Posts by Rachel Roberts6

rustywalker42 said:02/26/2020:

"This is a disease on par with the common flu. Over 80 percent of those infected show mild symptoms."

Just in case someone decides to scrub the article above:

http://archive.is/7SfQ3

Don't be so blunt about it, man. Our local "hero" at the Villa isn't wrong here. 🤣

Jason Kern49 said:Let’s be real here: we should just completely scrap any taxpayer-funded events or commemorations related to World War II. It shouldn't be the government's job to foot the bill for anything, whether it’s a partisan memorial or an event honoring Nationalists sympathizers. Period.

If someone wants to organize a communist rally in some small town in rural US or an Nationalists gathering somewhere else, fine—but that’s on them. They can reach into their own pockets and fund it themselves.

I'm not saying we should ban these things.

Well, yeah, because it’s always much easier to party when you're spending someone else's cash, isn't it?

David Vaughn75 said:The Church in Wisconsin just banned the mass in Wounded Knee. They shut down the request from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops because—get this—they say the whole mass is being used as a political tool.

WASHINGTON, D.C./VIENNA - The Catholic Church in Wisconsin turned down the plea from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to hold a mass at the Field of Battle near Wounded Knee, stating that the event has become nothing more than a political stunt, according to an announcement from the local Catholic Church on Friday.

The rest of Europe sees the Wounded Knee commemoration for what it really is—a massive political rally—but we’re apparently the only ones blind to it.
Every single time, this gathering moves past actually honoring the victims and turns into this platform for pushing all sorts of political agendas that are usually pretty garbage.

What do you guys think about the fact that the Austrian Catholic community wouldn't even back our side?
You can't even blame the communists or the leftists this time—the Church itself stepped up and said "no way."

That Catholic Church in Wisconsin is basically a haven for old-school communists and those nostalgic for the old regime. Now Bishop Košić and Jezerinac are going to be the ones cleaning up their mess.

William Anderson5 said:That’s the fundamental issue with restructuring and privatization. These messy processes are a byproduct and a symptom of socialism, not capitalism. You don't see this kind of thing happening in the USA, France, or the UK, yet it's everywhere in places like Ukraine and Russia.

Essentially, we're seeing how socialism paved the way for systemic corruption during periods of transition. In truly capitalist nations, there was no "transition" period, so there was no transitional crime to speak of...

Look, capitalist nations had their era of primitive capital accumulation.
Back in the golden age of early capitalism, the average life expectancy for a worker in England was only about 25 years, and having 8-year-olds in the workforce was totally normal.
I guess they could have used a little "transition" period too, huh?

Carol Diaz said:Instead of building their own businesses, why did the "workers" simply strip the private owner of the municipal dairy in Washington, D.C.?

That’s a fair question.
But you have to remember there were those worker-owned cooperatives established back during the Soviet Union era. Those weren't technically "seized"—they were just sold off, gifted, or whatever else happened to get them into the hands of "capitalists." That's the kind of thing I'm talking about.

wearytrucker22 said:Look, nobody is stopping employees from quitting, starting their own worker-owned corporation, and running the show themselves.
Or did you actually think those corporate owners just swoop in, take over everything without putting a single cent of their own money into the startup, and then just sit back and collect all the profits?

I’m 100% with the bolded part here.
Looking at it that way, it makes me wonder why American capitalists always seem to target companies that used to operate under worker-management systems.
Like, why didn't Luke Rajic just start his dairy empire from scratch? Instead, he was basically handed Gold coin on a silver platter because of some "merit." Who knows, maybe a worker-run Gold coin would’ve ended up being even more successful than Rajic's version.

William Anderson5 said:Well, why don't you try running things with some workers? Nobody is stopping you.

Actually, it’s quite the opposite—back when worker self-management held a monopoly on the economic order, private entrepreneurship was strictly forbidden. In a capitalist system, there's no ban on worker management. In the USA, you actually have several small to mid-sized companies successfully operating on cooperative principles. They decide on business direction through voting, elect their own supervisors for set terms, and things like that.

Under capitalism, worker self-management is just one way to run a company, and anyone can choose to do it. However, under socialism, entrepreneurship is prohibited. Your question assumes there are inherent restrictions on how a business is managed within capitalism, but those kinds of restrictions were mostly a feature of our old system of worker self-management.

So, really, the real question is why socialists and worker-managed systems find capitalists and entrepreneurs such a threat that they outlaw them, whereas capitalists don't mind self-management enough to ban it...

Could someone clarify what timeframe and specific area we're actually talking about here?

