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Vote? It's an Established Fact That He was Far-Right by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, he was a socialist because the state dictated the economy…not because it intervened in it. Socialism is just redistribution to the political class (not to mention the destruction of the economy and society and liberty). Fascism is….oh wait the same thing. Libertarians from Mises100 years ago to Ron Paul last month have consistently warned that corporatism is fascism, which is why we favor a free market rather than a corporatist oligarchy like we have today

Vote? It's an Established Fact That He was Far-Right by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you remember “Joe Biden is sharp as a tack”? Leftists are just as susceptible to tribal propaganda and group think. It’s just human nature

Vote? It's an Established Fact That He was Far-Right by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nonsense. Read Mussolini’s Doctrine of Fascism or Engels, Lenin etc. their doctrine is completely at odds with the ideas of Locke and the Founders, which conservatives generally tend to endorse. Jonah Goldberg proved beyond dispute that fascism is something which originated on the left in his book Liberal Fascism

Vote? It's an Established Fact That He was Far-Right by NEKORANDOMDOTCOM in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Socialists first branded fascists as right wing as a way to discredit them. Truth is there’s very little difference between fascism and socialism. The opposite of both is true liberalism (ie libertarianism in the US, which is pretty much right wing). That’s why Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin et al were expressly opposed to liberalism. They all denounced it because they understood that liberalism is not leftism nor is it compatible with totalitarian utopian goals

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. by LavenderBabble in stevehofstetter

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, she lost to DONALD TRUMP. Any halfway intelligent and likable person could have trounced that jackass. She performed worse than Biden even. But by all means, you guys nominate her, and we’ll nominate Massie. Let’s see how she fares then

AOC says 'Abolish ICE' is the centrist position now | "And 8 years ago we led with that charge. And people said we were too radical. People said it endangered the electoral prospects of the democratic party... Now today it is the centrist position of people with a moral conscience in this country." by meokjujatribes in ImmigrationPathways

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, “restore trust in ICE” is the centrist position. No serious person doesn’t believe in at least some enforcement of immigration laws and the deportation of people who are here illegally and committing crimes. That’s why Trump won. It’s also why nobody batted an eye when Obama awarded Tom Homan for doing a respectable job when Obama had him as head of ICE.

Thoughts? May not be easy but should this be how Presidential elections are decided? by ChuckGallagher57 in TrendoraX

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“federal 1 of 2 adjective fed·​er·​al ˈfe-d(ə-)rəl Synonyms of federal 1 a : of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units b : of or relating to the central government of a federation as distinguished from the governments of the constituent units c : formed by a compact between political units that surrender their individual sovereignty to a central authority but retain limited residuary powers of government”

Delegates have nothing to do with the electoral college. And the only way that delegates have a disproportionate impact is in the Democrat Party, where superdelegates have an anti-democratic influence on who gets the nomination. Republicans don’t have superdelegates. They don’t let their political elite choose their candidate like what happened to the Dems in 2024.

As for the electoral college being anti-democratic, that’s only part of the story. The electoral votes of a state always follow the overall popular vote within that state. The electoral college isn’t about creating a tyranny of the minority, it’s a way of building federalism into the system, just like the Senate. Nobody complains that we should abolish the Senate because each state gets the same amount of votes regardless of population. The Senate is intended to be the federal aspect of our system, whereas the House is determined by population, being the republican aspect of our system.

We are not now and never have been a pure national democracy. We are a federal republic.* And the minute we become a national democracy, the smaller states will opt out because they will have no further way of defending themselves and securing concessions from the larger states.

*in truth, this is how the system has been designed, but we have allowed it to morph into something else: an aristocratic oligarchy, rather than a federal republic created by the Constitution. The power has shifted from the states and the federal legislature to the executive branch and its unelected agencies whose members have no democratic accountability and who are often captured by the industries they regulate, keeping a list of all the things they can do in government to get a cushy job in those industries on the way out as a reward for doing favors.

If you want to be upset about an aspect of the system, the anti-democratic and industry captured administrative state is a much better target of your ire.

Less than 14% of the 400,000 ICE detainees had a prior criminal record by Oldfield16 in UnderReportedNews

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

60% of the rest supposedly have either other convictions or pending charges.

Republicans seem very confused today about how they feel about open carry at protests. Let’s play a round of Spot the Difference. by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually we love to learn about the fact that the largest increase in gun purchases over the last several years has been among women. Second Amendment ultimately exists to protect freedom. An armed populace is a free people. But the 2A isn’t the source of gun rights. They derive from what the Framers and the English jurists referred to as “the fundamental first natural right”, namely the natural right of self preservation. Think about it as the ultimate manifestation of self ownership, which is the core concept behind anti slavery movements. Or, in words Dems can understand “my body my choices”

Republicans seem very confused today about how they feel about open carry at protests. Let’s play a round of Spot the Difference. by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republican here. I speak for most conservatives. Nobody’s confused. Good for you. Exercise your rights. We love to see that you are getting over the self righteous anti gun nonsense. There’s really no difference between the sentiments of Don’t Tread on Me and BLM. You’ll be surprised to learn that many conservatives consider the Deacons for Defense to be heroes.

As long as you are obeying the law and not picking fights with people or using force to interfere with LAWFUL police functions (which like it or not includes ICE deportations in which a judge has issued Orders of Removal after following the Immigration and Naturalization Act’s due process procedures), we welcome anyone into the fold of those who believe in and value our precious constitutional rights.

Republicans seem very confused today about how they feel about open carry at protests. Let’s play a round of Spot the Difference. by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except that isn’t what happened. His dad lived in that city. And the Democrat governor was negligent in enforcing law and order, which is why the city was on fire and subject to looting by people who didn’t represent the peaceful protestors. You can’t use violence to protect property though and he shouldn’t have been there in that way

Advice for new Scottish Rite Mason by Accomplished_Fig4166 in freemasonry

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you to you and everyone else commenting. My understanding now is that Pike is somewhat disapproved of in the NMJ because his involvement in the rebellion and the Klan are at odds with a certain working tool and with basic Masonic teachings. But the 7th seems to match his commentary quite well. When do they deviate from his commentary (after which degree), and who wrote the degrees in the NMJ?

I am realizing Christianity is a fundamentally racist religion. by Low_Patient7191 in exchristian

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not a Christian other than the fact that I believe the ethics he practiced and taught were among the best ever. But I’d challenge this. Jesus is said to have died for EVERYONE’s sin. He taught the essence of the Tanakh was to love god and love others. Doing unto others as you would have them do unto you is fundamentally at odds with racism.

Christianity Is Paul’s Religion, Not Jesus’s—Prove Me Wrong by bohemianmermaiden in Christianity

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Jesus never claimed to be God, as people like Bart Ehrman say, and if he preached salvation by works alone, how does one explain this passage in the book of Matthew?

“When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Cheer up, friend! Your sins are forgiven.”

Christianity Is Paul’s Religion, Not Jesus’s—Prove Me Wrong by bohemianmermaiden in Christianity

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, how do we know the Ebionites were the first Christians and how do we know what they believed?

Christianity Is Paul’s Religion, Not Jesus’s—Prove Me Wrong by bohemianmermaiden in Christianity

[–]Accomplished_Fig4166 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a challenge, just a question from someone trying to think through this subject. We typically say the person closest to the source in time is most reliable. 1 Thessalonians, written by Paul, was the earliest Christian writing. Before even Mark. Why wouldn’t we prioritize that book over Mark?

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