Nuadaargetlamh - Nazi Punks Fuck Off

“I study war and diplomacy, so that my son may study trade and commerce, so that his son may study art and music."

~John Adams

Someone, thinking he had the perfect "gotcha" to make me abandon communism, once asked me "if there's no wage incentive, who would clean the toilets? Who would pick up the trash?" and my answer was "me! And probably you too once you actually think about it." Because humanity is now in a position where if we used our technical progress to automate every task that can be automated, and delegate the remainder of labor and responsibilities equitably, the average able-bodied adult would work 10-16 hours a week. If given the choice, I would gladly elect to clean toilets for 10 hours a week with all my needs guaranteed to be met, rather than work 40-80 hours a week at a job that is nominally less gross and still live with financial insecurity. Wouldn't you?

i want to make something clear: the reason Biden and other centrist Democrats support Israel has little to do with Jewish people, at least not American Jews. we are a tiny population. our votes do not sway presidential elections. our votes barely ever sway anything at all outside of NYC politics. and, contrary to semi-popular belief, we do not control the media.

the first big reason Biden and other Democrats support Israel is because of evangelical Christians. a huge number of American hardline supporters of Israel do so for religious reasons. the second big reason Biden and other Democrats support Israel is because of the military, because Israel is our proxy in a long-term engagement against Iran that we've been involved in ever since American and British intelligence overthrew their democratically elected government in 1953.

not only is it disguting - in an ethical sense - that the core of the liberal base seems more shaken up by a mediocre debate showing than they do support for genocide, it's also terrible strategy. the vast majority of American supporters of Israel are Christians or nationalists (or both) who are going to vote for Republican choice no matter what Biden does for Israel. Chasing their votes is a fool's errand.

there are other paths. there are millions of voices going unheard. and there are is a lot of potential support in places other than the current target, a fictional "middle ground" between the status quo and outright fascism.

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