Recent content by Politesse

Capitalism is largely a fantasy. Socialism likewise. Real economies emerge from daily life in often unpredictable ways.

Or accidentally detonated prematurely, directly over the freeway, perhaps? Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say "A 155-millimeter shell fired during a live-fire demonstration for the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps at Camp...

Who would he ask about that, exactly? The California Highway Patrol, perhaps?

You don't think a historically unprecedented live artillery exercise arcing over the state's busiest freeway is an event worthy of gubernatorial comment? Or you just don't think Newsom should be permitted to criticize the President?

Well, obviously not. They don't pretend to love peace normally, Trump is the aberration here.

Seriously though, this fascist monster really is the strongest voice for peace between nations that the White House has seen in generations. Not because he's great, but because we usually elect warlords, often right out of the military. The Democrats do not look at themselves very clearly when...

*checks notes* *sees marker has smudged* "...A lot."

Okay, that one was funny! :)

Newsom was barely involved. It's shocking how gullible you folks are.

The freeway was shut down because they were firing artillery over it, and the CHP requested a closure.

Apparently my dad went and joined our local No Kings, along with around a thousand other people. I'm glad he didn't mention it until after the fact, so I never had to worry about him.

Well, now that you got off your lazy behind and contributed, that story is in the thread. Congratulations! Now that you are here again, care to explain why Republicans are trying to prevent the prosecution of sex crimes, whereas Democrats see them as crimes and will immediately "turn on their...

"Concrete" is an abstraction, especially if you are using it to describe a system, model, or prediction rather than an immediate fact.

That one seems like an especially bizarre inclusion on the list, considering the enormous pressure capitalist governments press against doing exactly this, to the point that many philosophy, classics, and art departments have been dismantled, or reduced to a pale shadow of what they once were...