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  • The current wave of fascism is sponsored by capital. Liberal politicians protect capital, divert attention towards fringe issues (see abundance movement, which is basically the blue “it’s the government’s fault” political philosophy), oppose any meaningful change that would actually stabilize things (like heck even social democratic policies like medicare for all, limiting political donations or taxation of the rich are too extreme) and play respectability politics (any substantial criticism of the status quo is too harsh, both-sides-ism, catering to the mythical moderate) excluding the left (can’t nominate Bernie, can’t endorse Zohran Mamdani, AOC too radical, can’t call out a genocide) while caving to the right on immigration, trans rights, reproductive rights etc.

    They’d rather have full on fascism than put their foot down because temporary instability would hurt the stock market (see Shumer enabling the republican spending bill TWICE). They are completely beholden to their donors who are very much not average citizens but part of the owning class.

    Sure, the democratic party isn’t a monolith but it’s leadership is controlled opposition. They’ve always had these, let’s call them “republican sleeper agents”, in key positions to step in and prevent the party from shifting left so the way the party has been acting should not be seen as an unfortunate anomaly but as willfull cooperation at this point. Shumer is not there by mistake. AIPAC Shakur is not there by mistake. They are not inept or incompetent, they are just effectively playing for the other team - whatever their rationalizations for their behaviour may be.




  • azolus@slrpnk.netto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonecommon pavlou L rule
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    2 months ago

    Die erste Strophe des Deutschlandliedes wurde während der Nazizeit zu Propagandazwecken instrumentalisiert, da sie insbesondere zwei Botschaften beinhaltet:

    • Treue dem Vaterland, übersteigerter Nationalismus, was später zu nationalem Märtyrertum verklärt wurde (siehe Langemarck-Mythos)
    • “Von der Maas bis an die Memel, von der Etsch bis an den Belt.” Das umfasst ein geografisch größeres Gebiet als das der damaligen Weimarer Republik (siehe Bild für einen Vergleich mit den heutigen Grenzen). Insbesondere inkludiert das auch Österreich. Das lies sich hervorragend in die expansionistische Lebensraum-Ideologie der Nazis einbetten, welche diese als Rechtfertigung für ihre Eroberungskriege nutzten.

    Heute wird aus genau diesen Gründen die erste Strophe nicht mehr verwendet. Die einzigen, die die erste Strophe des Deutschlandliedes weiterhin singen, sind Neonazis wie die Mitglieder der Partei die Heimat (ehemals NPD).

    Hope that clears up the confusion.






  • azolus@slrpnk.netto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonenot hard rule
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    And the rats are all high on crack, they are dancing their little rat dance and I’m sitting in my chair wondrous to their theatre with their little rat feet. But when they saw the cat they ran away into their little rat hole and started screaming, and kept screaming for like three days straight! This is no small feat for a little rat, believe me. Have you tried screaming all day? It’s exhausting I tell you. Happened to me once when had ingested a drink with sulfites in it on accident. I felt an overwhelming sense of impending doom. It’s the sulfites and highly processed foods I tell you! Ever since me and my wife started our carnivore diet our moods cleared up and my benzos addiction resolved —even the rats have stopped screaming! Anyways these radical cultural marxists are trying to force us to use certain terms, so called gender pronouns to address them. This sort of compelled speech is literally 1984…

    Honestly, I can only tolerate Jordan Peterson’s sophistry equipped with a proper blunt, too.