Emanuel

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[–] Emanuel 6 points 6 months ago

It equates trying to achieve a slightly less crushing neoliberal policy (going "left") with literal 9/11. Like, the most lukewarm socdem policies are as damaging as blowing up the twin towers. And it makes no attempts at justifying this comparison; the comic just makes the comparison and expects it to be taken at face value. It's so juvenile that it got a laugh out of me.

It's one step away from saying "you're a doodoo head if you like your guy; my guy is way better and cool ;)"

[–] Emanuel 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Can someone explain to me what is this? Like, why is this a thing in Germany? I have zero knowledge of German culture

Edit: nevermind, I read the article

[–] Emanuel 30 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This actually got a good laugh out of me

[–] Emanuel 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

lmao at the guy downvoting all the Nice

[–] Emanuel 50 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Also, it seems like the ISPs were the ones that blocked access. No word from the government yet. Kinda weird to call this a "ban".

[–] Emanuel 6 points 6 months ago
[–] Emanuel 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

they are just another sect withing global capitalism

> be me

> live whole life under sanctions from the West and trying to build an autosufficient economy to survive

> some whites say I'm part of global capitalism, actually

Years under sanctions and siege from the West, all for nothing

[–] Emanuel 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Engels quote goes so hard

[–] Emanuel 6 points 6 months ago

I mean, that's the work of propaganda. An anticommunist hardly knows what they stand against; and yet they will attack communism, even without knowledge of its terms, inner workings and intellectual history. I agree with you, but I think this phenomenon refers more broadly to the effects of anticommunist propaganda on the peoples of Earth, rather than only the American people. Anti-intelectualism in only part of it. The Americans were only more brutally affected by it, being at the seat of the Empire and all.

Not really arguing anything; I guess I just wanted to rant for a bit.

[–] Emanuel 27 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This reminded me of his debate with Zizek. He couldn't be assed to do more than skim the Manifesto to critique Marx

[–] Emanuel 5 points 6 months ago

This takes me back. It was one of the first strips I ever read of Calvin and Hobbes

[–] Emanuel 24 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I don't. It's great as is

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