Let’s do one about capitalism
I really think these MAGAt types are feeding off Boomer-era Cold War trauma, milking geriatric delusions for all they’re worth. Think about it, how many Americans under 50 are daily concerned about communism? For most of our lives it has been a complete joke, there has been literally no reason to think communism was going to supplant capitalism in America, in any way. It’s always like “oh communism, yeah sure I’d love to live in Cuba, China, or North Korea heh”.
I think a more valuable and relevant lesson would be the history and dangers of authoritarianism, anti-democratic politics and gestures, but maybe that hits a little too close to home for the MAGAts?
Choosing what Religions are real and what Students HAVE to be taught in School is called SMALL GOVERNMENT!
And woke!
Swap out “Communism” with “Russia” and then you have something. But I don’t think that’s a door he wants to open.
yeah this is the confusing part - they’re still able to call “communism” the “bad guy”, but then somehow cozy up with russia - the “OG communists”?
Remember to make some popcorn for when you read the comments here. Lemmy and discussing communism is like watching two programmers argue over vim and emacs.
He can’t even define ‘woke’.
I’d say I want to know what his definition of communism is but it’s clear he means the same thing as when he says ‘woke’.
He absolutely can define woke, because his administration did so in court:
the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them
They just refuse to admit it actually exists.
No, the real argument is Tabs vs Spaces.
I never even considered Tabs until watching that episode of Silicon Valley but now I know that Spaces is objectively wrong.
That episode completely missed the point. No one is arguing about pressing the tab key vs pressing the spacebar 4 times. It is purely about whether the tab key inserts a tab character, \t, or a series of spaces.
There are valid arguments both ways. But if you want to piss me off, mix the two!
What’s there to even argue about.
What about the dangers of fascism? Or is that all too relevant to the current times for dumbasses like ronnie?
Any educated individual should already be able to figure out the dangers of communism. If they’re not, what the hell is wrong with the american education system?
That it’s being eroded by capitalism.
I must not be educated. Please, what are the dangers of communism? And what, exactly, do you think the word “communism” means?
and facism right. RIGHT!
Oh yay, jingoist lies and propaganda are making a comeback.
I’m sure they’ll remember to accurately point out how every government that has ever claimed to be communist was actually a right-wing dictatorship.
Great now just require instruction on the dangers of fascism, AND nationalism
I was homeschooled by a christian cult on the virtues of capitalism and the dangers of communism.
That being said, when reality meshes with what you are taught. Usually reality wins.
What we have now is a communism profit structure for the rich, while we have rugged capitalism for the poor. If we had capitalism for the rich, many of these companies would have failed after covid-19 and the 2008 housing market crash. But our economy would have been more resilient against things like hyperinflation and even inflation.
Yet we allowed them to be saved thanks to communism, pulling our money together to save these companies, so the rich have already voted and said communism works for them. Now we are just debating on if everyone else should be apart of it.
Hey DeSantis, define Communism.
“Communism is when woke.”
Define Woke.
“So, I mean, woke is sort of the idea that … um … woke is something that’s very hard to define… Umm. Sorry, I … it’s hard to explain in a 15-second soundbite.“
Take your time. 😇
Great. Now do the same for nationalism. Explain how’s it’s just macro feudalism where people get horny for killing other people because they don’t have the same colour flag. Just look at THE ENTIRETY of European history. Then we can compare that to the blip that is communist atrocities.
Like comparing an elephant to a flea.
As of any of these dipshits know anything about communism.
