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A thread that shows the march towards extreme right wing radicalization for one specific person.
https://twitter.com/gwensnyderPHL/st...61831118000128
A thread that shows the march towards extreme right wing radicalization for one specific person.
Well the problem isn't capitalism per se, but the fact that certain individuals have managed to concentrate enough wealth and power to rewrite the rules to their advantage, thus enabling them to shut out competitors and keep raking in profits through rent extraction alone, even if their actual services are dogshit. You can kind of see this happening in real time with companies like Google and Facebook, because hard as it might be to remember now, it wasn't so long ago that these were genuinely innovative companies whose services were really loved and appreciated by the people who used them. They didn't achieve this because there was some kind of special sauce or entrepreneurial brilliance at work, they did it because they grew up in a competitive landscape that forced them to stay ahead of their rivals if they wanted to stay alive. Nowadays, they don't have all that much competition to worry about which means that they no longer need to bother improving their services, people will continue to use them simply because they don't have much of a choice, any attempts to create a rival search engine or social network is a complete non-starter these days and would get you laughed out of every VC meeting.
A simple example would be WWE.
Back in the 80s and 90s when they actually had to try to get an audience (due to local wrestling shows and rival WCW) they were at their best. Now though their lazy and mediocre due to having no competition whilst also having devastated the American wrestling scene since they crushed any competition, as such theres no more resources for them to work with.
Also, sounds like things went swimmingly in Italy and France, and with the likely re-election of Trump, we march closer to a unified authoritarian wasteland.
Maybe I should stop reading the news and just wait to hear the airraid sirens blast.
Last edited by ZombieHavoc; 05-28-2019 at 07:00 AM.
This is true. I wonder how much those $16 billion in subsidies will assuage this? Also, ever read What's the Matter With Kansas? Most o these people have a long history of voting against their own interests. I can see a lot of them staying home on Election Day, but not many will likely vote for a Democrat.
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It's not worth it to try and sway these types of voters, doing so would basically require the Democrats to commit to giving them even more support, with the threat that they'll basically go back to voting Republican as soon as the payments stop. Farmers should pick themselves up by their own bootstraps and find somewhere else to sell their produce, even if a trade deal is reached it's unlikely that China will start buying American soybeans again.
Kansas elected Democrat Laura Kelly last year in a clearly anti-Trump vote. Her opponent is was a big Trumpster.
So not a sure thing for Trump next year.
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!
Missouri is in the news again. This Saturday they could shut down the Planned Parenthood in St Louis, Missouri's only abortion provider. That's right, we will officially become the first state in the union to not have an abortion provider since Roe v Wade in 1973. We did it guys! We won the race to the bottom! Woo!
But, in brighter news...
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...I saw a turtle today, that was pretty cool.
There's no good news, guys, there's never any good news.
Of course, that won't stop abortions from happening, anybody with two working brain cells to rub together knows that. Those that can afford to will go out of state to have the procedure done, those that can't will wind up in the eager hands of back alley butchers, putting the woman's life in danger. But hey, what to pro-lifers care? They're all about saving the unborn!
I envy you. The only time I see a turtle is when I go to the Philadelphia Zoo or the Camden Aquarium.
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It’s been twenty-three years since I retired from the military, so I don’t know the score when it comes to what’s kosher on uniforms. Still, it wouldn’t surprise me if commanders looked the other way rather than piss off Trump who’s not above slamming ANYONE who angers him. What I want to know is if crewmen who disliked Trump were forced to wear those patches.
Avatar: Here's to the late, great Steve Dillon. Best. Punisher. Artist. EVER!
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!