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Ben King

2 years

Geography of neoliberal beliefs/pathologies: Impacts of Neoliberal hegemony over time: Resource collections: Neoliberalism as neocolonialism: Neoliberalism & climate change:

Neoliberalism as neocolonialism | cscomplexity

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Ben King

@Grimeandreason

7 years

Thread of some pretty messed up trends that neoliberalism directly or indirectly cause or exacerbate. NL's love quantitative data, so...

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Ben King

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Fuck, Gen Z is a riot. The new owner of the bar I work at is currently arguing with multiple staff members in the group chat about closing times, pay, & other stuff. Like, they're *laughing* at him, saying he should know X, Y, Z, that they won't do more work for same pay, etc

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It's fucking incredible lmao. I saw it all start, and inwardly gasped at the tone. Had to mute notifications. Just looked: 26 messages. I'm from a generation with vestigial expectations of submissive civility toward bosses, so while I speak out, I'm still civil. So.. wow lol.

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@GE0RGESANT0S Oh, I'm all for giving it to bosses.

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What is happening at Boeing is happening in every industry. A general trend toward financialisation & hedge fund culture that sees only numbers, not peoples lives or wellbeing. It's just that aviation has a way of making the corruption impossible to hide. It's the dead canary.

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@user34690967821 Do you often make up people to get angry at?

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The guy Elon is roasting, who doesn't know if he has a job right now or not, is a working class Icelander with muscular dystrophy who sold his company to Twitter in such a way as to pay back the most tax, in thanks for the support he's received, thus winning multiple PotY awards.

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there’s no reason to treat someone like this just an absolutely horrible person

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@M1nAung If we are going to achieve systemic change, filters will have to go.

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@OprahDid911 R/antiwork helped a lot, too.

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@MichaelDWGJR @STARCHAS3R It's a settler colonial ideology that was opposed by a majority of Jews at the time, and many to this day. It laid claim to land based on extremely old historical claims, and led to the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes to which they have been denied return ever since.

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@_jacobpattonado Fuck it..

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@BlaireMegaFag @Azealiaskuntt Yeah, and when Italians and Irish migrated to the US, they were considered non-White. Because race is a construct and constructs change.

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@M1nAung Can they, though? They've never been enough for systemic change. Also, "rudeness" is in the eye of the oppressor. Simple calls for justice can be described as rude in almost any context.

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@GBI_GA You planted this, didn't you? He didn't fire, and your colleagues murdered him.

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@pearlythingz This is psychotic. Have you considered what happens when children see parents love and respect each other as equal partners? Is that just too alien a concept for you?

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I've read half an article about the guy, and I'm already 100% sure he's x1000 the person Musk is. And Musk is stringing him along and mocking him for internet clout. Just deeply embarrassing, bullying behavior. How does anyone still defend the guy?

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@bbcweather YAY GLOBAL WARMING! TODAY'S THE DAY FOR SOME VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO DIE! BREAK OUT THE STREAMERS, LOU!

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@IdiopathicPain @briggityboppity "I brought you some chili" "Oh, I'm allergic, but I'm sure my friends would like it." Done.

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@MacAndDennis1 @lslothuus There are millions incarcerated and used as slaves. Police kill with impunity. Black share of wealth has flatlined for decades. Life expectancy, healthcare, education, home ownership, debt, etc all have huge racial variations. Systemically, the US is worse if anything.

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@MajorArachnid_1 For sure. I do two part time jobs, each paying 30-40 an hour, so I work half the hours most people do. Why the fuck would I waste most of my life making surplus labour for someone's else's benefit?

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@theserfstv @carterforva Here ya go, peeps.

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Ben King

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"Still think Hillary is worse?!" is short for "I still don't understand people were warning that failing neoliberalism would bring fascism".

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You know what would be a huge propaganda win for Russia? If their hackers wiped US student debt. Just putting it out there lol.

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@prionline_ Just because it's gruelling & repetitive doesn't mean it can't be skilled. And it doesn't mean you can't appreciate the skill, especially if it's something novel you'd not considered. Honestly, was this worth yet another intra-left snark? Are there not more important matters?

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*chefs kiss*

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@USAmbOSCE So you oppose Israeli settlements then?

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Ben King

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@kitsaoc @AndyMilder @teetimetoddy @BRW91 @glen_burchett @RealJamesWoods Wearing make up or a dress is a life altering decision? Dang. Better stop little kids playing dress up then..

