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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm getting reports further down, I have no idea if what anyone says is true or not. It's borderline rule 5, but not quite there. This is a strong reminder to hate the argument, not the arguer.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 10 points 2 days ago
  • Public Roads
  • Police
  • Fire Departments
  • Social Security for retirees

This is also socialism (not communism, he's an idiot). I hate that socialism/communism = evil got shoved down our collective throats so goddamn hard in the middle of last century that people still fucking believe it without thought. Whatever keeps the capitalist hellscape grinding us into the dirt I guess, the old guard on both sides are still happy as hell to villainize social programs paid for by fucking tax dollars, and the tubes are too ignorant to understand that when everyone benefits that includes themselves.

[-] pfr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

I had an argument with an American once over whether health care should be free or not. They're so brainwashed into thinking that they'll somehow be disadvantaged by a universal healthcare system even when they're paying out their ass for private health insurance, and at the same time blaming patrons of their restaurant who don't tip enough for their poor income while happily accepting minimum wage from their employer. It's absolutely mental.

[-] sturger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

We Americans have that hammered into our heads every day of our lives. Along with "God loves us but doesn't want us to have sex." and "America is the greatest, freeest [intentional mis-spelling] country on Earth".

Takes a while to realize all of this is bunk. Many never realize it.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 1 day ago

It's true, this place fucking sucks. Welcome to America where you're free to fuck off and die, here's your bill, and if you dare have an abortion we'll throw your routing carcass in jail and bill the infant for it.

[-] sturger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Welcome to America where you’re free to fuck off and die

Technically, you're only free to die if it's slow and painful. If you try to hurry it along they'll imprison you for attempting suicide. :-/

/s

[-] glitchdx@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago

i wish communism was as cool as republicans make it sound

[-] sndmn@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

What we really should have:

Fully automated luxury gay space communism!

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Powerbottomin to end poverty and sickness

[-] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I'd be down for that

[-] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 57 points 3 days ago

I don’t care what you call it, I want that. Call it doodoo pickle butting, if it offers that, sign me up for everyone else too.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 days ago

Thats the thing, im past the stupid naming and everything. I just want policies that help people and not billionaires. Call it marxism, stalinism, whatever the fuck you want.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

It's a pathetic attempt to rile the old people who remember the cold war propaganda against communism and socialism. While young people are like "So what?"

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

I have a 20-something son who basically grew up with MAGA shitting on everything. From his perspective ( and his friends), they don't see anything wrong with trying out Socialism/ Marxism/ Communism. They feel like the current system of "Democratic Capitalism" has led to the rise of vicious MAGA Nazis, and weak Democratic defenders of our Nation, with the majority of Americans suffering to some degree, so why are we fighting so hard to preserve it?

When we emerge from the other side of this, don't expect America to go back to anything resembling what it was before.

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[-] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 days ago

Wow, he wants to provide people dignity and a high quality of life. How terrifying.

[-] DivineDev@piefed.social 225 points 3 days ago

Up until the communism part I thought they were endorsing him.

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I find it fascinating how nowadays, basic human decency is called "woke" and "communism".

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[-] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago

The checkmark is an idiot self-identification tool.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 159 points 3 days ago

If Communism is when wages go up and cost of living goes down, what is Capitalism?

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 81 points 3 days ago

assets get concentrated, rent goes up

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[-] prex@aussie.zone 49 points 3 days ago

