[–] 19 points 2 days ago*

I think you're right, that could be deterrence. However, if you're at the point where nearly all of your head of state's security forces are compromised, you're at a point where you could probably compromise the nuclear operators too.

My main point is that technological systems and powerful weapons do not automatically overcome or safeguard the human element.

Edit: Maduro would still be in Venezuela if the human element in his security were strong, even without nukes. And he might be in a US dungeon if the human element were weak, even if he had nukes.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 days ago (9 children)

    Honestly, not sure nukes would've helped in this case. They did a special forces raid that clearly had significant help from the inside. Only the Cuban special forces resisted the invasion.

    If you have traitors helping the imperialist, they'd just seize control of the nukes or would've disconnect Maduro from being able to launch them.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    Is it controlled, if they came to that opinion on their own?

    They came to this opinion on their own, from what I understand. They're not an op they just suck. Even SEP (Socialist Equality Party. The trot, extreme sectarian formation that runs the World Socialist Website) is better than them. ACP might be better than them too.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    A couple years ago an SWP person showed up at a local city council meeting where I live.

    We (coalition of a few pro-BDS orgs) were trying to get the city council to commit to not investing in Israel and to passing a ceasefire resolution.

    The SWP person showed up to call us anti-semites

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Had a tooth pulled this summer cuz it got broken in an accident.

    Felt much better after getting it pulled. Only thing that sucks is the first dentist I went to trying to pull and bait and switch (fuck Aspen dental)

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  • [–] 11 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

    Engels' Dialectics of Nature. Some of the science has been superceded but pay attention to the method.

    Fanon's Wretched of the Earth is a good text to check out too. It's not about dialectics but is an excellent application of dialectics

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