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I am new to this group so I am not entirely familiar with past conversations.

slydr68 comments on Feb 21, 2019:

We will never be able to have good, effective communication while disagreeing on what words mean...step one is to educate, then we have to discuss the Hell out of 'em... Plus, we need to remind them of the history of their own country. FDR was a Democratic Socialist, who was elected to the office...

Krish55 replies on Feb 21, 2019:

Slydr68, The poster is inaccurate. First, "corporate socialism" is merely fascist economic policy. Second, socialism is an umbrella term under which both communism and democratic socialism falls. Compare it to the various forms of Christianity. Those can be very different as can be the various forms of Socialism.

Is Social Democracy a revised version of Socialism by capitalists?

Krish55 comments on Feb 11, 2019:

It emerged to placate the working class in the West at the expense of "Third World" peoples. It succeeded in getting western workers to support capitalism and the intensified imperialism that funded social-democratic programs at home in the West. It is only "half-way" if you ignore the imperialism ...

Krish55 replies on Feb 12, 2019:

@MikeInBatonRouge I was not dismissing the Nordic system. I advocate that for the US also. What I was objecting to was your repeated counterpointing Nordic socialism against the revolutionary socialism that emerged from the victims of imperialism. Many "Third World' countries tried to start on the path to a democratic Nordic-type socialism. They were met by US coups and invasions. To dismiss revolutionary socialism in such situations is a bit of clueless Western privilege. It wasn't the revolutions that were the problem; it was the Western continuous economic blockades, sabotage, and military opposition that caused the degeneration. To discuss socialism, we have to be acquainted with the facts of history. It is a bit infantile to have expected the Chinese and Vietnamese to have developed Nordic-type socialism given their history of being subject to imperialism. Given that and given that no one is advocating revolutionary socialism in the the US, it is simply ahistorical and unnecessary to dismiss revolutionary socialism.

Why men send photos of their genitalia to women - CNN

webbew1 comments on Feb 10, 2019:

Wanna get laid? Don't send a woman a photo of your big dick. Send her a photo of your big bank statement.

Krish55 replies on Feb 11, 2019:

@Moravian False Dichotomy - a common logical fallacy in argumentation. But I realize you were just being funny...

It has just come to my attention that the 26th of January is not only the date Australia celebrates ...

dokala comments on Jan 29, 2019:

RT? Ugh.

Krish55 replies on Jan 30, 2019:

"Ugh" to a closed mind...

Were the 60s Leftists Correct? [counterpunch.org]

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Were they correct? I guess that depends on which leftists you are asking about. The article jumps right into praise for Marxism, and only at the very end mentions other socialist models, all without defining or distinguishing any of them one from another. I often feel that we more-or-less left ...

Krish55 replies on Jan 24, 2019:

1. Capitalism is not an ideal. It is an economic reality. Neoliberalism and libertarianism are capitalist ideologies that try to explain away the inherent problems of capitalism. 2. Different forms of socialism emerge to solve different problems. A Scandinavian solution wasn't possible for Russia 1917, China 1949, or Cuba 1959. 3. You're correct that every society will need some aspects of free enterprise. However, that is different from allowing capitalist accumulation (and its consequent abuses) which is what capitalism engenders. One mistake socialists have made is not differentiating the two.

Bertrand Russell said, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

Krish55 comments on Jan 19, 2019:

You're trying to play logical word games but are exhibiting leaps of logic. Some previous responses illustrate such leaps.How about dealing with some real human issues affecting us now?

Krish55 replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@Danggali Anthropomorphic? Nice big word! How is it relevant here?

Dawn of Agriculture: Worst Mistake EVER?

Krish55 comments on Jan 17, 2019:

True, but it was inevitable given population increase.

Krish55 replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@MoonTiger Diff increase. By 10,000 BC the habitable world was pretty much filled. Pop increased slowly but steadily. No choice but for some to settle if the envir. was amenable to modification. In our modern middle class capitalist world, we think all people make conscious choices. They don't. People just react...

We are closing in on 300 members.

Krish55 comments on Jan 16, 2019:

I'm tired of Alzheimer jokes. BTW, who's eligible to join this 50+ group?

Krish55 replies on Jan 17, 2019:

@yogafan108 Oh yeah I forgot what the name stood for!?

Arab Christians protest 'McJesus' sculpture in Israel | Israel News | Al Jazeera

Doubting comments on Jan 15, 2019:

The artist sees this as a cult like worship of capitalism, and as such one would have thought thinking Christians would embrace it or at least not attack it. But no. The knee jerk reaction of too many Christians to such things is all too common.

