Yeah, it is an interesting discussion, and to hear a world leader speak with an actual coherent ideological vision is crazy when I think about what I hear in the states.

I think it's probably just a product of the US has no intention of reconciling any of the contradictions of capitalism, and that leads to this kind of "if we believe in each other, we can do this" platitudes.

Whereas Stalin wasn't hindered by capitalism for the Soviet state project, or whatever you wanna call it. So you kind of get like a genuine assessment of what these systems of oppression are doing and what the west is accomplishing or failing to accomplish. Hope you're enjoying it.

Ah, shit, yeah. I just fixed it.

There's a lot to know about Stalin, I guess. I think it's interesting in analyzing the historical forces, etc. But ultimately, he's just a man. Not sure if the cosmic classification of good guys or bad guys is too useful. I do recommend this interview, very accessible and good info.

"But surely, no capitalist would ever agree to the complete abolition of unemployment, to the abolition of the reserve army of unemployed, the purpose of which is to bring pressure on the labour market, to ensure a supply of cheap labour. Here you have one of the rents in the "planned economy" of bourgeois society. Furthermore, planned economy presupposes increased output in those branches of industry which produce goods that the masses of the people need particularly. But you know that the expansion of production under capitalism takes place for entirely different motives, that capital flows into those branches of economy in which the rate of profit is highest. You will never compel a capitalist to incur loss to himself and agree to a lower rate of profit for the sake of satisfying the needs of the people. Without getting rid of the capitalists, without abolishing the principle of private property in the means of production, it is impossible to create planned economy."

-Joseph Stalin Marxism Versus Liberalism

In this economy?

Ha! Room temp is probably more accurate. Can't stand leaving those damn condensation rings from the can everywhere.

Watched The People Under the Stairs recently. Honestly, really good. Pretty explicitly leftist, and just a well done movie.

Interesting, didn't know that. I usually see michelob ultra in the low carb crowd.

Warm PBR. A good Friday, comrades.

That show did a good job, but it still felt weird sometimes. Like, two kids were geniuses? And the eldest was at a private school? It was good, with some really relatable parts, but like Hal worked a desk job. I dunno.

As a white, poor, rural illinoisan, I can say this show did being in that situation pretty well. Their house was bigger than ours and their family smaller, but still.

Pretty cozy day, comrades. Snowing, kid napping on my wife, I'm watching her play Pokemon Snap and reading one of my Christmas books.

I always just smoke cigarettes with my chud relatives and talk about how Bill Gates is a population control guy and all of the elites are pedophiles. It's more tolerable than my lib family members justifying Obiden war crimes, generally.

Oh, thanks. Looks like they upped the child tax credit, and paid it monthly in advance as opposed to at tax time. I think, at least.

I am in Hell, and Charlie Kirk is the devil.

Does anyone know what this damn child tax credit is? I have a child, am I receiving my credit? What does this credit do?

Holidays have been rough for this for me as well. I have a six month old, unvaxxed family, and people were still upset with me that we're not going to Christmas.

My dear mother was very understanding, at least. Hopefully they take it alright, comrade. Shit just socks, no real good solution for everyone.

Voting is fun. My voting site is in a municipal building that also houses the water departments back hoe, pretty cool. But how can you think just more of these people will the solve the problem these people are creating, lmao?

God, that's a lot of dropouts. I'm sure you passed, and then you'll be done with it. I weirdly did learn a lot in the course, it was just a struggle. If outta assembly and discreet, I hope it's downhill from here.

Is this your assembly class? Shit was brutal when I was getting my degree. I did kinda like the class, but my prof was really nice.