Ahhh I gotcha. I didnt know .ml was Marxist leninist in that way. I kinda FW MLM, tbh. Especially the more I read and learn.

Tbf, I havent read much anarchist theory though, to counter balance. Right now, I am reading “seeing like a state” and I find the author’s interpretations of Lenin to be somewhat in bad faith, even.

That said, I am not an apologist for any system. Mistake were made during the ussr and Chinese revolutions 100%.

Im curious: where do you fall on the political spectrum?

To be clear: the people of iran will be slaughtered when running into the forces of the iran?

Hell ya, best of luck.

The Socratic involves (but if not limited to), asking the person youre conversing with a lot of follow up questions. Continuing to drill down until you get to the root of the issue. Then, you can work backwards to change their thinking to be more grounded in reality.

This is a really bad explanation but it works wonders for Consevatives. Ill give you a real-world example i had with my parents:

Them: “we dont like immigrants”

Me: why?

Them: they take our jobs

Me: how do they do that?

Them: by working for subpar wages

Me: ya, it sucks because it does take jobs away from people in this country. I wish employers were willing to pay fair wages

(Cut short for brevity)

Will you keep us posted?

Have you ever heard of the Socratic method?

This blatant? I thought there was the charade of liberalism

I think, considering the totality of the circumstances eg: what america will do/does across the globe; they have a greater chance on their own, of being free, than with the “”““help””“” of the usa

Jesus fucking christ … theyre just fully peeling the mask off, arent they? How tf are they fancy euro hogs just oinking for this???

No fucking way… let me go watch this shit

Not trying to dissuade you, but have you considered talking to her about class politics and the economy?

Again, this is not me advocating for the regime. However, as an anti-imperiliast, I can hope that the people of Iran make changes to their government on their own, without 2000 lb palestinian child murder bombs from the usa

But surely there are economic sanctions or SOME even milqtoast consequences that can get ball rolling

Im aware how reckless the un is but those sorts of rebukes on the international stage DO make a difference

I will definitely check those links out.

It was ly understanding that, much like the regreening efforts in Africa, these deserts were formerly greened areas and thus were being returned to their natural state.

Didnt know that. Makes sense. Do you think he could rally a defense force?

Woah, you made some, kinda unhinged, leaps there.

99% of porn is toxic trash? How? Based on what? Says who? When?

Unregulated use of morphine

Its actually kinda amazing you mentioned this. How has the War On DrugsTM gone?

I think americans need to step up first, tbh.

Narco rubio

Was it bad? Should I go watch it?

I guess that also explains the recent american involvement in Africa too

I find it a tad confusing but I like it. For example, I dont understand what you meant just now.

Im not advocating for that regime. Thats a separate issue.

However, the usa abd pissrael goaded Iran into a much more severe reaction. Do you remember when pissrael said they had agents inciting insurrection amongst the protesters?

Good. I hope they never do

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