Krish55 replies on Jan 16, 2019:

Good theme, but occupied Palestine is not the place for such a sculpture. It belongs in an imperialist capitalist country where it would be a relevant critique.

Border Policy - I keep wondering if it would be (or would have been) possible for the Trump ...

ghettophilosopher comments on Jan 10, 2019:

This is nothing more than a more articulate version of a bad argument: that Mexico is responsible for the integrity of the US border (it's not). Furthermore, it implies that all of the immigrants coming across the border are Mexican citizens (they're not). And lastly, it acts like American ...

Krish55 replies on Jan 10, 2019:

Excellent analysis!

As there is much air being blown at the moment regarding American/Mexican walls and migration ...

SimonCyrene comments on Jan 9, 2019:

Looks like Mr Zimmerman in the left of that photo ?

Krish55 replies on Jan 9, 2019:

Looks like Dylan

Why is it hard to prove whether or not the homo erectus theory for China is valid?

Krish55 comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Did Homo Erectus develop the first viagra?

Krish55 replies on Dec 30, 2018:

That would explain the rise of man…

The Simulation Hypothesis: Evidence from Mental States.

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 12, 2018:

This is mental masturbation lol

Krish55 replies on Dec 12, 2018:

My thoughts precisely!

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HeathenFarmer comments on Nov 11, 2018:

Seems your nation's system has been broken for years from our northern perspective, what is happening now is just its rush to the bottom.

Krish55 replies on Nov 11, 2018:

@MikeInBatonRouge Great commentary , Mike!

Fighting Growing Fascism...[counterpunch.org]

Seeker3CO comments on Nov 3, 2018:

@Krish55 I've never read their work but I'll give it a shot.

Krish55 replies on Nov 3, 2018:

You'll really get an education...

There are posts here about the recent shooting at the synagogue in pittsburgh.

evidentialist comments on Nov 1, 2018:

@genessa -- You make the common mistake of assuming anyone who is not a Jew can understand antisemitism. There are some who can grasp it to a degree, but even indigenous peoples who have been sytematically murdered, driven off their lands, tortured, marginalized, dehumanized/demonized, and suffered...

Krish55 replies on Nov 1, 2018:

Roman Palestine was comprised of more than Judea. The land of the Philistines was also incorporated. The word Palestine is Latin for Philistine. That's why the Romans chose that name. Palestinians are partially descended from the Philistines, Canaanites, and Jews who accepted Jesus and later Muhammad - among other origins.

The Destructiveness of Fundamentalist Capitalism [counterpunch.org]

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Interesting. My biggest concern with placing too much weight in this article's main thrust is that in the U.S. right now, every ideological purity test argument that potentially fractures cooperation between vaguely left-of-center neo-liberals, as they've been dubbed (and who gets lumped into that ...

Krish55 replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@MikeInBatonRouge Chilean democracy was destroyed in 1973 in order to install a dictatorship practicing neoliberalism. Neoliberalism works more subtly in the US. First, it cuts taxes for the rich and then budgets for the public. When the local democratically-elected governments can't function, they are then put under emergency management - composed of businessmen. These are the folks who decided to use poisoned water for Flint. To get free rein for their unpopular practices, neoliberals have to destroy or subvert democracy. I describe this and other examples in my book: The Teacher's Manifesto

The Destructiveness of Fundamentalist Capitalism [counterpunch.org]

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Interesting. My biggest concern with placing too much weight in this article's main thrust is that in the U.S. right now, every ideological purity test argument that potentially fractures cooperation between vaguely left-of-center neo-liberals, as they've been dubbed (and who gets lumped into that ...

Krish55 replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@MikeInBatonRouge Neoliberalism is the movement to dismantle social democracy and bring back capitalism without oversight or reasonable taxation of the rich. Economic history helps us to understand the reactionary phenomena we are dealing with.

October was not a Good Month for the saudis rogue assassination teams.

jlynn37 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

Fuck the Saudis and the camels they rode in on.

Krish55 replies on Nov 1, 2018:

I agree with the first part of your answer, but the second part is racist. These rich bastards drive Bentleys. The issue is class not ethnicity. Also religious fanaticism. Conversely, a lot of good simple people ride camels as how decent, simple people here drive pickup trucks. Let's focus on the privilege that allows the wealthy to engage in criminality...

Today's hike: environmentalists vs. callous hicks

Krish55 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

I appreciate your love of nature. But "hick" is a derogatory term for simple country people. City people also pollute. The concern here is with their disrespect for the environment, not their origins or lack of education.

