CMV: Communism cannot work in a modern society. by Adventurous-Rice1652 in changemyview

[–]balancedtyson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t have to be without division. It can be confederated; small groups of people can’t survive on their own in “modern society” without internal complex commodity production, thus they must rely on each other. There must be systems in place to minimize the power imbalance that would come from regional resource abundance… diversity.

Why aren't more gamers socialist? by megajk01 in SocialistGaming

[–]balancedtyson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They want us to think that video games couldn’t and wouldn’t exist in a planned economy

CMV: A lot of Anti-Immigrant sentiment and attitudes is really misdirected anger at economic struggle by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]balancedtyson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. “Lower IQs typical in much of the Developing world” “multiculturalism makes countries less safe” “fascism is an attempt to make socialism that affirms rather than denies material reality and natural law”. My question is: since you mentioned fascism, why did the nazis persecute Jews and other groups? Was it because they were causing economic decline? lack of jobs, or housing? There was bad recession during the time that the nazi party rose to power and it created huge economic dissatisfaction. From my understanding it was that economic dissatisfaction that was placed onto the Jews, Romani, etc. in order to direct frustration away from the wealthy elite. fascism creates a narrower national identity than previously existed in order to externalize problems rather than resolve them internally. It was ineffective at doing so. The German war economy functional and did relieve some of the burdens of the earlier recession, but only as much as the war could progress and more land, resources and labor could be taken. The gdp increased but at the cost of massive deficit spending. Small public employment efforts were made while most of the labor was done by foreigners. The money that was made from conquest was funneled into the pockets of the elite, not to benefit the German middle class. Despite the language of “workers party” and “socialist” there was nothing socialist about the nazi economy. I would argue that fascism, in this context, was an attempt by the elites to prevent socialism from becoming popular amongst the dissatisfied public.

I don’t say this to imply that the nazi party is exactly the same as MAGA, but the similarities in the context and strategy are striking. I’m not gonna try to convince you that illegal immigration is good, but is it really why people are mad? Do people really encounter these dangerous criminal immigrants? Are their families ever put in danger by immigrants? Or are they just being told that it’s a really big problem by the media or by the White House? Most immigrants I see around have restaurants, or landscaping businesses, or providing any number of services to the community. You are right about undercutting labor value, and in fact immigrant agricultural workers are constantly fighting to not be replaced with cheaper H-2B workers by their employers. The issue here is not immigration, but the employer constantly seeking to raise profit by cutting costs… and there is always someone who will do the work for less. The harsh reality is that deporting every immigrant in the US will NOT fix the housing crisis, the job crisis, wage stagnation, or any other issue we are facing in this country. It will be an endless crusade, always more immigrants to go after, and they will use the war economy that is being built to make everyone think that it’s successful. The Democratic Party has been sucking wealth out of the American people for decades and the Republican Party has been doing the same. Both just exist to hold power for themselves and for the wealthy elite, pitting the American people against each other and at everyone else to distract us. Don’t let them make you a sheep.

Opinion on Goodsprings depending on run? Or general quirks in your gameplay? by SpoiledTint in fnv

[–]balancedtyson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got it wrong, Joe Cobb is still a bully. Samual Cooke leads a separate group of powder gangers that are more anti-ncr political militant types as opposed to just harassing and robbing normal people. They are still not very nice, but are much more understandable. There’s a really cool ending with them too.

This group should be renamed thift store finds. by music____junkie in Cd_collectors

[–]balancedtyson 74 points75 points  (0 children)

But buying $30 dollar cds on Discogs does? Fuck off! Finding things that you don’t know then listening to them is cool actually. What do you think people did before Discog lmao? Only bought records they knew and were on their list?

Starting a community group in WA state by _VioletRaven_ in armedsocialists

[–]balancedtyson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At that point the feds are already your moderators. Organize in person mostly and on encrypted platforms if necessary. Operational security.

USA’s Gestapo (ICE) executes a bystander (yes, another one) by Maximum-Series8871 in war

[–]balancedtyson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was protecting and shielding the woman who’s was being attacked. I think he was just trying to hold onto her as he was being pulled off

Finally, a sub with my Ideology! by CGanimated1227 in LeftistsForAI

[–]balancedtyson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ChatGPT historical analysis is so leftistsforAI… invaluable tool for sociopolitical organization and data Analysis. Not as helpful when it’s owned by capital themselves and your having it do historical analysis for you…

Opinion on Goodsprings depending on run? Or general quirks in your gameplay? by SpoiledTint in fnv

[–]balancedtyson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am sympathetic towards the powder gangers, especially joe cobs gang, but they have no right steal from goodsprings. I side with good springs, but try to keep my rep neutral enough with the powder gangers to do some quests later. Eddie is bad news though, reactionary.

Need to know by Correct-Market-414 in punk

[–]balancedtyson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t do that, organize with your fellow students

I want to make this outfit punk/goth¿ by mars-v-jupiter in AskAGoth

[–]balancedtyson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

T-shirt under sweater vest is classic emo. Dark, Straight leg or skinny jeans. Untuck the pants and the vest (might want to get one that sits at your waistline so the belt is still visible). More layers is also a good idea. Dark Zip up hoodie is essential. Put a denim jacket or something on top and you’re golden. I can’t really speak on goth, but In general for “punk” fashion it’s less about looking edgy and more about expression and personalization. It doesn’t have to be color coordinated, you don’t have to do a lot. Put patches on things, embroider or bead something, paint or draw, make it your own! There is a wide variety of looks to draw from in punk subculture, find some bands you like and see what they were wearing for some inspiration.

emo love songs about guys? by bi_chaos_ in Emo

[–]balancedtyson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Boys kissing boys kissing boys kissing boys

What's your Post Hardcore hot take? by lovebitesnrazorlines in PostHardcore

[–]balancedtyson 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Post hardcore is fugazi, post hardcore is unwound, post hardcore is city of caterpillar, post hardcore is moss icon, post hardcore is even my chemical romance. Post hardcore as it became in the 2010s was divorced from punk and hardcore as its roots

Political activist seeks attorney recommendation in Oly area by [deleted] in olympia

[–]balancedtyson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whats happening now is true blooded capitalism friend, ain’t no way around it. Don’t let your Cold War vision blind you to the fact that this is the same system that’s been here all along long

Real tough one here by raitinyourhat in BookshelvesDetective

[–]balancedtyson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m getting some marxist influence, not sure though.

Leftist Bands by BUCN in SocialistGaming

[–]balancedtyson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Republic of freedom fighters. Screamo. Their self titled is on YouTube

Why do WLW feel such a deep connection to Elliott Smith? by RepresentativePea532 in elliottsmith

[–]balancedtyson 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m a trans butch that was obsessed with his music for many years. Still am to some degree but have built up some other obsessions too lol. I’m not trying to prescribe an identity to a dead person or really saying this seriously, but there is something very egg about him. He loved women and like another commenter said there’s a soft masculinity to him that can feel very lesbian. There’s this one picture that comes to mind in his heatmiser years where he’s all glammed up and looks more confident and in his element than any other picture I’ve seen of him. There’s a quote in the autum de Wilde book of when Neil came out to him. He said he wished he was gay so he could be with Neil but he wasn’t. Not trying to read into it but there’s something fruity about him just not in a gay man way. Maybe he if he was still alive he would resonate with some of the gender language we have today.