▲ 251 ▼ House votes to condemn socialism, with 8 Democrats joining Republicans (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 6 days ago (2 children) Great so the U.S. military is no longer? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago Public sectors of capitalist economies are not socialist. Since they are owned by a capitalist state, the state is ultimately bought in to having the public sector facilitate the expansion of capital. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) Don't give them any ideas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) Genuinely curious, are you trying to say the abolition of the US military would be a bad thing? The number one polluting entity in the entire world, and the main mechanism for enforcing US imperialism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) idk, I think I might have responded to the wrong comment actually the parent makes no sense to my comment that I can see. As to your question, there is 0 chance of the most powerful military disbanding. And if they did some other dickheads would take their place. I am against almost every thing the military has done in my life yes. We have bad leadership. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) I'm more hopeful, the US military will likely dissolve within a human lifetime. The US Empire is in clear decay, and maintaining such a huge military presence is enormously expensive. It only makes sense as long as it regularly ensures superprofits from imperialism, but with the rise of China and south-south trade, Statesian profits are shrinking. AI is becoming an all-in bet by the frightened and desparate capitalist class of the US, but this is headed for a similar crash like the .com bubble. With high expenses and a drop in profits, the military becomes unsustainable. We are already seeing the impact of this in the Iran war. Meanwhile, there is nobody with both the means and the drive to replace the US Empire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Oh yeah, the US is building on a default on it's obligations, which will trigger a collapse. We've long known this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago Agreed! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago Public sectors of capitalist economies are not socialist. Since they are owned by a capitalist state, the state is ultimately bought in to having the public sector facilitate the expansion of capital. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) Don't give them any ideas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) Genuinely curious, are you trying to say the abolition of the US military would be a bad thing? The number one polluting entity in the entire world, and the main mechanism for enforcing US imperialism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) idk, I think I might have responded to the wrong comment actually the parent makes no sense to my comment that I can see. As to your question, there is 0 chance of the most powerful military disbanding. And if they did some other dickheads would take their place. I am against almost every thing the military has done in my life yes. We have bad leadership. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) I'm more hopeful, the US military will likely dissolve within a human lifetime. The US Empire is in clear decay, and maintaining such a huge military presence is enormously expensive. It only makes sense as long as it regularly ensures superprofits from imperialism, but with the rise of China and south-south trade, Statesian profits are shrinking. AI is becoming an all-in bet by the frightened and desparate capitalist class of the US, but this is headed for a similar crash like the .com bubble. With high expenses and a drop in profits, the military becomes unsustainable. We are already seeing the impact of this in the Iran war. Meanwhile, there is nobody with both the means and the drive to replace the US Empire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Oh yeah, the US is building on a default on it's obligations, which will trigger a collapse. We've long known this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago Agreed! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 child) Genuinely curious, are you trying to say the abolition of the US military would be a bad thing? The number one polluting entity in the entire world, and the main mechanism for enforcing US imperialism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) idk, I think I might have responded to the wrong comment actually the parent makes no sense to my comment that I can see. As to your question, there is 0 chance of the most powerful military disbanding. And if they did some other dickheads would take their place. I am against almost every thing the military has done in my life yes. We have bad leadership. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) I'm more hopeful, the US military will likely dissolve within a human lifetime. The US Empire is in clear decay, and maintaining such a huge military presence is enormously expensive. It only makes sense as long as it regularly ensures superprofits from imperialism, but with the rise of China and south-south trade, Statesian profits are shrinking. AI is becoming an all-in bet by the frightened and desparate capitalist class of the US, but this is headed for a similar crash like the .com bubble. With high expenses and a drop in profits, the military becomes unsustainable. We are already seeing the impact of this in the Iran war. Meanwhile, there is nobody with both the means and the drive to replace the US Empire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Oh yeah, the US is building on a default on it's obligations, which will trigger a collapse. We've long known this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago Agreed! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 point 4 days ago (1 child) idk, I think I might have responded to the wrong comment actually the parent makes no sense to my comment that I can see. As to your question, there is 0 chance of the most powerful military disbanding. And if they did some other dickheads would take their place. I am against almost every thing the military has done in my life yes. We have bad leadership. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) I'm more hopeful, the US military will likely dissolve within a human lifetime. The US Empire is in clear decay, and maintaining such a huge military presence is enormously expensive. It only makes sense as long as it regularly ensures superprofits from imperialism, but with the rise of China and south-south trade, Statesian profits are shrinking. AI is becoming an all-in bet by the frightened and desparate capitalist class of the US, but this is headed for a similar crash like the .com bubble. With high expenses and a drop in profits, the military becomes unsustainable. We are already seeing the impact of this in the Iran war. Meanwhile, there is nobody with both the means and the drive to replace the US Empire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Oh yeah, the US is building on a default on it's obligations, which will trigger a collapse. We've long known this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago Agreed! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) I'm more hopeful, the US military will likely dissolve within a human lifetime. The US Empire is in clear decay, and maintaining such a huge military presence is enormously expensive. It only makes sense as long as it regularly ensures superprofits from imperialism, but with the rise of China and south-south trade, Statesian profits are shrinking. AI is becoming an all-in bet by the frightened and desparate capitalist class of the US, but this is headed for a similar crash like the .com bubble. With high expenses and a drop in profits, the military becomes unsustainable. We are already seeing the impact of this in the Iran war. Meanwhile, there is nobody with both the means and the drive to replace the US Empire. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Oh yeah, the US is building on a default on it's obligations, which will trigger a collapse. We've long known this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago Agreed! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 child) Oh yeah, the US is building on a default on it's obligations, which will trigger a collapse. We've long known this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago Agreed! permalink fedilink source parent