Krish55 replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@LiterateHiker From Wikipedia: "Though not a term explicitly denoting lower class, some argue that the term degrades impoverished rural people and that "hicks" continue as one of the few groups that can be ridiculed and stereotyped with impunity. In "The Redneck Manifesto," Jim Goad argues that this stereotype has largely served to blind the general population to the economic exploitation of rural areas, specifically in Appalachia, the South, and parts of the Midwest."

Today's hike: environmentalists vs. callous hicks

Krish55 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

I appreciate your love of nature. But "hick" is a derogatory term for simple country people. City people also pollute. The concern here is with their disrespect for the environment, not their origins or lack of education.

Krish55 replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@LiterateHiker "Get over myself"?

Today's hike: environmentalists vs. callous hicks

Krish55 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

I appreciate your love of nature. But "hick" is a derogatory term for simple country people. City people also pollute. The concern here is with their disrespect for the environment, not their origins or lack of education.

Krish55 replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@LiterateHiker Meanings don't come from dictionaries; they come from usage in the world which dictionaries try to capture. Many rural people who don't exhibit the behavior you describe would object to the word you use because of its indiscriminate use by others.

Today's hike: environmentalists vs. callous hicks

Krish55 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

I appreciate your love of nature. But "hick" is a derogatory term for simple country people. City people also pollute. The concern here is with their disrespect for the environment, not their origins or lack of education.

Krish55 replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@LiterateHiker Call them polluters, litterers, despoilers etc. - as a "Literate Hiker," you have a wide variety of nouns at your disposal. Call them whatever is accurate as long as you don't disparage their origins, which is not relevant in the matter. If an offense were committed by urban blacks, you wouldn't use the "N" word...

The Destructiveness of Fundamentalist Capitalism [counterpunch.org]

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Interesting. My biggest concern with placing too much weight in this article's main thrust is that in the U.S. right now, every ideological purity test argument that potentially fractures cooperation between vaguely left-of-center neo-liberals, as they've been dubbed (and who gets lumped into that ...

Krish55 replies on Oct 31, 2018:

What do you consider to be the article's main point?

The Gaza crisis, explained in eight graphics | Middle East Eye

webbew1 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

https://youtu.be/uaBVTtt53FA

Krish55 replies on Oct 26, 2018:

Great song! Who is the group? Where?

Something Greek:[youtube.com]

Marionville comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Any info? What is the story.....?

Krish55 replies on Oct 26, 2018:

The translation is below the song

Why White Americans Love To Claim Native Ancestry | HuffPost

Paracosm comments on Oct 22, 2018:

All possibilities. Or it could really be a part of their ancestry.

Krish55 replies on Oct 22, 2018:

True, but the question was about the desire to claim it…

Today my job had a company wide meeting telling us that 200 people were getting laid off ...

Wellspring comments on Oct 18, 2018:

That's exactly why you should consider starting a business, instead of being an employee

Krish55 replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@Wellspring It's more practical to fight and obtain rights. Employers interested in making a huge profit through low wage jobs have to be fought.

Today my job had a company wide meeting telling us that 200 people were getting laid off ...

Wellspring comments on Oct 18, 2018:

That's exactly why you should consider starting a business, instead of being an employee

Krish55 replies on Oct 18, 2018:

Highly impractical for most people. We need to fight for better working conditions and rights.

Indigenous Suicide in Canada

Green_eyes comments on Oct 16, 2018:

Unfortunately, this is not news. This is a decades olds issue. It’s complicated beyond this short story as only a Canadian would understand. Canada’s First Nations people have suffered for a very long time. They have alcohol related deaths five times the average Canadian. Women suffer violence ...

Krish55 replies on Oct 16, 2018:

They lost Land, which was the source of their livelihood and identity! The comment below explains… But you already know all of this…?

Wealth as Environmental Pathology

shockwaverider comments on Oct 16, 2018:

China and India will quickly surpass our burn rate (pun intended) if they haven't already. I'm worried about surviving Trump. The biggest environmental problem is that we have way too many humans on the planet. The best thing you can do is to not have children of your own. Adopt all you want.

Krish55 replies on Oct 16, 2018:

You're ignoring the context under which people have kids. Five Africans have way less impact that one American. It's not the mere numbers but how they live. Capitalism creates economic insecurity that causes people to have more kids as insurance for when they get old. Socialist governments promote Public Health and birth control. Population is thus one symptom of the environmental problems of capitalism. Most importantly, capitalist rapaciousness directly causes environmental devastation.

Who's Worse: Melania or Hillary?

Green_eyes comments on Oct 14, 2018:

I wouldn’t give any validity to a source known a a radical left conspiracy fear mongering hate rag with connections to Wikileaks.