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@MmeScience @Yair_Rosenberg @jk_rowling

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Wow. Just straight up admits that the US strategy is to install fascists across South America.

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@Jo_el37 @edgarrmcgregor They're the only things? What about moving to less water intensive crops? Banning golf courses and lawns? A hundred other potential measures?

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@diamente11 @ReiMurasame You think Asia's image would be better if they adopted fascist ideology about gender?

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Ben King

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If you're USian & you whine about China wrt climate change to feel better, know that per capita their emissions are still a fraction of yours, the US military is the single biggest polluter globally, & that US bases are often the single biggest polluter in developing countries.

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@Famixofpower @OprahDid911 That.. lends credence to my point?

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@AaronMLB @RussiawithoutBS @fanfare100 @StockViking Capitalism has literally created a 6th mass extinction, potentially runaway climate change, a colonial empire, a neocolonial empire, been complicit in numerous genocides, coups, and wars.. *Absolutely nothing* compares in terms of damage & suffering. But it's your culture, so..

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Ben King

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@thucydiplease I actually did say this to my doctor. "How am I meant to not suffer anxiety when I intimately know the existential risk everyone in charge is putting us in, & why none of them will listen until it's too late?"

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Hillary's team knew all about Trump's connections to Epstein, but chose to ignore them because of Bill Clinton's, and others, connections to him. That's a fucking abhorrent situation, and utterly inexcusable, for her, her team, and this corrupt system as a whole.

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@girlziplocked Most people in the international development field know neoliberalism is fucking the planet, & is detrimental to human development, but because they pay their wages, no one will call them out for fear of losing funding. "If we do that, we won't be able to do the good we do do".

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@Lo_La_Lib Please point to a single example of this happening. Meanwhile, there are literally dozens of high profile examples of liberals siding with fascists to put down socialists, going back to when socialism first became a thing.

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@jasonzchristie @JohnnyAkzam Government is forcing companies to *not* pay for externalities? Have you thought this through for even a second?

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It's time to start calling the US a fascist state.

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Betsy DeVos to Schools: Call ICE on Undocumented Children

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There's something oh so neoliberal about Russian cats being banned from competition, Russian translations & events being cancelled, internet services restricting access from Russia, Fifa removing the Russian soccer teams from a game.. ..but Russia's gas is exempt from sanctions.

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@EZLVSZ @ruima You know US companies get these things too, right?

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@footylad6969 @thatalicewu You have a amart phone? You use the internet? Congrats. You're already monitored to the extent that you fear, for the sake of advertising. Wanna protest government? You're monitored for that already, too. They just dont care if you die or kill others through stupidity.

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@scarmine34 @s_ridenour @MarshallProj @NC5 This was the argument they used in Nazi Germany to justify killing disabled people.

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@clarissamehler @TheTattooedProf One of these people is not like the others.

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@sniffAV @IdaCanard @Miami_Rebelde @MinorityWEAreNT @FOX2now Yep. They literally grouped together and pushed forcefully back against the police line. They did nothing.

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@tj4lfe @coldtakesonly Saying you're a socialists just opens so many doors, huh?

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@realNelsonPaul This is what it looks like. The bare facts of the exchanges is enough to know Musk is being a massive prick.

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@evil_splorp @dellcam If you did that with everything, it would literally take weeks out of every year. Dont act like the system isn't fucked just coz youbhavent got fucked yet. Your turn will come.

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The moral of the story? Managers are expendable, and when they are expended, workers work better, are happier, and are more effective.

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People struggle to accept the idea that so many "moderate liberals" would rather vote for a fascist than a leftist.

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The sensation tonight of “Oh my, there are a LOT more conservative votes out there than we thought!” is one I’ve felt again and again since 2016 (Trump & Brexit). Somehow we are still always surprised.

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@sniffAV @IdaCanard @Miami_Rebelde @MinorityWEAreNT @FOX2now If these were black folk, they'd have been maced and hit in a second.

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@HarvardCentrist Hi, I'd like to have a civil debate with you. Q: How do "centrists" explain away the fact that during the last few decades of "centrist" political, economic, & cultural hegemony, we have seen the emergence of a sixth mass extinction, & are now on the brink of climate breakdown?

