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Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 8h ago

Why MLK was not a communist: "Read Lenin and as he says: lying, deceit, violence, withholding and concealing the truth are all justifiable means to bring about the classless society. This is where non-violence breaks with communism and any other system which argues that the end justifies the means…"

And it also says that you can work for that which is morally right with means that are right. You can work to secure moral ends through moral means. One of the great philosophical debates of history has been over the question of ends and means. And there have been those who have argued that the ends justifies the means. I think the great weakness and tragedy of communism is right here. Read Lenin and as he says: lying, deceit, violence, withholding and concealing the truth are all justifiable means to bring about the end of the classless society. This is where non-violence breaks with communism and any other system which argues that the end justifies the means, because somehow the end is pre-existent in the means and immoral means cannot bring about moral ends. And this is what non-violence says. https://kingsfirstdream.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-speech-NOT-annotated-transcript-Rocky-Mount-NC-November-27-1962.pdf
Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · yesterday

In DSA’s presentation on socialism, the example of a successful socialist country was Cuba, one of the world’s worst dictatorships. People need to listen to what they actually say instead of fantasizing about Scandinavian prosperity.

https://youtu.be/5hHM-O8az5M
Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 3d ago

With something so old, it is difficult to be innovative. Still, two innovations emerged from the Russian police state: The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, a conspiracy theory about Jews secretly ruling the world, and Soviet-style anti-Zionism, which depicts Israel as the embodiment of evil.

A Hoax of Hate: The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion

adl.org

Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The peculiar Russian form of antisemitism, as expressed in the Protocols, directly influenced Hitler and the Nazis. It was further reinforced by being laundered through Henri Ford. Russian monarchist immigrants in Germany and America blamed the Russian Revolution on a Jewish conspiracy.

Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 3d ago

Thanks in no small part to smears and innuendo from Sanders and his supporters, voters viewed Trump as more honest and trustworthy than Clinton. We shouldn’t forget this.

CLINTON: Yeah, but I -- I think it's fair to really ask what's behind that comment. You know, Senator Sanders has said he wants to run a positive campaign. I've tried to keep my disagreements over issues, as it should be. But time and time again, by innuendo, by insinuation, there is this attack that he is putting forth, which really comes down to -- you know, anybody who ever took donations or speaking fees from any interest group has to be bought. And I just absolutely reject that, Senator. And I really don't think these kinds of attacks by insinuation are worthy of you. And enough is enough. If you've got something to say, say it directly. But you will not find that I ever changed a view or a vote because of any donation that I ever received. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/04/sanders-clinton-debate-transcript-annotating-what-they-say/https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-rated-honest-contest-stays-dead-heat-poll/story?id=43225421
Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 3d ago

The gimmick has been tried elsewhere. Continuing a long tradition, the KGB essentially invented the all-encompassing form of anti-Zionism. It later served as a platform for uniting Russian monarchists and communists against democracy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Salvation_Front_(Russia)
Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Antisemitism as the red-brown glue has been attempted elsewhere. At the 1992 congress of the National Salvation Front in Russia, the line "Zionophile television will pay dearly!" was met with a standing ovation. Igor Shafarevich, the nation’s best-known antisemite, was the keynote speaker.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 3d ago

This New York Times article, which ran a week before Christmas last year, didn’t get the attention it deserved. It detailed Trump and Epstein's predatory behavior toward women – “a game of ego and dominance” in which “female bodies were currency.” Here’s a gift link and a thread. 1/6🧵

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women (Gift Article)

The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were cur...

nytimes.com

Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 3d ago

Veterans of the Sanders campaign took credit for Fetterman. They always count on Sanders to dance for them. Just working-class guys, earning a living through political gritting. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

The Race to Become the Democratic Left’s Next Power Firm

Middle Seat, formed a decade ago by Bernie Sanders campaign veterans, is riding a wave of shocking wins from Democratic socialists to prominence.

notus.org

Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · last wk.

Middle Seat is rolling in cash, proud of its accomplishments.

https://middleseat.co/case-study/john-fetterman/
Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social · last wk.

Because this was always an effort to take the blame away from Trump, who was U.S. President when a devastating pandemic swept through our country. Blaming Fauci allowed the GOP to redirect blame away from Trump.

uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄@danacorn.bsky.social · 2w ago

The press talked about it like Biden speaking slower and more softly meant his brain had fallen out of his head. And like the fact that Trump constantly shouted angry nonsense was proof of his youthful vigor. It was absurd then, and it’s even more absurd now.

Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 2w ago

How many people remember that Bernie’s 2016 campaign strategist previously worked with Paul Manafort, Trump’s 2016 strategist, to install a Putin puppet in Ukraine? They had the same task in the US. The only difference is that Trump paid nothing to Manafort, while Sanders paid $10 million to Devine.

What’s a Bernie Sanders Strategist Doing in the Manafort Files?

Tad Devine’s presence in Mueller’s case against Manafort smells less like collusion than it reeks of the swamp.

vanityfair.com

Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Because you pretend like you hate him, but I think you love him... You helped create this monster, and now you’re profiting off of him."

Weary Throat@sfomel.bsky.social · last yr.

Michelle Wolf told the truth in 2018. "Trump has helped all of you. He couldn’t sell steaks or vodka or water or college or ties or Eric, but he has helped you. He’s helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster, and now you’re profiting off of him."