just yesterday Tillerson reported that all lines are open and discussions were going well. Ya, I know, that and $4.79 will get you a Starbucks. But it's a step in the right direction.

Less than 24 hours later Trump undermines his SOS and tells him he's wasting his time, while tossing more insults at KJU.

The rest of the world is watching and wondering whether it's even worth it to negotiate with Tillerson since Trump just rendered him a complete politcal limp dick.

HTF are there still people in the US dumb enough to turn a blind eye to all of this and stand behind the tool in chief?
For people who are not paying attention, I have a feeling Trump still just somehow symbolizes "rebellion against the establishment". To be fair, the contemporary geopolitical scene is a confusing mess.
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Old 10-01-2017, 02:58 PM   #933 (permalink)
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I've been reading a book about spanish political and cultural history recently and there's no doubt that Spain has a history with authoritarianism, but still, in 2017? Really makes my heart sink.

How long time ago was it that your familily fled Spain? After WW2 or something like that?
It was before WW2, though my aunt also lived there in the 60s.
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Old 10-01-2017, 04:42 PM   #934 (permalink)
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and how did that end?
The ghosts of the anarcho commies came back as alts to troll Spain.
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Old 10-01-2017, 05:13 PM   #935 (permalink)
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I'm lazy, so someone tell me, is the current Spanish Govt considered right wing, and if not, are the right fuelling this violence against Catalonia at all? Kind of "only real Spaniards" thing. Of course, then they'd want them to declare independence and **** off. Confusing. But either way, cracking down in an authoritarian way like this is just plain wrong and will backfire on the Spanish govt, especially in the international community. How long before this action is condemned by other countries, if it has not already been?
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Old 10-02-2017, 08:44 PM   #936 (permalink)
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Old 10-03-2017, 12:00 AM   #937 (permalink)
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Just yesterday Tillerson reported that all lines are open and discussions were going well. Ya, I know, that and $4.79 will get you a Starbucks. But it's a step in the right direction.

Less than 24 hours later Trump undermines his SOS and tells him he's wasting his time, while tossing more insults at KJU.

The rest of the world is watching and wondering whether it's even worth it to negotiate with Tillerson since Trump just rendered him a complete politcal limp dick.

HTF are there still people in the US dumb enough to turn a blind eye to all of this and stand behind the tool in chief?
Yeah guy who stands to profit financially from war undermines diplomatic efforts. Nothing corrupt as **** about that.
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Begs the question though: how can Pence get triggered by something if the whole walking out thing was staged?
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If he had a tantrum link to his tantrum not to some boring **** talking about it.
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