One of the many things that is making me angry recently is the Weaponization of Common Sense. There is no such thing as common sense, it is a tactic to make people afraid to look dumb. If someone says “It’s just common sense” it’s safe to assume they have no idea what they are talking about.
Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
Abigail Adams: A Life by Woody Holton https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/7e1a8f9865591ffe9d8add063e5bf783a8bc5766afacf1764724271561381121/625d66856c66fae0519e79f3a33414e745cf7727e964f8a91cee6859a0b2a061.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/7e1a8f9865591ffe9d8add063e5bf783a8bc5766afacf1764724271561381121/91f0eafe72b2c2259301adeca64e1f3ee5c2d12d084c009c9f5c0a738e415a01.webp
My Fellow Hoomans,
I would like to wish all who celebrate it, a happy Valentine’s Day. I got a date with a bottle of Captian Morgan.
This era proved the Meat Space is just as disappointing as the Cyber Space. How many people crawled out from under their hate rock because it was safe now. Our family, friends, and colleagues were all disguised themselves as decent folk. What a lesson we all had to learn.
I think Trump is hungry and wants a good Fruitcake. Here is a recipe if you do too
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/christmas-stollen-recipe
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Oh he Meant “Stolen” https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/7e1a8f9865591ffe9d8add063e5bf783a8bc5766afacf1764724271561381121/9c5de6dd2cd8d8af9d9d8521bd7dd5d6d94ca569d7e474a3295e42676688e311.webp
Trump has done many things to America. One of the worst things is he ushered in an apathetic age that has infected both sides. I don’t like that I see people fucked over and I think “they deserve what they get”, but this is where I am now. We are the Divided States of America.
Capital - In Manga!
Narrated and Illustrated by Variety Artworks
Translated by Guy Yasko
Based on Capital by Karl Marx https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/7e1a8f9865591ffe9d8add063e5bf783a8bc5766afacf1764724271561381121/a8e3db2f444dec565677352010db352a2af0a6700b55e16a6fe8b9d93d386c0b.webp
I spy with my little eye, someone who has zero understanding of tariffs and is trying to over compensate for their ignorance with vilification of those that do. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/7e1a8f9865591ffe9d8add063e5bf783a8bc5766afacf1764724271561381121/ad68fc1a64687b89e8e17247e417880771bdf980d86bf9947c018bd818ec9ca0.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/7e1a8f9865591ffe9d8add063e5bf783a8bc5766afacf1764724271561381121/5108c6c80fae5c08791713e696bc23e22f4172e45c9f40d4337a4b4d19293ced.webp
The USA is about to be hit hard. Something some of us have been saying before the election to closed ears.
I will admit he did critique it, by ignoring the inequality I meant more found it worth it. It would benefit the Rich and reach the poor over time, It would “trickle down” so to say. I find his writing Interesting and I'm not trying to insult him. He was critical to a point sure, but he ignored quite a bit. You can say he was right that market growth reached the poor because it did somewhat, but it created all new problems for the ones on the bottom as well. I do find the invisible hand of self-regulating markets to be 100% idealism.
You seen cool as well
I can definitely agree with that, but the need to be wary to not become the thing we hate is of great importance. Mob rule more times than not becomes authoritarian after revolution
Well thanks lol. I'll admit I might of been a bit snippy at first. To be fair in my head you were defending the bullshit they want to teach children. If you haven't read the 1776 report you probably should.
I now think we agree that a well-educated and well-informed society is the only way to not collapse in on itself before any progress is made and that those who try to make ignorance the norm should be stopped
I think the world Adam Smith envisioned was entirely idealistic. Ignoring how a system works, it requires the backs of chattel slaves then to underpaid and overworked individuals when they couldn't use slaves, or the destruction the system causes in other countries. It was bound to decay as it was always an instrument of oppression. Plantations were still capitalistic even if the rest of society hadn't been converted yet. Tobacco, Cotton, and Sugarcane through our current coal, lithium, avocados, cobalt, etc. The system hasn't changed only the commodities did.
I can agree with that. I guess I could be labeled an Anarcho-Communist or Socialist.
The Cultural Revolution is a mixed bag. While there are some things that would fit in my worldview, I believe that once authoritarianism takes hold it gets corrupted.
I think that a world based on the ideas of Kropotkin, Marx, and Goldman is possible. The State would have to actually use the taxes it collects for the people. Would also take at least a decoupling of necessities and capital, which is what makes it unlikely to happen anytime soon.
I think the point they are making is that the fact they didn’t free the slaves right away is swept under the rug. Most history school text books only include a paragraph and leave out facts. While there had been some improvement on this the 1776 report is trying to go backwards. This is wrong in my opinion. History is important. The 1619 project scares those who don’t want these facts to be known is the project perfect? No, but Is it wrong? Also no. I don’t think there’s a way to defend the 1776 report. It quote mines those who criticized America not living up to the priciples laid out in the declaration. It also lies about history to justify the gutting of history. This should be disturbing to anyone with a basic understanding of history who have read it.