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Cake day: August 12th, 2022

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  • In this case it might actually matter because it straight up defend billionaires property here. Remember how in “Democracy for the Few” Parenti agrumented that US system do appear to be completely paralysed in case of proposals working for the people, but works like well oiled machine when it comes for the ruling class interest.


  • Agree, but my point was that Bernie do know it’s unrealistic and illegal, so he must expect it either be shot down outright in which case it’s just a theatre or be negotiated to be legal (“just compensation”) in which case it’s a bailout for tech giants in the height of bubble.

    I don’t know which is correct, but in either case Bernie comes out of it as unprincipled in best case and bootlicker in the worst.



  • Edit: If the downvoters want to tell me where I’m wrong, I’d be glad to be corrected.

    Fifth amendment to the constitution states: “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation” meaning this proposition is straight up unconstitutional unless they amend it to pay. And i assume Bernie do know constitution of his own country so i have no clue how he proposed it like this unless it is to stir a shitstorm about “seizing” and then amend it as “compromise”.






  • It wasn’t very strong really, around 200-250 thousands Ukrainians fought for nazis in total, even after Germany occupied basically entire UkSSR as compared to 7 million in Red Army plus few million partisans and their supporters. Even in 1991 iirc 73% of UkSSR were against dissolution of Soviet Union and independence of Ukraine. If anything, they needed over 30 years of work and 4 prowestern coups to get Ukraine where it is today, 1991 illegal dissolution of USSR, 2004 “Orange Revolution”, 2014 Maidan and 2019 Zelensky govt being elected as peace option and instead escalating situation.