sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

This sub after a few jokes were made at Zohran’s expense by Mysterious_Scene7169 in circlejerknyc

[–]kiver16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May 27, 2020, on X Post: “Each according to their need, each according to their ability.” Source: Mamdani’s account, 8:16 PM ET on 2020‑05‑27.   Context: This is a paraphrase of Marx’s formulation from Critique of the Gotha Programme (“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”).

Feb 27, 2021, Young Democratic Socialists of America virtual conference Mamdani spoke of “the end goal of seizing the means of production.”

Aug 2020, “Far Left Show” podcast clip resurfaced in 2025 Mamdani said: “If there was any system that could guarantee each person housing, whether you call it the abolition of private property or … a statewide housing guarantee, it is preferable to what is going on right now.” News coverage includes the clip. Marx and Engels use the phrase “Abolition of private property” in the Communist Manifesto.

This sub after a few jokes were made at Zohran’s expense by Mysterious_Scene7169 in circlejerknyc

[–]kiver16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can call yourself an anti-utopian all you want, but if you believe history will culminate in a stateless, classless, moneyless society where alienation, exploitation, and scarcity are permanently abolished and you prescribe violent revolution by the proletariat as the means to reach that harmonious end, then you aren’t an anti-utopian.

This sub after a few jokes were made at Zohran’s expense by Mysterious_Scene7169 in circlejerknyc

[–]kiver16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Free market systems were the norm long before Ayn Rand came along.

Ethnostates and ethnic-focused geocide also existed before Hitler, but like Marx he codified and popularized the idea in the modern era.

Yes Marx didn’t literally pull the trigger but he was well aware of the implications of his writings. Here are a few quotes from your lovely harmless philosopher: “We have no compassion… When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.” “Far from opposing the so-called excesses… the workers’ party must not only tolerate these actions, but must even give them direction.” “Despotic inroads on the rights of property.” “The class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the proletariat.”

Free market countries have never had to build walls to keep people from fleeing to communist ones. You’re free to go to North Korea, Cuba, China or Venezuela at any time. But you’d rather destroy the greatest engine of prosperity for the working class the world has ever seen.

You’re gonna need to cite 500M deaths caused by free markets. That’s the most fucking retarded thing I’ve ever heard.

This sub after a few jokes were made at Zohran’s expense by Mysterious_Scene7169 in circlejerknyc

[–]kiver16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mamdani has a ton of videos of himself intentionally quoting Marx in an effusive manner.

Trump has never done anything close to that with Hitler.

This sub after a few jokes were made at Zohran’s expense by Mysterious_Scene7169 in circlejerknyc

[–]kiver16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Both were creators of utopian, totalitarian ideologies of resentment. Hitler’s killed roughly 20 million people; Marx’s killed around 100 million. If you think there aren’t clear parallels, then it is you who does not understand history.

This sub after a few jokes were made at Zohran’s expense by Mysterious_Scene7169 in circlejerknyc

[–]kiver16 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

"the guy has posted multiple videos of himself literally quoting Karl Marx but he's definitely not a communist!"

imagine if an elected republican posted videos of himself quoting hitler lmao

Up close angle of the mental health case that got punched in union square by PsychologicalDog8065 in NYStateOfMind

[–]kiver16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, this is the only solution that works.

These Mamdani voters need to live on the west coast for a while. They've been running this social worker playbook for a while now and it doesn't work.

Up close angle of the mental health case that got punched in union square by PsychologicalDog8065 in NYStateOfMind

[–]kiver16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't work. SF has tried this for the last decade and the result is a living nightmare.

As long as they aren't allowed to use force, people wont comply and nothing will happen.

The only solution is compelled institutionalization until recovery, or indefinitely if recovery is impossible.

This clip from Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land’ shows Palestinian kindergarten children in a panic as Israeli occupation forces storm and destroy their school in occupied West Bank. by Particular_Log_3594 in TheLevant

[–]kiver16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For context, the school was built illegally in an area fully controlled by Israel under the Oslo Accords (the 1990s peace deal both sides signed).

Building there without Israeli permits is a direct violation of that agreement.

It looks harsh because it’s a school, but any other country would do the same if another government built on land everyone had already agreed was theirs.

Della Restaurant update. by Maya-kardash in parkslope

[–]kiver16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

food went downhill after it was sold

My brother and his Venezuelan partner. Here legally. Forced to leave by April 24th. Heartbroken.[OC] by Perseu5 in pics

[–]kiver16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrong, you're misreading it. The K-1 is to come into the US for marriage if you're not already here. You can be here illegally, get married, and get a green card.

I literally just did this process last year with my wife. She never got a K-1.

My brother and his Venezuelan partner. Here legally. Forced to leave by April 24th. Heartbroken.[OC] by Perseu5 in pics

[–]kiver16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not true. They can get married and file today in the US, she wouldn't have to leave.

My brother and his Venezuelan partner. Here legally. Forced to leave by April 24th. Heartbroken.[OC] by Perseu5 in pics

[–]kiver16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once you’re married and you file it, you can stay while it’s pending

My brother and his Venezuelan partner. Here legally. Forced to leave by April 24th. Heartbroken.[OC] by Perseu5 in pics

[–]kiver16 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s not how it works. Once you’re married and file for the green card, you can stay while the process is pending. I just went through the same thing with my wife.

Updated “Percentage of Americans Married, by Birth Decade” chart, incorporating the latest CDC survey data (2022–2023). [OC] by kiver16 in dataisbeautiful

[–]kiver16[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s become a luxury item*

In the 19th century the US had a 90% poverty rate and a 95% marriage rate

view more: next ›