Ok so I have this dipshit who’s my boss and replies to me on gaybook about linking a zero hedge article disputing oil increases and he replies with this:
May I suggest you cut back on the right-wing fabulist kool-aid.
After reading and re-reading the article you linked from what is clearly a credible source of serious, fact-grounded journalism, I was unable to distill any coherent arguments from the mashup of GOP gibberish. None at all. Perhaps I need to start looking at QAnon sites for the decoder ring to better translate the word salad being offered up.
Bottom line, contrary to the whiny, hyperventilating by the right, the Democratic Party (which I am not particularly fond of either) has no influential strains of “socialist” advocacy. There are some D politicians such as Bernie (feel the burn) who push for policies, which softly lean toward the democratic socialism seen in the Scandinavian countries and much of Europe. However, true socialists (advocates for the means of production etc. being collectivized) are few and far between, and certainly hold no power in today’s Democratic Party. Even Bernie does not want Ben & Jerry’s to be owned by the Government. Most Dems simply want to push back on the predatory capitalism, which has overrun our country, and (what a radical idea) deliver a fairer, more level playing field for everyone in our society, especially people of color who have been systematically disadvantaged.
All of the right’s histrionics about socialism is complete and utter immature bullshit, and entirely unhelpful to our nation actually having an adult, fact-based discussion about whether we have ordered our fundamentally capitalist society in a way that best benefits Americans and our fellow humans around the world.
May I suggest you cut back on the right-wing fabulist kool-aid.
After reading and re-reading the article you linked from what is clearly a credible source of serious, fact-grounded journalism, I was unable to distill any coherent arguments from the mashup of GOP gibberish. None at all. Perhaps I need to start looking at QAnon sites for the decoder ring to better translate the word salad being offered up.
Bottom line, contrary to the whiny, hyperventilating by the right, the Democratic Party (which I am not particularly fond of either) has no influential strains of “socialist” advocacy. There are some D politicians such as Bernie (feel the burn) who push for policies, which softly lean toward the democratic socialism seen in the Scandinavian countries and much of Europe. However, true socialists (advocates for the means of production etc. being collectivized) are few and far between, and certainly hold no power in today’s Democratic Party. Even Bernie does not want Ben & Jerry’s to be owned by the Government. Most Dems simply want to push back on the predatory capitalism, which has overrun our country, and (what a radical idea) deliver a fairer, more level playing field for everyone in our society, especially people of color who have been systematically disadvantaged.
All of the right’s histrionics about socialism is complete and utter immature bullshit, and entirely unhelpful to our nation actually having an adult, fact-based discussion about whether we have ordered our fundamentally capitalist society in a way that best benefits Americans and our fellow humans around the world.
