Author: Alan Buddug
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Voting Against Their Own Interests
Every time I talk to a Democrat about Republicans, they say something about how, “Republicans always vote against their own interests,” which is interesting because Democrats definitely vote against their own interests. So, what does it mean to vote against your own interests? It really depends on what you want, and what you believe to…
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Electric Cars – My Experience
There’s a lot of debate online about electric vehicles these days, and like most online debates, it is mostly a combination of outright lies from shills and opinion from people who have no first-hand experience. I have now owned an electric vehicle for more than a year, and I’m happy to pass on my experience…
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Why Liberalism Leads to Fascism
Leftists note a strong historical tendency of liberal democracy to lead to fascism, and the US appears to be undergoing such a transition currently. What is it about a liberal democracy that leads to fascism? The typical response of the elites to these conditions is to: Those are not responses from the elites that would…
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UN COP 28: Climate Action Conquered
Thanks to Spoonermeme, I recently learned that Columbia’s mayor, Barbara Buffaloe has flown all the way to Dubai to attend the UN’s 28th climate change conference. As Spoonermeme pointed out, Columbia, Missouri is a city that can’t even figure out recycling but it is spending many thousands of dollars to send their mayor to a…
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The Crisis of Masculinity in America
Related: The Washington Post is very worried that American women don’t want to marry Trump supporters by Dartagnan (Daily Kos) So, as you may have read in the above article, the Washington Post is very worried that American women don’t want to marry Trump supporters. It’s essentially one of neoliberalism’s common anxieties — that something…
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Muslims v. LGBTQ People
There’s a popular meme among right-wing people that basically says that liberals and LGBTQ people are both idiots for supporting Muslims in any way because Muslims hate and oppress LGBTQ people. This meme has been especially popular lately due to the conflict going on in Israel/Palestine, and part of this iteration of the meme is…
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Mass Murder and Selective Enforcement
After the mass murder in Maine last week, we again have a lot of conservatives saying that the problem is the person, not guns. OK, fine. The person had made terroristic threats. The police did nothing. His ex-wife was literally in hiding because he was a threat to her life and the life of their…
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Using selective facts and variant definitions to craft propaganda
There’s this thing going on right now in Israel that is getting a lot of media attention, and a disproportionate amount of that has been focused on Mia Khalifa, an entertainer by trade who is not very skilled at crafting a nuanced political message. It simply is not her area of expertise — that’s OK,…
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Can US fascists be redeemed?
Since Barak Obama won the presidential election of 2008 (or perhaps since Reagan), US conservatives have been becoming progressively more openly right-wing. I continue to wonder if there really is such a thing as “conservatives” or whether a conservative is just a fascist who is less strident. Democrats certainly believe that conservatives exist and continue…
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Yes, Trumpism is Fascism
Take from beloved liberal centrist Robert Reich: Trumpism is fascism, Donald Trump is a fascist.