https://nitter.net/_myrk_wise/status/1618685431889170437

  • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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    2 years ago

    The goal of democratic socialism is to achieve socialist goals of equality while opposing socialist ideologies.

    Bro what does this even mean? Like I know what they mean by it, but how do these think tanks write this drivel and expect to be taken seriously?

    • SuperZutsuki [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Well, you see, the people just have to vote for socialist policy hard enough and it will happen, even with a neoliberal-fascist coalition government.

    • Antoine_St_Hexubeary [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      It's a bit like saying "The goal of Postum is to achieve coffee's goals of pleasant flavour and mental stimulation while opposing caffeine." At first glance it doesn't seem any more disingenuous than other types of hot-beverage advertising copy, but what's left unsaid is that Postum has never achieved either of those things, no one with inside knowledge expects it to, and its core audience doesn't seem to care.

      • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        uh but you can decaffeinate coffee

        it's more like saying "our goal is to achieve the pleasant flavour of coffee while opposing the process of agriculture"

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    the fact that I’m at risk of seeing a 14 year old’s opinion at any point in my day is a human rights violation

    i’m 17

    :im-doing-my-part:

    • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      the fact that I’m at risk of seeing a 14 year old’s opinion at any point in my day is a human rights violation

      this but unironically

      • Zodiark
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        4 months ago

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    • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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      2 years ago

      The 14 year old can learn. I’ll take a stupid oppinion from someone who it actually makes sense for them to believe it because they are young and developing over another upper middle class gen X weirdo with a boat spouting the most insane stupid dribble I’ve ever heard

        • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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          2 years ago

          We all did for sure. And at least young folks fucking listen if you give them a proper tone and shit.

          I’m weird tho I’d speak to a thousand teens over a single boat owning conservative over 45

          • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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            2 years ago

            Not that weird. Teenagers likely already had it rough and are only going to suffer more as they get older.

            The boat owner has already placed their bet and won. Very hard to convince someone like that to change the game

  • Fishroot [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Usa :military industrial socialism

    France: pedo socialism with racist characteristics

    Uk:

    Turkey: denialist/revisionist socialism

  • solaranus
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    1 year ago

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    • Fishroot [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      I mean, Erdogan tried to abolish the lyra (value form) by doing currency manipulation

      • solaranus
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        1 year ago

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        • Fishroot [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          No, last year Erdogan tried to do currency manipulation in order to devalue the Lyra to attract foreign investors. However, the effect is that there were no investment and it actually devaluated the Lyra and people in the country can`t buy shit with their wages.

  • Commander_Data [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Portugal pretending to be a libertarian paradise to get crypto bros money and using it to be socialist would be the best bit of all time.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I feel like "re" education is excessively generous to the knowledge base of the average westoid.