I was shooting heroin and reading “The Fountainhead” in the front seat of my privately owned police cruiser when a call came in. I put a quarter in the radio to activate it. It was the chief. “Bad news, detective. We got a situation.” “What? Is the mayor trying to ban trans fats again?” “Worse. Somebody just stole four hundred and forty-seven million dollars’ worth of bitcoins.” The heroin needle practically fell out of my arm. “What kind of monster would do something like that? Bitcoins are the ultimate currency: virtual, anonymous, stateless. They represent true economic freedom, not subject to arbitrary manipulation by any government. Do we have any leads?” “Not yet. But mark my words: we’re going to figure out who did this and we’re going to take them down … provided someone pays us a fair market rate to do so.” “Easy, chief,” I said. “Any rate the market offers is, by definition, fair.” He laughed. “That’s why you’re the best I got, Lisowski. Now you get out there and find those bitcoins.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I’m on it.” I put a quarter in the siren. Ten minutes later, I was on the scene. It was a normal office building, strangled on all sides by public sidewalks. I hopped over them and went inside. “Home Depot™ Presents the Police!®” I said, flashing my badge and my gun and a small picture of Ron Paul. “Nobody move unless you want to!” They didn’t. “Now, which one of you punks is going to pay me to investigate this crime?” No one spoke up. “Come on,” I said. “Don’t you all understand that the protection of private property is the foundation of all personal liberty?” It didn’t seem like they did. “Seriously, guys. Without a strong economic motivator, I’m just going to stand here and not solve this case. Cash is fine, but I prefer being paid in gold bullion or autographed Penn Jillette posters.” Nothing. These people were stonewalling me. It almost seemed like they didn’t care that a fortune in computer money invented to buy drugs was missing. I figured I could wait them out. I lit several cigarettes indoors. A pregnant lady coughed, and I told her that secondhand smoke is a myth. Just then, a man in glasses made a break for it. “Subway™ Eat Fresh and Freeze, Scumbag!®” I yelled. Too late. He was already out the front door. I went after him. “Stop right there!” I yelled as I ran. He was faster than me because I always try to avoid stepping on public sidewalks. Our country needs a private-sidewalk voucher system, but, thanks to the incestuous interplay between our corrupt federal government and the public-sidewalk lobby, it will never happen. I was losing him. “Listen, I’ll pay you to stop!” I yelled. “What would you consider an appropriate price point for stopping? I’ll offer you a thirteenth of an ounce of gold and a gently worn ‘Bob Barr ‘08’ extra-large long-sleeved men’s T-shirt!” He turned. In his hand was a revolver that the Constitution said he had every right to own. He fired at me and missed. I pulled my own gun, put a quarter in it, and fired back. The bullet lodged in a U.S.P.S. mailbox less than a foot from his head. I shot the mailbox again, on purpose. “All right, all right!” the man yelled, throwing down his weapon. “I give up, cop! I confess: I took the bitcoins.” “Why’d you do it?” I asked, as I slapped a pair of Oikos™ Greek Yogurt Presents Handcuffs® on the guy. “Because I was afraid.” “Afraid?” “Afraid of an economic future free from the pernicious meddling of central bankers,” he said. “I’m a central banker.” I wanted to coldcock the guy. Years ago, a central banker killed my partner. Instead, I shook my head. “Let this be a message to all your central-banker friends out on the street,” I said. “No matter how many bitcoins you steal, you’ll never take away the dream of an open society based on the principles of personal and economic freedom.” He nodded, because he knew I was right. Then he swiped his credit card to pay me for arresting him.

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 24 points 2 days ago

Taxed and have it spent on genocide abroad.

Taxed and spent on you.

It's your choice.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 96 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Y'know what always annoys me about this type of statement (aside from it being socialism and not communism lol) is the amount of tax it takes isn't even that much in the grand scheme of things, PLUS it generally pays for itself in not having to imprison people or treat emergency room visits, etc.

People just have a very hard time grasping governmental budgets, though. The cost of paying for 200k housing sounds like a lot but man is it not compared to some of the other shit we waste money on.

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[-] caboose2006@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

Conservatives posting his Ws all the time. They're his best advertisers.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

+1 for nitter screenshots.

I don’t like contributing to Twitter in any way, but Nitter + screenshot undermines it enough to warm my heart. And informs others they can do the same!

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[-] Gild@lemmy.zip 28 points 3 days ago

You are a special kind of stupid (and brainwashed) if you think any of those things listed are bad

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[-] appropriateghost@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 days ago

cool marxism sounds awesome where's my hammer and sickle

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago

What's next? "Free" school, "free" parks, "free" police, "free" firefighters, "free" military, "free" health inspections? Pay up, freeloader!

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[-] _AutumnMoon_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago

Ah, yes, famously communists love to... open grocery stores?

[-] ragas@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago

They actually do. They will all have the same stuff and it will have a low price.

That is basically step two after forming a council.

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[-] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 55 points 3 days ago

'"Free" stuff is actually paid by our taxes, checkmate liberal!'

'...uh, yeah?'

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