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"I don't get it. Why are they confessing?" "They're not confessing. They're bragging."

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@jessgill03 You know the "trains on time" is a reference to the ideology you just used in that meme to depict baddies, right?

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@jjay75j @bcole358 @Harryslaststand Everything about this tweet is wrong, sorry. People are worse of financially, a lot worse off, and there is not a single reason why the pay ration of CEO:lowest paid employee has gone from 30:1 to over 300:1. It's greed, pure and simple.

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The amount of coverage in mainstream media of protests abroad is broadly proportional to the level of western involvement in fomenting dissent, not the scale or level of brutality involved.

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@micahcohen @SenWarren You should be embarrassed about this graph.

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@OwenJones84 @AyoCaesar Even if the only crime capitalism was guilty of was the sixth mass extinction, that alone would make it the most destructive ideology in human history. And that's before adding colonial & neocolonial empire, numerous genocides, coups, & wars, slavery, & *potentially runaway CC*.

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@danielhoughton @elonmusk @anothercohen @iamharaldur Awesome all round? The dude just publicly belittled and mocked an employee for no reason, then backtracked when he realized how much it would cost him.

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@spawnofKahn @attackerman @LoariderPlus @bigblackjacobin Funding extremist groups to ensure it turned into a years long brutal war isn't "inaction".

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@mwgbanks @gnuseibeh @Jeremy_Hunt Why do you have a grudging respect for someone deemed the devil incarnate across much of the world? The guy has the blood of millions on his hands. He's literally the world's biggest living war criminal.

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Venezuela is in crisis in large part because of the covert economic war the US is helping wage on the country. For oil. GTFO with this shit.

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Today is quite the news day for Obamas legacy. The coup in Brazil he supported has led to fascism, and the oil production boom and sabotaging of climate action he oversaw is shown as likely to contribute to utter destruction. Fuck your 'Vote Blue No Matter Who', US liberals.

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@BinksMagnus @BoomEruption He gives in to the temptation of the ring. That's hardly cookie cutter goodie.

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Oh. My. God. Capitalism is literally trying to kill most of humanity, and there's nothing you can say that will convince me otherwise at this point. And if your response to that is to reflexively slam socialism, ask yourself, what the fuck has happened to your brain?

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@afrolefty Are you alright? Does NATO have your family hostage right now?

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@lolo_kline Seven Nation Army has one of the most recognizable basslines in music history.

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You can tell climate scientists never understood politics, because they spent the last three decades telling the rich & powerful that poor people would disproportionately suffer. They weren't wrong, but they shoulda led with, "your luxury lifestyle will be rendered impossible."

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@akanbitomjoe @mrwtffacts Another way of looking at it is he shared that wealth around instead of hoarding it. Garbagemen earn decent money, anyway.

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Quick story. I worked in a uni bookshop once. A manager, and four new staff including me. About 3 months into the job, our boss was caught..

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"Every American who cannot or does not work a full-time job doesn't deserve to have a roof over their head or keep the lights on" This is literally what you are saying by using the word "if", @KamalaHarris . Kinda gives away the shallowness of your "principles".

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Every American deserves to have a roof over their head and keep the lights on if they work a full-time job.

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@IdiopathicPain @briggityboppity And where does publicly hounding people who did a nice thing fall on that scale? Personally, I think it's way more offensive.

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@WhyIsKorisTaken @OwenJones84 There's so much evidence floating around, it makes me question how you've missed it.

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@chikkiepotpie @MLevineReports @PierreTABC @JackDate @AaronKatersky That makes zero sense. The police are major trump supporters. If the guy was Muslim, *then* they would be publicly parading the photos.

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I don't care if she isn't perfect. As if that'd ever be an option. I care if she's actually sincere. If @marwilliamson is willing to do what's needed to pass this stuff by EO - including utilizing a popular movement - then I hope she wins every bit as much as I did Sanders.

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If you’re wondering why Marianne Williamson is blowing up on TikTok and actually gaining support:

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@mwgbanks @gnuseibeh @Jeremy_Hunt Why does it take that long to write "brown people mean less to me than white people?"

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I fucking hate the way liberals just remain deathly silent about this shit. They know they can't defend it, so they act like it doesn't exist.

