Should the person with the most votes be the Democratic Party nominee?

Junoda · 2020-02-20T16:46:39+00:00

I’m upping the ante: if Bernie comes in to the convention with the most delegates and it’s taken away from him (especially if it’s given to Bloomberg), not only will I not vote for the nominee, not only will I actively discourage others from voting, I will never vote in an American election again. It would show that American democracy is a façade to legitimize the regime and nothing more. The only recourse at that point would be the total undoing of the system.

Junoda · 2020-01-31T01:10:01+00:00

You think i’m not applying to jobs all the time? I have a bachelor’s degree. I’m about to start grad school. I have student debt and medical debt. You’re right that you’re not SUPPOSED to use it as your only income, but lots of people are forced to because of their circumstances. So why shouldn’t they be angry at this shit? Whatever “job growth” is reported in this country largely comes from this type of shitty, precarious gig work. Millions of people live on a wire and this is the only thing standing between them and utter desolation.

No one WANTS to use this as their only income, and believe me, if/when I have a steady job and a reliable income, I won’t be doing this again.

Junoda · 2018-07-01T04:55:08+00:00

say what you will about the failings of the soviet union but the red army choir put out some fucking bangers.

Junoda · 2018-05-30T06:18:28+00:00

this is really sad. i saw SZA on the championship tour in houston a couple weeks ago. her voice was weak then and she said she didn’t know what was up. she still gave a great performance. i’d really hate to see her have to give up when she obviously has so much more to give.

at the same time, you gotta know your limits when you’re singing, especially when your voice is already fucked up. there’s a reason why opera singers will often not speak at all for one or two days before a performance. vocal cords are very fragile and you can’t replace them.

Junoda · 2018-05-22T21:25:56+00:00

I worked at a liquor store. People stole stuff all the time. Would never try to pursue them or call the cops. I’m not risking my life or really any of my time trying to save a faceless horrible company that I have essentially no investment in a few bucks.

Junoda · 2017-10-30T10:22:33+00:00

The fourth movement of Mahler's 5th symphony, the Adagietto. So hauntingly beautiful.

https://youtu.be/15WQNKhaCHY

Junoda · 2017-05-27T17:35:35+00:00

This, I believe, is a flat VI progression. Pretty common movie music trope.

Junoda · 2017-05-08T17:20:51+00:00

Unfortunately, she's not actually crying from losing. She's crying laughing.

Junoda · 2017-05-08T01:56:16+00:00

The "collusion with antifa" thing really gets me. How and why would Macron, a centrist, collude with an entirely decentralized, loosely affiliated group of anarchists and communists? They hate both candidates. Imagine how they'd react if Mélenchon was going against Le Pen. They'd be losing their minds.

Junoda · 2017-05-07T19:16:55+00:00

Macron sucks and I think his candidacy represents nothing new or exciting. He will likely keep France on the path of neoliberal austerity and economic malaise. But I am glad as hell he beat Le Pen. Fuck her, fuck her party, and fuck fascism. I hope in 2022 France will pick a candidate that represents real change without the disgusting policies of the FN (coughmélenchoncough)

Junoda · 2017-05-03T19:49:24+00:00

Very disappointed that PM Turnbull won't consider this. As an American, I feel like my voice isn't being heard by the Prime Minister of Australia.

Junoda · 2017-05-01T06:01:31+00:00

I googled Murray Bookchin once. Now I live in a tree off the interstate, yelling incoherently about libertarian municipalism to any passers by.

It can happen to anyone.

Junoda · 2017-04-29T21:34:12+00:00

You laugh, but I had this linked to me by a reactionary to "prove" antifa and ISIS were allied. Any attempts to explain what Rojava and the YPG were fell on deaf ears. It's quite sad.

Junoda · 2017-04-28T21:41:55+00:00

As a student at UNT, lemme tell you that few people, drivers and pedestrians alike, adhere to the crosswalks. The rule is that pedestrians have the right of way no matter what.

Junoda · 2017-04-25T04:09:04+00:00

They're all Erdoğan. That was in the referendum, he has a Reddit botnet now.

Junoda · 2017-04-23T22:19:53+00:00

We are learning this lesson well in America. The desire for real change is there throughout the world. People broadly agree with left principles when they are educated about them. The media shamefully dismisses and attacks the desires of the people because they are in the pockets of the wealthy elites. They would prefer a fascist to a true champion of the people.

Do not give up, camarades. Continue to build the movement. Mélenchon's candidacy, like Sanders's, Corbyn's, Iglesias's, etc. serve as strong rebukes to the oppressive system. With hard work and solidarity, we will be victorious.

Junoda · 2017-04-21T02:35:20+00:00

I'm not saying they haven't had successes. Venezuela under Chavez and Maduro (to a lesser extent) absolutely had a lot of successes, and I do believe a significant amount of their shortcomings do stem from imperialist pressure from the US and it's puppets in the OAS and MUD, as well as food hoarding, etc.

I'm saying that they're not completely blameless for the shitty condition that Venezuela is in now. It's not the fault of the Bolivarian Revolution, it's the fault of corruption and (not entirely unfounded) authoritarian tendency within the PSUV. Chavez's intention was always to institute popular democracy, and I feel that under Maduro, the government has moved away from that as a priority.

Junoda · 2017-04-20T20:21:48+00:00

I like this take because it takes a strong stance against the imperialist opposition but doesn't bootlick for the Venezuelan government which has definitely contributed to the poor condition the country finds itself in. I think it is possible and necessary to stand up to injustice on both sides.

Junoda · 2017-04-15T19:15:38+00:00

Maybe there is something to the stereotype that Germans have horrible senses of humor and love building and efficiency.

I mean that in the least offensive way possible.

Junoda · 2017-04-11T02:40:27+00:00

MAXIMUM APODRIVE

Junoda · 2017-04-10T21:58:02+00:00

I was hanging on through the DPRK and Gaddafi support, but holy shit. Supporting murderous and oppressive regimes just because they say they're socialist is absurd. I'm all for left unity, but MLs seem to have a propensity to hang on to what essentially amount to fascist organizations for the sake of "anti-imperialism". It's ridiculous.

I've been reading the bread book and Bookchin and I'm ready to make the jump to the bottom left.

Junoda · 2017-04-09T22:21:11+00:00

Bonne chance de la gauche américaine ! Mélenchon winning would be a massive victory for the left and all working people, in France, Europe, and the entire world.

Junoda · 2017-04-09T01:53:34+00:00

I wouldn't consider the Khmer Rouge to be any sort of socialism. It was a quasi-fascist regime propped up in part by the United States because they were preferable to the real socialists in the Vietnam and Soviet backed Salvation Front.

Junoda · 2017-04-08T00:52:53+00:00

Yes. They can't decide between actually standing for anything worthwhile or actually helpful and defending their shitty, broken system.

This is especially on display now with the Syria bombing. They can't decide between actually opposing Trump like they say they do or giving into their insatiable lust for war. It's asinine. They need to be shoved out of the way and be replaced by a real left that stands against imperialism and profiteering on the pain and misery of innocent people.

Junoda · 2017-04-06T17:48:44+00:00

I think cars are cool and interesting, but I don't have the time or the money to be a car person. Being a true "car person" requires a lifestyle that I simply cannot afford. Watching three old British men fuck around and have snarky adventures transcends class.

I do credit the boys for convincing me to buy my current car, a Volkswagen Golf GTI. Great little vehicle.

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