LWDT V: Completing the Five Thread Plan

[Painisia]

Just recently been at the grocery store. My experience with capitalism is good

[West Leas Oros]

Just recently been at the grocery store. My experience with capitalism is good

A N G E R Y

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Just recently been at the grocery store. My experience with capitalism is good

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[Liriena]

Just recently been at the grocery store. My experience with capitalism is good

Boooooooo

[Pilarcraft]

Just recently been at the grocery store. My experience with capitalism is good

Booo

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Just recently been at the grocery store. My experience with capitalism is good

Booo

Just recently been at the grocery store. My experience with capitalism is good

Boooooooo

Such wow, very creativity

[Liriena]

Booo

Boooooooo

Such wow, very creativity

Mine was longer tho ;3

[Pilarcraft]

Booo

Boooooooo

Such wow, very creativity

Perfection (in this case, Liriena's response) requires no change.

[Painisia]

Such wow, very creativity

Mine was longer tho ;3

Perfect competition. Much like in the capitalist paradise

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Mine was longer tho ;3

Perfect competition. Much like in the capitalist paradise

I live with a bunch of conservatives (forgive them Stalin, for they know not what they are doing.) and even they are admitting that capitalism isn't as great as they once thought.

[Painisia]

Perfect competition. Much like in the capitalist paradise

I live with a bunch of conservatives (forgive them Stalin, for they know not what they are doing.) and even they are admitting that capitalism isn't as great as they once thought.

Pure capitalism is sugar-coated social darwinism

[Dumb Ideologies]

I prefer "Social Justice Knight-Enchanter". We get the Spirit Blade skill, which is absolutely awesome.

I’m a chaotic good, economic justice multi-class rogue and bard, with an extra 2d6 sneak attack damage.

I'm a level 420 MissingNo. with the moves Screech, Explosion, Dream Eater, and Delete The Game

am i doing this right

[Liriena]

Perfect competition. Much like in the capitalist paradise

I live with a bunch of conservatives (forgive them Stalin, for they know not what they are doing.) and even they are admitting that capitalism isn't as great as they once thought.

Same. The past two years or so really changed (and, imho, improved) my way of thinking when it comes to many people who are to my right. From my interactions with them, I get the idea that most people (or, at least, most people who are employees), regardless of where they stand on the political spectrum, can at least tell that there's something messed up with the economic system, even if they are reluctant towards speaking in terms of "capitalism". I think it might be specially true of everyone who is working within a corporate structure and sits near the bottom of it.

[Liriena]

I’m a chaotic good, economic justice multi-class rogue and bard, with an extra 2d6 sneak attack damage.

I'm a level 420 MissingNo. with the moves Screech, Explosion, Dream Eater, and Delete The Game

am i doing this right

[Arbeitersrepublik]

I live with a bunch of conservatives (forgive them Stalin, for they know not what they are doing.) and even they are admitting that capitalism isn't as great as they once thought.

Same. The past two years or so really changed (and, imho, improved) my way of thinking when it comes to many people who are to my right. From my interactions with them, I get the idea that most people (or, at least, most people who are employees), regardless of where they stand on the political spectrum, can at least tell that there's something messed up with the economic system, even if they are reluctant towards speaking in terms of "capitalism". I think it might be specially true of everyone who is working within a corporate structure and sits near the bottom of it.

I think it's a shame that they keep getting suckered into capitalists like Trump who run on promises for the people, but then go on to continue the wars and preserve capitalism. I was a Trump supporter during the election, but his Syria strike last year made me reconsider, and now I'm a commie because I did some hard core reconsidering.

[Ostroeuropa]

A major reason the right wing keeps winning is the dysfunctional nature of the progressive left on issues of sexism and racism. Most people are capable of seeing through their bullshit. It's difficult to convince people to support a party that actively hates their guts and wants them subjected to unfair treatment.

[Painisia]

A major reason the right wing keeps winning is the dysfunctional nature of the progressive left on issues of sexism and racism. Most people are capable of seeing through their bullshit. It's difficult to convince people to support a party that actively hates their guts and wants them subjected to unfair treatment.

Or it`s the tribalistic and polarizing nature of the election campaigns. Especially in the age of social media

[Firaxin]

A major reason the right wing keeps winning is the dysfunctional nature of the progressive left on issues of sexism and racism. Most people are capable of seeing through their bullshit. It's difficult to convince people to support a party that actively hates their guts and wants them subjected to unfair treatment.

Or it`s the tribalistic and polarizing nature of the election campaigns. Especially in the age of social media

Why not both?

