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I don't know that I'd describe *any* of my positions as my being "so certain" but I do believe that it's the case given the experience of actually existing planned

(Thread) This is extremely silly in at least three ways:https://twitter.com/Andrew_Adonis/status/1307716030974787584 (1) Marx used the phrase "dictatorship of the proletariat" (i.e. "rule of the working class") in a few

"Oh, I see you're complaining about Nero fiddling while Rome burns again. Pretty ironic that you found time to complain about this *as Rome burns*."--Very Smart People in 59 AD,

Thread: My problem with this critique has always been that the actual point of most academic presentations of the problem since the first article-length discussion of it by Judith Jarvis

Thread: This article is a perfect example of how to use real statistics to lie.https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-more-liberal-bernie-sanders-senate-record-analysis-shows-1524481?fbclid=IwAR0yCgBG5ZQsvYu2YJ1s_C3G3QWYsV60hKMy1GxadrKl5IKP

Thread: "Defund the police" is a much better slogan than "abolish the police." The latter sounds like utopian nonsense even to most ordinary not-super-political people (of all races) who start

Been following some of the controversy re: @VaushV and black nationalism on and off and it seems like at least some of the terms of the debate are too vague

Thread: The claim I and many others made was that *if Bernie Sanders became the Democratic nominee* this would be a political earthquake that would change all kinds of things,

OK, all joking aside here's my two cents on "Biden's unity problem": Last year Joe Biden ran an ad insinuating that passing M4A would somehow be an insult to his

Thread: Bernie won the first three contests. Then, due to a combination of various missteps and the other candidates consolidating in a totally unprecedented way he got behind and then

Some points about Bolivia that should be obvious: 1. Anyone whose take includes the phrases "judges" or "term limits" is just changing the subject. The court decision striking down term