obama saying to trevor noah that it's hard to be ethical because you inherit wars and he can't revert the decision to go into iraq. dude you took the US from 2 wars to 7, wtf are you talking about
but he talks so smoothly and he's so charming, so it's all okay😍🌊
300'000 US americans are dead, over 14 million people have lost their health coverage, and people are still debating whether you should use this opportunity to fight for universal healthcare or not. i am sorry, but the "left" in the US is embarrassing
i understand that the left in the US faces a more authoritarian, capitalist surveillance state than other places, being the number one imperial country in the world necessitates crushing its working class organizations & funding its giant military leaves less for social programs.
even brie and sirota - former bernie campaign members - agree with the idea to push the m4a vote. i think even sam seder agreed. both founders of the justice dems are on board. even matt STOLLER, milquetoast progressive!! did i mention CENK UYGUR. leave marxism out of this ffs
this is the bare minimum of electoral strategy, parties/factions all over the world use it. bringing marxism into a debate where even the most moderate progressives agree is ridiculous. making this into a "Dore vs AOC" thing is reflective of how politics is all a show in the US
he's getting pushed to the left so hard, this staff of capitalists is so diverse 😍
i just noticed someone from glencore being on this list. since i'm from switzerland, and this is a swiss corporation, i feel like i need to say a thing or two about them
glencore is one of the most infamous & hated companies here. no politician would dare to associate with them
glencore is a monster than repeatedly violates human rights. its subsidiaries employ ppl with slave-like conditions, they refuse to pay taxes, even force african countries to bow dow to them by changibg regulation in their favor google.ch/amp/s/amp.theg…
elon musk is not a climate change hero, to the contrary, the production of tesla cars destroys the environment and space x works with the us military, the largest polluting entity of the world
his donations to certain politicians further confirm this
the extraction of minerals destroys lives, predominantly in the global south (latin america and central africa, etc). it impacts indigenous communities, it does not consult local people, and often uses child labor google.ch/amp/s/www.euro…
you should be able to criticize every single politician. they are not your boss, they are supposed to work for YOU
if i ever get to a position of leadership, i want you to criticize the shit out of me. while constructive criticism is preferrable, some of it will be disingenuous. but you need to be able to take that shit, that's the price for having great responsibility
people with responsibility are beholden to the people they fight for, you shouldn't blame people for providing critique, to the contrary, you should welcome it. leaders can't possibly know everything themselves, they need the people to constantly update them on their needs/wishes