[Ostroeuropa]

A major reason the right wing keeps winning is the dysfunctional nature of the progressive left on issues of sexism and racism. Most people are capable of seeing through their bullshit. It's difficult to convince people to support a party that actively hates their guts and wants them subjected to unfair treatment.

Or it`s the tribalistic and polarizing nature of the election campaigns. Especially in the age of social media

Doesn't line up with the figures.

Millenials are heavily socialist according to polls, but the Democrats have lost about 10 points with them over the last year due to Millenial Whites deciding to back the republicans en masse. This hasn't occured with Millenial Racial Minorities, and White Male Millenials are most likely to back the republicans.

It's enough to have put the Democrats at risk of losing the mid terms.

[Painisia]

Or it`s the tribalistic and polarizing nature of the election campaigns. Especially in the age of social media

Doesn't line up with the figures.

Millenials are heavily socialist according to polls, but the Democrats have lost about 10 points with them over the last year due to Millenial Whites deciding to back the republicans en masse. This hasn't occured with Millenial Racial Minorities, and White Male Millenials are most likely to back the republicans.

It's enough to have put the Democrats at risk of losing the mid terms.

But why does everybody insist on a "blue wave" in this midterm election?

[Liriena]

Same. The past two years or so really changed (and, imho, improved) my way of thinking when it comes to many people who are to my right. From my interactions with them, I get the idea that most people (or, at least, most people who are employees), regardless of where they stand on the political spectrum, can at least tell that there's something messed up with the economic system, even if they are reluctant towards speaking in terms of "capitalism". I think it might be specially true of everyone who is working within a corporate structure and sits near the bottom of it.

I think it's a shame that they keep getting suckered into capitalists like Trump who run on promises for the people, but then go on to continue the wars and preserve capitalism. I was a Trump supporter during the election, but his Syria strike last year made me reconsider, and now I'm a commie because I did some hard core reconsidering.

Tbf, a lot has been written in the past couple years, after the whole "disenfranchized white working class gave us Trump" media zeitgeist dissipated, about how the core of Trump's support doesn't really come from what we might call the proletariat, but from the petty bourgeoisie (or, to put it in non-Marxist terms, not the working poor, but the suburban mid-upper and upper class).

We are all vulnerable to getting suckered into voting against our own interests over a wedge issue or a simplistic, comforting lie, but those who are really negatively affected by the socioeconomic awfulness of capitalist grifters like Trump won't stay undyingly loyal to them unless they are kept insulated from the truth of it. Which is why I'm deeply concerned by the rise of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Mass media is already monopolized enough as it is, without adding in a monopoly over local news outlets.

[Ostroeuropa]

"Two years ago, young white people favored Democrats over Republicans for Congress by a margin of 47 to 33 percent," reports Reuters, but "that gap vanished by this year, with 39 percent supporting each party."

The outlier here is white male millennials, who do actually show a strong tilt rightward.

In 2016, young white men favored Democrats 48 percent to 36 percent
This year, they preferred Republican candidates to Democrats by 46 to 37 percent

https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/30/mill ... -democrats

[Arbeitersrepublik]

A major reason the right wing keeps winning is the dysfunctional nature of the progressive left on issues of sexism and racism. Most people are capable of seeing through their bullshit. It's difficult to convince people to support a party that actively hates their guts and wants them subjected to unfair treatment.

Or it`s the tribalistic and polarizing nature of the election campaigns. Especially in the age of social media

It seems these days people only care about "triggering le libtards" or "smashing le russkie republicans".
This tribalism is encouraged to keep the working class divided. This pattern started with Obama, establishment vs "populist". It was Obama that was the populist, and MCcain was the establishment, now it has flipped. This act will keep America capitalist for at least the next generation.

[Ostroeuropa]

Doesn't line up with the figures.

Millenials are heavily socialist according to polls, but the Democrats have lost about 10 points with them over the last year due to Millenial Whites deciding to back the republicans en masse. This hasn't occured with Millenial Racial Minorities, and White Male Millenials are most likely to back the republicans.

It's enough to have put the Democrats at risk of losing the mid terms.

But why does everybody insist on a "blue wave" in this midterm election?

For the same reasons they wouldn't shut the fuck up with the triumphalist nonsense during the Clinton primary and campaign, they don't like Trump and the media is full of hacks who are in hoc to the status quo, and they're part of this weird cultish mentality where they think just angrily demanding everyone go along with what they insist is cool and hip is a sufficient standin for actual policies and campaigning properly.

See; The Clinton Campaign.

[Jackania yugo]

Why don't we combine communism/socialism with capitalism, then we can all be happy!