anarchotoothbrushist

Harris said it, but in 2021: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-european-explorers-quote/

No, Harris said this in 2021: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-european-explorers-quote/

It's not just you. Any time they touch on politics/economics they just regurgitate hegemonic propaganda.

Wow I wonder why Harris might be struggling in Michigan

The only way to stop a bloody and electorally disastrous regional war in the Middle East ...

Holy fuck

weird military groups

BlackRock is an investment company, you are probably thinking of Blackwater (now 'Academi')

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacco_and_Vanzetti

Great video! He made some really solid points. I hope some of the audience of Contrapoints sees it.

Prefiguration really is the answer in so many cases. I think he could have emphasised, though, that while the road to rebuilding a real revolutionary left is long, every step along the path of prefiguration can and does make a practical difference to people's lives. The pressure that can be brought to bear on elected officials will also grow little by little.

Regarding disengaging from electoral politics, I think that radicals, since they're people who are very interested in politics, have often become so highly engaged with electoral politics that they find it difficult to kick the habit. Also, I think there's a perception that keeping up with the minutiae of bills and appointments is essential for being taken seriously when discussing politics.

If voters aren't willing to withhold their vote over genocide, why would the Dems ever stop doing genocide?

They’d rather have Biden lose to him than waste one of their up and coming stars on a fool’s errand.

Sure, but they could put Harris in there. She'd probably result in a less disastrous loss in the senate.

Well, he's achieved a lot, I mean, he beat medicare!