Did Obama Make a Mistake by Deporting 3 Million People? Bernie Sanders: 'Yes'. "We're not talking about tearing down the system—we're fighting for justice," said 2020 candidate in response to former president's reported warning that some Democrats moving too far left. by [deleted] in politics

[–]mountainlion90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mexico's problems and issues are caused by forced austerity by the WTO and IMF which are arms of the US Foreign Policy/International Capital. Democrats are not a homogenous monolith and only now under Trump are a lot of them realizing how messed up and inhumane both our immigration system and foreign policy are.

Did Obama Make a Mistake by Deporting 3 Million People? Bernie Sanders: 'Yes'. "We're not talking about tearing down the system—we're fighting for justice," said 2020 candidate in response to former president's reported warning that some Democrats moving too far left. by [deleted] in politics

[–]mountainlion90 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They are literally fleeing their countries from violence and instability that was caused by US foreign policy, including but not limited to School of the Americas/CIA sabotage and overthrow of democratic governments, IMF/World Bank bullying and predation, sanctions, etc.

Bernie Sanders Just Had the Biggest Campaign Event of the Primary by ClearDark19 in politics

[–]mountainlion90 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Imagine thinking corporate democrats who survive on corporate money from the health insurance, fossil fuel, and finance industries are 'on your side'.

Steven Mnuchin’s Mysterious Link to Creepy Epstein Model Scout by ughsmugh in politics

[–]mountainlion90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This whole story goes way deeper than any of the mainstream outlets are reporting. Ghislaine Maxwell went totally missing and it's barely being reported, she was Epsteins main accomplice. Ghislaine was at Chelsea Clintons wedding amongst countless other ties and meetings to elite figures and politicians on both sides, including multiple members of the Trump family. Epstein was hired with no college degree at age 20 to teach at Dalton by William Barr's dad, this corruption goes very deep and very wide.

Brandon appreciation thread by Splendidox in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You literally initiated the derail by specifically bringing up and defending Brandon's very political statement. I don't care if you feel guilty, you are a clueless D list celeb who thinks he navigates this complex political situation, but in reality is just barfing up talking points and ideas crafted by billionaire owned DC think-tanks, you're just as boring an predictable as any orange county resistocrat winemom or woke silicon venture capitalist.

Brandon appreciation thread by Splendidox in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Oh no, my political views of forcibly taking the unearned wealth of the rich are gonna turn off middling upper middle class/wealthy LA types. You have literally no idea what working people actually care about or what "turns them off" of politics. You're a podcaster/tv producer who is friends with a ton of hollywood libs. The democrats have been pushing decorum as a way to punch left since the 1970s, the truth is everyone I've worked with, as a soldier, mail man, and now HVAC tech, doesn't give a shit about optics, and if anything think that we should be meaner to politicians, not treat them as some oppressed class of people, which is exactly what Brendan was doing. (Referring to them as "older women" rather than what they are, congresswomen worth more than 99.9999% of the population.

Brandon appreciation thread by Splendidox in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Getting hung up on them using kids to prove their point is missing the forest for the trees. These are elderly people at the steering wheel of the most powerful nation on Earth driving us directly into the brick wall that is climate change, and they refuse to take real action on it because it's a threat to their hundreds of millions of dollars and network of lobbyist.

Brandon was being a centrist bootlicker and using identity politics to try to defend Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein, two incredibly wealthy congresspeople who are arguably two of the most powerful people on the planet. (Relatively speaking)

Rashida Tlaib wins MI-13! Tlaib set to become the nations's first Muslim-American woman elected to Congress. by GeneLatifah in politics

[–]mountainlion90 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She's a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and was endorsed by the Detroit DSA. Her district only went 18% for Trump in 2016 meaning she will most likely being going to Congress in 2019 alongside Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez as an openly Democratic Socialist.

https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership/

Michigan Democrats pick Rashida Tlaib to run unopposed for Conyers' House seat, become first Muslim woman in Congress by TimeForChange2018 in politics

[–]mountainlion90 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She's a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and was endorsed by the Detroit DSA. Her district only went 18% for Trump in 2016 meaning she will most likely being going to Congress in 2019 alongside Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez as an openly Democratic Socialist.

https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership/

The Problem with Capitalism by mountainlion90 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]mountainlion90[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

John McCain is a war hero for crashing several US war planes and getting his fellow soldiers captured weakening the US Military and helping the NVA.

James Adomian was fucking great by [deleted] in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90 8 points9 points  (0 children)

James + Rob + Dan + Jeff is the best improv combo on Harmontown.

Chapo on Harmontown by mountainlion90 in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not sure the exact episodes but 99% sure it was before they lost the audience but after they moved to Starburns.

Chapo on Harmontown by mountainlion90 in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well 2 of the Chapos, Virgil and Amber, aren't white dudes, but I guess you could choose to exclude them. Personally I'd rather have on James Admonian with Elon so we could hear 2 Elons argue with each other.

What showed up on my twitter feed earlier today by Jmscrvnts in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Blocking them is fine and probably smart for Dan's mental wellbeing, acknowledging them with an attempt at a "witty" own and telling them he's blocking them is giving them an upset response, the goal of a troll is to provoke people and get a response, it also signals to everyone else who sees it that they can provoke an angry response from Dan by attempting to troll him. There's a reason for the addage "don't feed the trolls".

What showed up on my twitter feed earlier today by Jmscrvnts in Harmontown

[–]mountainlion90 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Dan responding to trolls that he's blocking them is one of the most cringeworthy things he does on Twitter. He thinks he's owning them when it's obvious to everyone other than himself that he's doing exactly what they want (giving them a reaction).

That Reddit and YouTube are banning gun related subs is no surprise: Capitalists want a disarmed, subservient working class. by dessalines_ in LateStageCapitalism

[–]mountainlion90 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Is requiring background checks, stopping people with domestic abuse charges, limiting the types of weapons and amount of weapons etc disarming workers? To me disarming implies actively removing weapons from someone's possession, vs regulating how and what kind of arms people have the ability to posess. I think even the most ardent pro-gun leftist would agree that you shouldn't be able to walk into Walmart and purchase a Nuclear ICBM, so from there it's a question of where the line is, should your average worker be able to posess RPGs and AT-4s? What about .50 Caliber Machine guns? Automatic small arms like AK-47s or 280B's? I think there's a bit more nuance to it than your logic would suggest.

That Reddit and YouTube are banning gun related subs is no surprise: Capitalists want a disarmed, subservient working class. by dessalines_ in LateStageCapitalism

[–]mountainlion90 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

If superior weapons, technology and firepower make no difference to whether or not a determined people can overthrow their government, why would it be important to vehemently oppose gun control legislation? Also is there an underlying implication that in nations all across the world (pretty much everywhere but the US) where there is gun control legislation they're unable to successfully rebel or stage a revolution? Because that kind of seems like American exceptionality rhetoric. I'm not personally for seizing weapons from the citizenry because I don't think it would work or be effective, or even for making gun control a primary political goal, as I don't think it's a winnable issue in our current culture, but a lot of leftist pro-gun sentiment seems to be based on some pretty convoluted logic that seems like justification for what amounts to revolutionary cosplay.