Political Discussions for "Adults"

debaserr · 07-20-2020, 10:44 PM

Hard to get the job without that stamp of approval from the industrial complex I'd wager, ask Bernie.

OccultHawk · 07-20-2020, 11:14 PM

Bernie never really went into seriously cutting the military

OccultHawk · 07-21-2020, 09:43 AM

Trump’s Occupation of American Cities Has Begun
Protesters are being snatched from the streets without warrants. Can we call it fascism yet?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyt...trump.amp.html

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“This is a classic way that violence happens in authoritarian regimes, whether it’s Franco’s Spain or whether it’s the Russian Empire,” said Snyder. “The people who are getting used to committing violence on the border are then brought in to commit violence against people in the interior.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet

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Pinochet assumed power in Chile following a United States-backed coup d'état on 11 September 1973 that overthrew the democratically elected socialist Unidad Popular government of President Salvador Allende and ended civilian rule.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Allende

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Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (US: /ɑːˈjɛndeɪ, -di/,[2][3] UK: /æˈ-, aɪˈɛn-/,[4][5] American Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ɣiˈʝeɾmo aˈʝende ˈɣosens]; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean socialist

The far right has always been fighting a class war.

It still feels like the “left” in America doesn’t get it.

We’ll see how this plays out in Chicago. We’ll see if the argument to end black on black violence creates enough justification to amp up what this country is all about: rich on poor violence. And using poor and working class people to murder other poor and working class people.

~~jwb~~ · 07-21-2020, 12:27 PM

The first article is definitely disturbing. Not sure what your point about Pinochet is.

OccultHawk · 07-21-2020, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

The first article is definitely disturbing. Not sure what your point about Pinochet is.

Our government put him in power to derail a democratically elected socialist. He was notorious for having people disappeared. Now as a people, it’s our turn. The response we’re seeing is the same as in Chile. It’s about keeping wealth and property in the hands of the rich and forcing the poor to do it.

~~jwb~~ · 07-21-2020, 01:13 PM

Lemme ask you... If Trump loses in 2020 and Biden gets in, is that gonna change your mind at all about this being a dictatorship?

~~jwb~~ · 07-21-2020, 01:31 PM

If we don't have an election or he loses the electoral college and refuses to leave and that works, then I'll agree we're officially in a dictatorship.

My question is if he loses and Biden gets in will that mean that we're not to you.

OccultHawk · 07-21-2020, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

Lemme ask you... If Trump loses in 2020 and Biden gets in, is that gonna change your mind at all about this being a dictatorship?

Who cares how I define dictatorship? It’s capitalism. The greatest evil the world has ever known.

OccultHawk · 07-21-2020, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I think the US would continue to be a soft oligarchy

Tell me how soft it is when you’re stuck in a cycle of jail and homelessness because you can’t pay your bills.

OccultHawk · 07-21-2020, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

capitalism sucks the ding dong no argument here

I know you feel that way but I think you need to crank up the volume on your hatred for this nightmare.

07-20-2020, 10:44 PM	#6901 (permalink)
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07-21-2020, 12:27 PM	#6904 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	The first article is definitely disturbing. Not sure what your point about Pinochet is.

07-21-2020, 01:13 PM	#6906 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Lemme ask you... If Trump loses in 2020 and Biden gets in, is that gonna change your mind at all about this being a dictatorship?

07-21-2020, 01:31 PM	#6907 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	If we don't have an election or he loses the electoral college and refuses to leave and that works, then I'll agree we're officially in a dictatorship. My question is if he loses and Biden gets in will that mean that we're not to you.