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    21 hours ago

    What’s our side here? You say that like I know. Like any of us know. But what side is that? Cuz you keep naming people that are on the corporate side. You mentioned Gavin Newsom being against trans rights and homeless people, but you left out the fact that he’s incredibly Pro corporate. And he’s been a thorn in the side of people trying to regulate corporate overreach. Particularly Tech corporations. He has shown himself hostile to labor. He has showed himself hostile to regulation. He has shown himself hostile to environmental regulations. He has shown himself to be Pro big business. So what side is he on and what side am I on is my question? Like all neoliberals he is an arch capitalist. I am decidedly not. So how the fuck is he on my side?

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      17 hours ago

      I would hope that we’re all on the side of “stop the endless pointless suffering” but apparently a lot of the people in this thread are very pro-rich and pro-authoritarian that they want to abstain from voting for DNC frontrunners if they win the primaries.

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        17 hours ago

        The saddest thing about this is I think you’re serious. I think you really think these people that have aligned themselves as the servants of the ultra wealthy have your interests at heart. That these people that believe in late stage capitalism are going to protect you from fascism. And that’s just crushingly depressing. Because somewhere in your mind you think capitalism and fascism are opposing ideologies. Whereas in reality one’s just the result of the other.

        You are like the oysters walking along happily with the walrus and the carpenter.

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          16 hours ago

          How incredibly foolish that you’ve seen people draw water from the well for you but still insist the well is dry.

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            15 hours ago

            No buddy, neoliberals only draw water for their ultra wealthy friends. All while telling us that the water is gone. That’s why they’ve been dismantling all the public wells for the last 40 years. Open up your eyes and notice.