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in his commencement speech at Morehouse Genocide Joe Biden just said: "I was there [in Israel] nine days after [October 7] and saw pictures of them tying a mother and daughter in a rope, pouring kerosene on them, burning them, and watching as they died.” these photos don't exist

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Fucking reporter just asked a protester why they "stormed" the offices *angry* "We didn't "storm" them. It's a public space, door was open"

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@lilith_backup @cityafreaks In the decade prior to US sanctions, Venezuela quadrupled their GDP, and oversaw an explosion in human development metrics praised by the UN. Show me a right wing government anywhere that can boast the same.

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@JolyonMaugham @beck_smith So where were you for the last decade at least railing against the enmity shown to the poor and disabled and non-White? You think the left hold enmity for injustice, and that's bad, but the right don't show enmity in killing the poor and getting rich? Is that about it?

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Give it the fuck up already. Its 2020. We know the "spreading democracy" nonsense is BS.

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For decades, the U.S. has been an advocate for democracy abroad. This year’s presidential vote, perhaps more than any other, is testing the strength of the values America promotes around the world.

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@DrewPavlou How can you still not have deleted this? The next sentence is right there.

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At least ten numbers, and email.

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Lord Mandelson has urged Sir Keir Starmer to be bold in reforming public services without “huge expenditure of money”. Mandelson, one of Sir Tony Blair’s closest allies in government, has warned against seeing spending as a measure of ambition

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They massively got behind Sanders because he actually gave a shit about them. They watched as the DNC fucked him sideways. They listened as the DNC said they didn't give a shit about them. And now liberals act shocked, offended & betrayed that support didn't show? G.T.F.O.H.

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@AugerLou @chrislhayes Your democracy was already broken. Hence Trump, & y'all allowing your imperialist leaders to lie their way to 1.5 million dead innocents.

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@AdamShortCom @LogKa11 Dismissing bonded debt slavery as being offered in peace is pretty sick, dude.

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@ShelleyGldschmt @kthalps Does that fear justify committing genocide and ethnic cleansing?

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@wilfriedboh If the economy hasn't crashed by then, you'll be just in time to lose a bunch of it.

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@thereallisa @nowthisnews It was just a straight up stream of casual racism at one point.

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@taytay3593 @clooney1221 @Irish016206 @Jim_Jordan @CNN Contacting lots of people to comprehensively investigate news.. Yep. Definitely something that fake news producers do.

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Corbyn is so self-evidently more honest & decent than almost any other MP in my lifetime, down to the lowest expenses. Which makes it all the more scary how effective propaganda campaign was, & how pathetic Corbyn & the platformed Left were in defending themselves & each other.

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@rorybaust @Kaimandante Socialism works until the US assassinates the leaders, wages economic war to foment dissent, and establishes death squads to ensure the people don't rise up and choose the socialism they prefer again.

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It didn't "lift them out of poverty". It provided a statistical blip that is already over.

Pramila Jayapal

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Last year, stimulus checks alone lifted 11.7 million Americans out of poverty. That’s a big deal. Now, imagine what we can accomplish by passing the Build Back Better plan, which will deliver affordable child care, universal pre-k, paid leave, and so much more. Let’s do this.

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@elmorse @jduffyrice Keep stanning for the powerful. I'll stand with those brave enough to call out neoliberal royalty, cheers. The Clinton's have been front & centre of the US war on terror that's left untold numbers of Muslims dead. And she went for a fucking photo op. How can you defend that?

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I feel like the whole Dore, AOC thing is way missing the point. AOC and the rest shouldn't vote for Pelosi because she's Pelosi. That's it. What other reason do you need? If they were actually fighting, there wouldnt be this pointless sideline of bickering over tactics.

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@clauderivest @KWroz @CBCAlerts @CBC The idea that western countries can even have independent public media is hilarious.

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@willConnolly__ @DomLabour Good job, my man. FWIW, the punch and the tackle did more harm to the guy than your egg. You took one for the team, and I salute you.

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The DNC went 0-38 on their targets. The DSA went 28-2 on theirs. Come on, Liberals. I know you know sports. What do these records say?

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@Crayist @mattison_howard @space_leninist It'd inc. colonialism, (slavery/genocides across multiple continents + all Soviet WW2 deaths), neocolonialism (wars, coups, genocides, pogroms etc supported by west 1945 onward), all starvation due to price shocks, forced subsidy removal & artificial scarcity, climate change...

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