materialanalysis1938

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[–] materialanalysis1938@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What’s the downfall of Trump going to look like? I feel like he’s going to get to comfortable age and die while MAGA far outlives him. He was useful in building the movement but I have to imagine the billionaire class is ready for him to kick the bucket here soon so he’s out of the way

[–] materialanalysis1938@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 months ago (5 children)

AI is quite literally one of the keys to communism as far as I’m concerned. It has the capability to greatly reduce working hours and rapidly increase automation. Now in the hands of the bourgeoisie, it is incredibly dangerous.

But the simple reality is that AI is here and it isn’t going away. So all the more reason to build the revolution

He seems like a complete idiot but I actually think this guy is a master manipulator and gaslighter. Like it’s honestly morbidly impressive how absurdly effective his spins are. I mean the guy has studied nothing but business tactics his entire life.

[–] materialanalysis1938@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 months ago (4 children)

If I may put on my tin foil hat for a moment…

Is it possible that that the Trump administration being backed into a PR corner would throw Netanyahu under the bus and leave Israel on an island with no aid?

It’s difficult to imagine honestly because I honestly think the governments of the US and Israel are so deeply tied together that this kind of severance is just never going to happen.

[–] materialanalysis1938@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Amazing how American liberals are acting as though Iran choosing Ali Khamenei’s son as Supreme Leader is undemocratic while their country has very recently had Bush and Bush within 8 years of each other.

Also Trump just a few days ago called him an “unacceptable choice” after being the guy who authorized the killing of his father in the first place just days prior…

I’m so looking forward to March Madness…this silly, ridiculous basketball tournament makes me feel like a kid in the best ways. Watching these intense finishes and upsets with my friends, driving to the games in college, watching these 20 year olds have this sudden and fleeting moment of fame.

It’s extremely exploitative, especially before NIL. And the whole thing rakes in millions of gambling dollars every year… but it reminds me of childhoods greatest moments

I want the whole thing to just completely break already

[–] materialanalysis1938@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Jesus H. Christ….

We’re going to be at $200 a barrel by next week at this rate

Oh most definitely. The only thing I think that could prevent that is if his advisors are such yes men that they tell him how amazing his poll numbers look only to get crushed in the midterms.

Not nearly enough politicians in this country have any balls to actually do something though. What are they going to do? Impeach him again in a giant waste of everyone’s time?

[–] materialanalysis1938@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I used to think of Israel as just another American proxy to support American hegemony in the region. However, I’ve never seen a proxy be able to drag the U.S. into a war that is as risky as this one.

Sure, a win against Iran might collapse the Axis of Resistance which would enable Israel to colonize the Arab world with great success. But a loss… a loss could be the nail in the coffin for the American Empire. If the U.S. is forced out of West Asia it simply won’t be able to meet its ridiculously high energy needs.

It’s speculation, but I have to imagine Trump’s people are panicking behind the scenes to some degree. American administrators are always evil, but they haven’t been this stupid for quite a long time if ever.

It is. Trump has been putting significant pressure on Latin American governments to assassinate and arrest cartel members. This is part of the reason why the Mexican government went after El Mencho.

The Trump admin has already put significant sanctions on Colombia for resisting.

 

I’m an American Marxist-Leninist, so I know that it is materially possible for a privileged westerner to come around. But a few of us being able to unlearn the constant propaganda and overcome the horrific state of American education and the political climate isn’t enough.

The Overton window is so far to the right here in the United States that most don’t entertain the idea of a future beyond capitalism being possible or necessary. Even when Americans see this wretched system for what it is, they’d sooner turn to nihilism or accept whatever additional crumbs are thrown.

I know it’s important to maintain revolutionary optimism and always strive to be part of the solution, but it feels like an extra big battle to build a proper revolutionary left.

 

The gist of the article is that China has reduced its usage of aerosolized sulfur dioxide over the last few decades. Sulfur dioxide is a dangerous chemical that causes acid rain and potentially respiratory illnesses. But apparently this is bad.

According to “The Hill” this will actually increase the speed of global warming because that harmful sulfur dioxide also offers a layer of protection against the suns rays that are now going to be absorbed in slightly higher amounts by the atmospheric CO2 to which the article concludes “we also must reduce CO2 emissions”

China has set a goal to be carbon neutral by 2060 while the current U.S. president seems to be doing everything possible to crush environmental regulation altogether.

This is what passes for journalism here in the USA.

 

I grew up in a conservative American family and was indoctrinated with chauvinistic beliefs from the beginning. It took me years of studying political science and economics just to warm up to leftist ideas, let alone embrace them.

Finally, I decided to read “Dialectical and Historical Materialism” by Stalin off a recommendation from one of my professors and it really changed my entire interpretation of the world. That started me down a path of reading any Marxist literature I could find.

I’m curious about the path that the rest of you took to get here!

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