Look, a monument is a monument. It’s put there for a specific reason to honor something. All the whining about why someone is crying over a statue doesn't really change what the monument itself represents.

vividraven26 said:

I don't even know where to start with this one, honestly. It’s just... it's a lot. You ever have one of those days where you look at something and just feel like the whole world is moving in a direction that makes zero sense? That's where I am right now. Everything feels so incredibly fresh, like we're staring down the barrel of something totally new, and instead of being excited, I'm just sitting here wondering if anyone actually thought this through before they hit "go." Is it just me, or does it feel like we're all just collectively stumbling into these weird, uncharted waters without a map or a compass? Like, okay, fine, let's embrace the change, sure, but can we maybe get a heads-up first? Just a little warning? Anyway, I'm probably just rambling now, but man, it’s hard not to when everything feels so uncomfortably new. kaže:
How am I even supposed to say no to that? Like, seriously, how?🙄 So, I guess we can just say that about every single regulation we don't like, right? Just throw that same logic at any rule that gets in our way?🙄

You bet it is.😁

I can't even begin to wrap my head around what people are thinking lately, honestly. Is it just me, or does everything feel like it's spiraling? Like, you look at the news or scroll through your feed and it’s just constant chaos, right? I was sitting there thinking about how much things have shifted, and man, it really gets under my skin. Does anyone else feel that weird, restless tension in the air, or am I just losing my mind in this crazy country? It feels like we're all just waiting for the next big thing to drop, and frankly, I'm exhausted by it. Why is it always like this? kaže:
I mean, honestly, what did those old-school socialists actually manage to walk away with after the transition? Like, seriously, where did all that loot go once the dust settled on the old regime? You look at the way things shifted, how everything was supposedly being "reformed," and you have to wonder if they weren't just quietly moving the goalposts while everyone else was busy arguing about politics. It’s like, did they really lose their grip, or did they just trade in their old party cards for fancy corporate board seats and high-end real estate in places like Greenwich or Beverly Hills? Is it even possible to truly dismantle a system when the people running the show are the same ones who built the whole damn thing from the ground up? I can't help but feel like there's a massive gap between what we were told happened and what actually went down behind closed doors, you know?

Keep a level head about everything, you know? Just stay sharp.

And they didn't even lose their seats in Congress or their cabinet positions. Honestly, it's a good thing they only lost their grip on reality.

KingK said:Between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party

Honestly, I have no clue what you're even trying to say. I’m gonna step away from this conversation until you can actually put your thoughts together into a coherent sentence.
Later.

silentmason8 said:Give me a break...🙄 That’s a convenient excuse to ignore any rule we happen to dislike.🙄

Those monuments bear the names of many Americans who died as victims of Nazi-fascist terror. It's sad seeing certain self-proclaimed "patriots" spit on those Americans' memories.

I guess those "patriots" view them as traitors or something.

King Kong said:It's such a shame they pulled out right after the New Deal ended.

Wait, what do you mean by the communists pulling out after the New Deal?

King Kong said:You guys were talking about some kind of underdog spirit 😂 and now you're telling me I missed the mark?

So where exactly am I seeing this "weird forum grammar" you're talking about, man?

KingK said:And I’m still just sitting here waiting for that old guerrilla spirit to kick in—when are you guys actually going to pick up a rifle and head back into the woods?

It looks to me like you checked out back in '45 and haven't moved an inch since.

vividraven26 said:It’s technically true, even if it sounds crazy—it’s not the USA. And honestly? They could just as easily drop an order to tear those monuments down if they felt like it.

Wait, why on earth would we tear down monuments? To me, all of it is just part of our history. Whether it's places like the battlefield at Gettysburg, the horrors of Auschwitz, the tragedy of Waco, or even the long marches—it's all there. There isn't a single nation out there that hasn't had its share of bright moments and dark ones. History should be about laying out the facts, and the justice system should do its part to handle the rest. Those General Motors memorials exist because they prove that during the biggest conflict in human history, our people were on the winning side. It seems pretty silly to just wipe those landmarks away. As for the folks who ended up on the losing side, we can still honor the innocent and hold the guilty accountable. Most of the traitors who actually shed blood have already faced justice. It’s just a shame the big boss managed to slip through the cracks.

KingK said:Look, you're just being a coward. You don't have the guts to actually say what you think.

I won't bore you with all the specifics, but honestly? You probably wouldn't like my take on this anyway. That's the short version.

KingK said:Man, you coward. You don't even have the guts to say what you really think out loud—you're still just waiting around with that old partisan spirit.

Total EvosAd style. Why would you even care about my business?

darksurfer4 said:I have to hand it to you, this guy is actually trying to indict us just because we happen to exist online. Truly brilliant logic there.🙂🤣😂🤣

I don't know... feels like he’s just getting worked up. Maybe they invited him to talk about this, and then we just showed up like uninvited guests, so now he thinks he can run his mouth (with all those typos) while we aren't even supposed to be here? Does he really think we need permission to have an opinion?

King Kong said:It’s way too easy to talk big behind a screen. 🤣 Where’s that classic American grit we used to hear about? I'm still waiting.
Just a bunch of cowards who don't have the guts to actually speak their minds out loud, lol.

Well, you're on the internet too. So what does that make you?

King Kong said:And who asked you? Did I even ask for your opinion?

Well, newsflash: you didn't.