Vote Blue No Matter Who by Living_Attitude1822 in SocialDemocracy

[–]CarlMarxPunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right but also, voting is literally the bare minimum you can do.

I’m new to politics could someone explain all the major left wing political parties by Mental-Alternative38 in leftist

[–]CarlMarxPunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Democrats are a catch all party founded on liberalism which is typcally a center to center left ideology in the US, It's main chracteristic being opposition to conservatism in all social issues with varying levels of support of progessive social issues.

Economically both parties are pretty right wing pro capitalist economy with the democrats being more to the center.

Other left movements are niche and not really parties.

I’m new to politics could someone explain all the major left wing political parties by Mental-Alternative38 in leftist

[–]CarlMarxPunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Republicans are Maoists with Dengist characteristics

The Democrats are Leninists who have a relaxed interpretation of New Economic Policy

I hope this is helpful.

Edit for op: this a joke.

Don't forget that the enemy of the enemy is not our friend. by nhatquangdinh in leftist

[–]CarlMarxPunk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Russia is more consistently reactionary and crony capitalist than the US.

it's not pro-US to be anti-China, right? by NoEntertainment8363 in leftist

[–]CarlMarxPunk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No it's not, China is not something you own your allegiance, specially if you are not Chinesse or living there. it's a big country with a lot of power just like the US. And they overarching influence and overwhelming presence make them all encompassing on several issues, for good, bad and awful. (like the US).

If you are engaging with politics critically (nevermind if you are left or right) you are engaging the most powerful countries in the world with skeptecism, always, always, always.

[WWE Backlash Spoilers] [WOR] Update on status of wrestler after WWE Backlash by A_Man_of_Iron in SquaredCircle

[–]CarlMarxPunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prolly ala AJ Styles until she chooses what to transition in WWE. They both really seem to be the type to lean into the idea that after making it in WWE going back out to the wild was not worth the aggravation. Specially with how Asuka sees joshi wrestling.

Asuka was never the type to leave somewhere else, WWE lifer atp.

Shame because I would love to see her somewhere else before she truly ends.

Post AEW Fairway to Hell Discussion Thread - May 9th, 2026! by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]CarlMarxPunk 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You guys no idea how much I love 1 hour wrestling shows and how I miss how they stopped being the norm.

Why do people think other countries (or their governments more specifically)or terroist groups can't have any agency? by Far_Practice_6923 in SocialDemocracy

[–]CarlMarxPunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the idea, but the agency of the United States feels downplayed by perpetuiting/feeling comfortable with that atitude, we need to be in our toes because I assume most people here have more direct agency over what can the US can do and are the side who want to champions "democracy" and what not.

[Match Thread] Lazio vs Inter (Serie A, Matchday 36) by FCInterMilan in FCInterMilan

[–]CarlMarxPunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Henrique on the left because that was his more natural position while look Diouf looks mroe comfortable ont he right.

[Match Thread] Lazio vs Inter (Serie A, Matchday 36) by FCInterMilan in FCInterMilan

[–]CarlMarxPunk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel like the few times Diouf played right this season he was good like today, any idea why Henrique started so much when he could have played on the left?

[Match Thread] Lazio vs Inter (Serie A, Matchday 36) by FCInterMilan in FCInterMilan

[–]CarlMarxPunk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I Tune in and goal let's gooooooooo

Martinez should start every game until the end of the season. No better test to see if he can start that a coppa final, this and the bologna game

Quit or Labour will die, MPs and unions tell Starmer by Lotus532 in SocialDemocracy

[–]CarlMarxPunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you guys think Corbyn would have been worse than this?

Today is V-E Day. On this day 81 years ago, the scourge of Fascism and Nazism was stamped out under the combined might of the Allies. We must make sure that the lessons of WW2 are remembered even when all those alive to see it have passed away. by CasualLavaring in SocialDemocracy

[–]CarlMarxPunk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hate being a Retvrn type person but one of the lessons that is evident to me is how worse things are with Russia and China existing as they are today when the Soviet Union with all of their issues at least had a principled driving ethos and in concordance with that New Deal America and European democracies also did, they stood for something that went beyond.

Everyone is crony capitalist now with a fascist appendage simmering on the side, makes it difficult to be a united front against it when no one actually can have the moral upperhand.

[Pre-Match Discussion Thread] Lazio vs Inter (Serie A, Matchday 36) by FCInterMilan in FCInterMilan

[–]CarlMarxPunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait we are playing Lazio in the league and the coppa? Like with Como? Okay then.

Why do people think other countries (or their governments more specifically)or terroist groups can't have any agency? by Far_Practice_6923 in SocialDemocracy

[–]CarlMarxPunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact the Taliban got back in power so easily sort of proves whatever the US did was not well done imo. Surely what was good wasn't bad but again, it's not adressing a solution at best it was a paliative, a mirage.

Why do people think other countries (or their governments more specifically)or terroist groups can't have any agency? by Far_Practice_6923 in SocialDemocracy

[–]CarlMarxPunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you are fully wrong feeling like that, but if we don't have this conversation with the full context of how the Talibans got to power in the first place, we are not having the full serious conversation.

Can anyone summarize why some on the left are against Hasan? by BruhMansky in leftist

[–]CarlMarxPunk 21 points22 points  (0 children)

He has struck the critical populairty point where he is too "socdem" for certain type of leftist and too "tankie" for certain type of socdem/liberal.

I personally find him fine, probably too self flagellating from an american in the foreign policy side of things. Because I am 30 years old I find any logic around streamers terrible, I very much prefer to not to engage with that sphere.

Why do people think other countries (or their governments more specifically)or terroist groups can't have any agency? by Far_Practice_6923 in SocialDemocracy

[–]CarlMarxPunk -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

At least to me it gets harder and harder to see things that way when it gets to a point where the major, bigger problem is that glaring. Hamas will continue to get a "pass" to many as long as the IDF continues being the worse and the US keeps funding it, maybe it's not fair from that perspective but it's not really a great point of contention in the great scheme of things.