I travelled to a wedding this weekend and finally got around to reading Blackshirts and Reds. I also packed Wretched of the Earth in case I have time on the train back.
I've been eating my veggies, and I love how easy Parenti is to read after some old-timey Marx. Might even be able to get my anti-communist lefty friends to read this one.
Finnish name "sounded Soviet".
Oh Frank, don't we all wish...
Too gay, and look too gay to lie about it.
My dumb American mind: "But how will I mount my flashlight? What if I want a different stock for some cheek cushion? Can I replace the grip with something a little more plush and vertical? How easily can I swap the trigger?"
But also, eww grippods.
I think American AKs will always be kind of sus. If you want a good American intermediate caliber rifle you get an AR. AK guys are AK guys because they like the history and internationality of the gun. All things equal, I think I'd still prefer one made in Serbia or Romania than America.
Like $800-$1200 depending on the make.
Right now Palmetto State Armory has one on sale for $630, but I can't vouch for its quality.
Zhang Gaoli sounds like he sucks and it's good that he's not in government now.
What else do people want out of this?
I saw my roommate destroy a slave plantation and drive off with a pet alligator named Guapo while a salsa version of Bella Ciao played. That was pretty cool.
Yara is like Cuba if Batista's son succeeded in a counterrevolution or something, yeah? I haven't been following the story.
Either China is so concerned about the reputation of an old retired party member who had an affair, that they kidnapped a celebrity and is forcing her to make public appearances at the threat of her and her family's safety.
Or Peng is dealing with a terrible mix of heartbreak and regret, made a big emotional post about her affair, deleted it, and decided to lay off the social media for a bit.
One of those probably.
Wealthy countries can provide a welfare state without imperialism?
How'd they get so wealthy in the first place?
Knew his husband's family a lot better, but I met him once yeah. Terrible Yoda impression.
https://youtu.be/qTPCI_yF1uQ here's a vid from back when he was still claiming to be a liberal. The other anecdote about the self-sufficient farmer who supports safety nets? Completely made up.
He used to pretend to be, but he's since dropped that.
I used to live on a farm with Dave's in-laws, and one time he came to visit us for a couple weeks. He seemed really surprised that a commie like me was into guns, talked me up in one of his video (about how "you can't please everyone"), and kept using me as an example in twitter arguments back when he supported trans people in the military.
I guess he's changed his mind about trans people though.
The Iraq plastic shredder lie was wild. I ask my friends about it, and none of them remember. We just made up so much wild shit in the lead up to the war that it all blends together.
Insert video of an industrial accident that may or may not even be in China.
"Look how little they care that people are dying."
Actually, as a cellist, can I just say how much I appreciate the tenor clef? Fuck using treble clef for high parts - just let me read my music as though it were bass clef, just one string higher.
He's really good at getting people worked up about problems in the imperial core. Then he turns around and assures you that America's enemies are so much worse.
It's all part of a cycle. Lure in progressives, then shape their foreign policy opinions closer to the state department. After all, if "our guy" is saying that China Bad and that somebody needs to do something about the evil dictator Lukashenko, maybe he has a point.
How much harm is a chud going to cause with the $500 you gave them to arm yourself?
I'd say you win on that exchange.
Why are people upbearing this fed shit?
MAIN POINT OF SELLING BELGIAN FIVE SEVEN PISTOL IS EXTREME PRICE OF WEAPON AND CARTRIDGE.
BELGIAN FIVE SEVEN IS WEAPON OF MAN WHO WEARS EXPENSIVE ITALIAN FASCIST SUIT OF HAND SEWING, DRIVE HUGE EXPENSIVE NAZI MERCEDES OF A.M.G. SHOP, SAIL ON MASSIVE YACHT TO GREEK ISLANDS. I THINK YOU GET PICTURE. BELGIAN FIVE SEVEN IS WEAPON THAT SAYS IS NO SUCH THING AS CONCERN OF MONEY.
FOR MAN WITHOUT EXPENSIVE SUIT, BIG BLACK MERCEDES, AND MASSIVE YACHT, BELGIAN FIVE SEVEN IS FOR PRETENDING OF BE RICH LIKE BLACK GANGSTER OF AMERICAN CITY WITH GOLD CHAINS OF LOW QUALITY AND JEWELS OF COLORED GLASS. WHEN YOU EXPLAIN USE OF BELGIAN FIVE SEVEN PISTOL IS ONLY FOR SHOOT MAN WITH BULLET VEST WITH CARTRIDGE ILLEGAL TO CIVILIAN, THIS MAN HAS NUCLEAR RAGE. WHOLE IDENTITY OF THIS MAN IS SPENT IN PRETEND PISTOL SHOWS HE IS RICH. IS VERY AMUSE.
FOR REST OF WORLD THERE IS 9 MILLIMETERS OF LUGER WHICH IS SAME WOUND FOR COST LESS.