If I recall, he referenced China's supposed genocide of Uyghurs and implying the surveillance system in China is a part of doing so. So he's buying into the propoganda that China is genociding Uyghurs, and the notion that China and the US' surveillance are two equally bad evils.

I wish them success.

Just like Drake. /s

I think this is a good policy change. I think starting a higher respect for people who have incorrect ideas will help educate, and hopefully, this also encourages asking questions when one doesn't understand something. I see myself needing to err more on asking questions when not having a good analysis, so I appreciate this being made.

Guess their roommate has never heard of challenge pissing.

Nice. Is this the 3rd time Ben has gone on the Deprogram now?

Same thing I'm thinking, maybe they see Israel and its "ceasefire" with Hamas as a positive, along with the decapitatiob strikes and conflicts Israel keeps provoking. It seems as very bad strategy, the US population isn't as supportive of massacring people, so they would likely see far more internal antagonisms to itself. Very idealist thinking, but it is capitalism, so I suppose it makes sense.

Does anyone know of a dictionary of Marxist terms and concepts? Found one from around 70 years ago, but it isn't as detailed as I'd like. I'm wanting to have something like this to bring around with me to jog my memory talking about politics.

If nobody has anything else, I may just make it myself and post it as some sort of collaborative thing, though I'd need to make the time for it.

Me reading Yuri: How don't they see they both are madly in love with each other??? It's so obvious!

Me IRL: Huh this person keeps complimenting and flirting with me, surley they just do this to everyone. :clueless:

Neither of the "one or two" issues that are more important isn't the genocide in Gaza to him. Thinking back to (my little knowledge of the bombing of) Yugoslavia and to my remembrance he did similar this same neoliberal media obscuration to try and stop coverage of the crimes the US and israel are committing in Palestine.

Also,

“I have lived a life dedicated to antifascism, antiracism and anti-Nazism. I think that racism and antisemitism are a long scourge on our society and a long scourge on our politics, and I think it has no place in our world.”

Will say he's antiracist, antifascist, and against antisemitism, and then keeps continuing to support the US givernement who have been doing crimes in these categories for up to centuries. The power of "working in the system" of capitalist electorism doesn't work as a main strategy, as the capitalists and their dogs will only let in and promote those who are truly for the capitalists.

To this last point I make, I am still confused as to whether or not Bernie truly believes in his ideology, in fighting for a "softer" form of capitalism. My view that seems most correct is that he truly believes in the US as a force for good, as he surley is influenced mostly through the same capitalist media's most people the US, and surrounded by like minded liberals who reinforce is ideology. It's mainly a struggle in my mind on how one could view all these horrors and crimes the USA commits against people worldwide, to seemingly have a higher understanding of politics and what is going on, and still believe in the Neoliberal "end of history" lie, still believe that these crimes are justified.

But at what cost????? ($2.50 per watt.)

Oh no! Anyways...

Unrelated but I've lost most my retirement fund and my children's college fund. Anyways, gonna go put my remaining money in TF2 skins.