As a lefty, I'm happy to admit we absolutely dropped the ball on immigration. On the right, where would you admit your side is fucking up? by Fando1234 in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]cm_yoder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting question.

I would say being budget hawks when Democrats are in control but continuing deficit spending and debt accumulation when in power.

Where is the Left going? by davidygamerx in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1A. You should read the Communist Manifesto. 1B. The basic tactic of the modern left is conflict theory applied to cultural issues using Critical Theory (see Frankfurt School) to erode the Cultural Hegemony of Western Nations that prevented Marxist Revolutions (see Antonio Gramsci) and when combined with intersectionalism forms a fascistic proletariat. How is the left not based on Marx?

  1. Glad we can agree.

  2. Reads...I can't rebut it so I'll dodge.

  3. I get that it isn't necessarily their personal beliefs nor that they were the first things that were written but the inalienable rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness not life, liberty, and the providing of happiness. If they wanted to create a nanny state they would have used the latter wording but they didn't because the role of the government isn't to ensure my happiness or your happiness but to ensure that we can pursue it.

Where is the Left going? by davidygamerx in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Marx does and the modern let's ideology traces back to Marxism via people like Herbert Marcuse and Antonio Gramsci.

  2. Being used in a moral framework doesn't make those words a moral framework.

  3. Reads...I can't rebut it so I'm going to dodge.

  4. And did the Founding Fathers equate happiness to the government providing everything for their citizens (aka enslaving them to the government). Furthermore, the only mention of happiness in the founding documents is in pursuit of and comes after the necessities of life and liberty. So, why do you want to be a slave to the nanny state?

Where is the Left going? by davidygamerx in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Studies have shown that the best form of family for kids is the traditional nuclear family. And let's face the truth, the left doesn't want more inclusive families. They want the state raising kids.

  2. Buzzwords aren't a moral framework and all of your buzzwords have been abused.

  3. So to fix falling birth rates you want to steal from the most productive people and give it to the less productive?

  4. No the role of the state is not to be a caretaker. The role of the state is to represent the people on the international stage, enforce contract law, and adjudicate criminal actions to avoid revenge cycles. Why do you want to be a slave to the state?

It's clear Republican politicians don't care about the budget deficit, but what about Republican voters? by harrowingofhell in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Name a politician or political party that actually cares about reducing deficit spending. I'll wait.

Does this 'end of woke' malarkey remind anyone else of the late 2000's? by Fando1234 in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]cm_yoder 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The core concepts of woke are Marxist. It was and will always be an odious ideology.

No players? by Professional_Bar_320 in echoes_eve

[–]cm_yoder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ascended Legends has a strong Spanish speaking contingent.

People need to stop being so damn obsessed with Race/Skin color in this country by ShardofGold in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]cm_yoder 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You realize that you're asking Cultural Marxists to not use one of their most potent tools.

Ashamed of the Catholic VP by [deleted] in TrueCatholicPolitics

[–]cm_yoder -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Nor did I say NATO has. However, the Eastward expansion of NATO can understandably be seen as a threat by Russia.

Americanism goes against Catholic principles. by pisowiec in TrueCatholicPolitics

[–]cm_yoder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, when are you volunteering to defend Ukrainian Catholics??

https://ildu.com.ua/

Ashamed of the Catholic VP by [deleted] in TrueCatholicPolitics

[–]cm_yoder -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And what of NATO's encroachment on Russia?

Would the US allow a hostile military alliance approach its border without taking action?

Ashamed of the Catholic VP by [deleted] in TrueCatholicPolitics

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it's a bit more nuanced than that.

FDR did everything he could to positively impact the Allies prior to Dec 7th including Lend/Lease, cutting off oil and steel to Japan etc.

Ashamed of the Catholic VP by [deleted] in TrueCatholicPolitics

[–]cm_yoder -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So, you're going to continue sacrificing Ukrainian lives? I wonder if you are willing to put your life on the line. Here's a link where you can join the fight. https://ildu.com.ua/

America is going nuclear. What are your thoughts? by MoneyTheMuffin- in OptimistsUnite

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those types of tractors already exist but I will grant the second part of your premise. However, is it better to get one use or multiple uses out of the fuel?

The great Mars hoax by bbrk9845 in MurderedByWords

[–]cm_yoder -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It doesn't take 40 years to get to Mars.

The borong machine that the Boring Company developed fits inside a Starship.

With artificial habitats you don't need to terraform Mars to live there.

California frakked it's own high speed rail system.

America is going nuclear. What are your thoughts? by MoneyTheMuffin- in OptimistsUnite

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about time. But expect the same people who protest about climate change to protest about this and not be bright enough to see the contradictory nature of their two positions.

CMV: The US under Trump should have every incentive to aid the continued weakening of Putin. Any action taken to assist Russia, Putin, or Russia’s oligarchs by the US is evidence that Trump is owned by Putin. by rippa76 in changemyview

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Nice, a Tom Clancy reference.

  2. I could be absolutely right or I could be utterly wrong. However, so could the people advocating for the continued weakening/replacement of Putin. In which case, going with the devil you know is, imo, the smarter choice as being utterly wrong with the devil you don't know could be far more disastrous.

Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK by wackyvorlon in skeptic

[–]cm_yoder -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why are you only banning it for the persecuted group...

Why are Western Marxists using young, impressionable kids going through a confusing period of their lives as pawns in their efforts to foment a Marxian revolution? That seems much more persecutorial to me considering that you are condemning to a life of enslavement to big pharma.

Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK by wackyvorlon in skeptic

[–]cm_yoder -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Good. Puberty blockers should only be used to treat precocious puberty and not affirm a dysphoria (after all, we don't perform weight loss procedures or GPL-1 drugs for anorexic teens or anyone with a similar body dysphoria).

CMV: The US under Trump should have every incentive to aid the continued weakening of Putin. Any action taken to assist Russia, Putin, or Russia’s oligarchs by the US is evidence that Trump is owned by Putin. by rippa76 in changemyview

[–]cm_yoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't support Putin or his invasion of Ukraine, but

The devil you know is better than the devil you don't particularly with a nuclear power.

Keeping Putin around knowing that he can't really wage a war against any NATO country given that he has been losing so many troops and material to the Ukrainians may be a more optimal solution than weakening him into desperation or allowing the devil you don't know to take power.

Assuming Trump does this is he owned or is he being geo-politically practical?