Gm & Pv #nostr ☕️ 🌞

After Thursday’s presidential debate, I have a tough time relating to or wanting to be a part of any politics. I’ve been feeling this for quite some time and haven’t really supported any political candidate from either party since 2016. I sure as hell won’t support Donal Trump, I’d like Biden to step down, the DNC is corrupt, and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party is a laughable sideshow that’s ineffective and grasping for relevance.

I am left leaning ideologically and politically, and obviously while I’m feeling this and running nostr:npub1fpcd25q2zg09rp65fglxuhp0acws5qlphpg88un7mdcskygdvgyqfv4sld I can have mixed feelings about the title/brand. Can the progressive bitcoiner take on and be an identity of its own, calling those to embrace a new “progressive,” forward thinking view with Bitcoin? I don’t know, but many on the left are still absolutely repulsed by bitcoin and closed off based on tribal, group think. It’s disappointing to say the least. Is the title or risk of distraction worth it, considering the normie left isn’t tuning in as I desired anyway?

Bitcoin is millions of miles above this silly politicking and left/right divide. It is so much bigger, and more important, than all of this. My hope with the pod is that it has presented diverse content and helped people feel seen and heard that don’t typically resonate with the right/libertarian dominate crowd in bitcoin, not to divide.

My feelings on all of this may lead to a rebrand of the pod (removing political labels). It may not. I want to be very intentional either way, and my focus remains the same of wanting to highlight what I think are the most import things in bitcoin: human rights, mining and the environment, social justice, basic tech understandings, Bitcoin for everyone and global freedom money, etc.

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Maybe rename it to something reflecting the outcomes: human rights, freedom money, … what if you took the word Bitcoin out completely? Bring people in for the outcome and explain Bitcoin as one of the tools (Nostr being another one).

As for politicians, the DNC committed suicide by not allowing proper primaries.

Look into RFK Jr. Still a politician but at least one that has some precious proof of work and is open to debating and changing opinions.

removing bitcoin from the title would def. bring in more hard nocoiners!😆

i dont believe you that you are left leaning ideologically & politically

your words simply do not reflect the values that you are

that incongruence & resulting dissonance means the simplest conclusion is you arent what you say you are. why is that.

maybe it is an issue of misidentification

maybe instead of left leaning you meant liberal humanism

I like the pivot, focusing on the things that actually make a difference.

What's your view on RFK Jr.? Perhaps he is on most points right, but not 100% of course.

drop the politics altogether

being in favor of effective justice, the abolition of banker and political privilege, and the elimination of censorship do not constitute political positions, rather, boundaries you set against political incursion

there is no difference between social justice and any other form of justice, and without justice you are living in a corrupt system where evil is given a free pass to rob everyone

the entire left-right paradigm is about maintaining a constant sense of alarm about the incursions of the "other" type of political incursion

how about being against violation of justice against the physical human being, and forget these spooks and ghost abstractions?

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This is very insightful. I agree.

I share many of your views and sentiments here. What you see is out there is a reflection of what society has become and thank goodness for #bitcoin! It’s one of the few things in life along with family, friends and stoic philosophy that gives me hope for a bright future. Stay #Stoic my friend!

"Progressivism is a political philosophy and movement that seeks to advance the human condition through social reform – primarily based on purported advancements in social organization, science, and technology."

This definition has literally nothing in common with the DNC.

Maybe a title that focuses on what progressive bitcoiners actually want without the political implications of the term "progressive"

Advancing the Human Condition

Empowerment with Bitcoin

Elevating Humanity

Keep pushing, you are doing great work!

Orange man will further the Orange Revolution. Biden will load his own diapers.

The left right paradigm is a false narrative. The real battle is the state vs the anti-state. Hopefully you will learn to reject coercion.

The left and the right are essentially the same. The top and the bottom however...

> [...] I have a tough time relating to or wanting to be a part of any politics.

You don't look after your own interests, others will look after theirs though.

Uh.... Huuuuuh???

Progressivism and the principles that guided the creation of Bitcoin are antithetical.

There is a reason the statist parasites hate Bitcoin. There is a reason these "progressive" politicians dont "represent" this guy 👇.

Bitcoin (if used as the hardest money ever invented) would prevent the state from pursuing "progressive" policies of nannying everyone from cradle to grave, carrying out black budget projects by stealing AND creating (and then promptly losing or setting on fire) gazillions of dollars, perpetuating cronyism, supporting the child sex trafficking markets, polluting endless ecosystems, toppling nations, performing secret experiments on its citizens, massacring populations, quagmiring civilization in dirty energies, indoctrinating and poisoning generations into stupidity and slavery.... And all the other great "progressive" things the state has done..

A politically progressive bitcoiner is like an abusive Mother Teresa.

Please take the Aristotelian approach. Allow Bitcoin to radicalize you.

Much love

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Don't give in to the fact that polititians hijacked & bastardized the word "progress" from under us. I'm not a political progressive, but I still listen 😉

GM.

This is what happens to a person when they believe the main stream media propaganda. The game at hand is to divide and conquer us.

Even though the system is captured, we need to stand together and help build a better place for the generations that follow.

Please don't through in the towel.

The key factors that I look for in any person is integrity and being open minded.

This is what I like about people supporting bitcoin. They have taken the time to understand the downside of the fiat system and realize bitcoin the fix.

Mr. Kennedy understands the system is capture and wants to take the steps to fix it. But, he can not accomplish this on his own. He needs continuous active support from all us who cherish freedom and privacy.

Thomas Jefferson say it best. The success of American depends on the character of the people.

#Bitcoin is for everyone .. It is hope and freedom internally .. not from something external ..

Can we establish a decentralized form of government? Perhaps utilizing blockchain technology for voting? Is it feasible for us, the citizens, to manage the government ourselves?

Progressive bitcoiner wing is much needed in democrat party .. I am down to support you if you want to take this battle further ..

No. You are not alone.

Did you see RFK Jr's own version of the debate where he got his own moderator and live studio audience and answered each of the debate questions along with Trump and Biden? Quite a contrast on many of the questions and with answers that were far more nuanced and insightful. Does his type of progressivism align any better with yours?

Option 1. When left show up…?

Option 2. Rebrand

No wrong choice 🤙🏽

Stay progressive. Don’t let these lunatics make that mean something else.

The US 2party election system is a joke and undemocratic. US citizens should know that there is another option, RFKJr! ask yourself why he is silenced by either party and most if not all news agencies worldwide? ask yourself why his father and uncle were assassinated? you might want to check the real debate on X with RFKJr:

https://x.com/robertkennedyjr/status/1806462171892895808?s=46&t=JCSRtS9MhH_Jl9dKpkOY2Q

Vote wisely, a vote for change is a vote for RFKJr

Ps: RFKJr was the first candidate that mentioned that blockchain and AI incl. bitcoin need to stay in the US as it will boost US economics

The US is a uniparty state. The GOP is the heel larping as the face.

The left(I don't even know what that means anymore), or socialists/communists are repulsed by bitcoin because they dont understand non-inflating, sound money. Or as Hayek said (paraphrase) "communists are communists because they dont understand sound economics "

FWIW I previously wouldn't listen to your podcast because of the title. Too political sounding. But it sounds like it might be a podcast I would actually enjoy.

IMO, remove the progressive label. Instant turnoff for independent thinkers.

The reality is that it makes little difference who gets elected as president. USG does it's thing regardless.