Yeah, lowering taxes for the rich and increasing taxes for the rich are really just two sides of the same coin! Privatisation? Nationalization? Potato potahto! Dumbest shit I’ve heard all night, and I listen to myself when I talk.

This ties into the notion of interpassivity. This is when a piece of media perform an action for you (think interactivity, but exactly the opposite). An example is the laugh track on sitcoms. Another is the series or film performing your environmental or anti-capital activism for you. Frequently the bad guy is some big polluting corp, or some evil rich guy who wants to bulldoze the community center to put his Luxury Resort there. You watch the movie, feel all rebellious and sympathetic with the main characters, and go home feeling like you’ve done something, when in fact all you’ve done is feed Disney some more money. See also movies like triangle of sadness and the glass onion or whatever.

Mark Fischer’s capitalist realism explores this and similar ideas in a much more comprehensive and eloquent manner than I ever could. Give it a read, it’s quite short!

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/03/almost-1-in-4-tesla-model-3s-fails-government-safety-checks/#%3A~%3Atext=Frequently+noted+problems+concern+the%2Cin+the+TÜV+reliability+study.

This is the stuff I read. Not very scientific, but indicative of piss poor quality, especially given the price range. Where are you finding your stuff?

We’re talking about democrats here. They’re a firmly right wing party.

You misunderstand their incentives. They’re beholden to the billionaires, not to you.

I think you’re kind of missing the point. I was pointing out the obvious self contradiction in the Bush-Cheney era “you’re either with us or against us” war criminal rhetoric. I’ll spell it out some more.

You personally are not providing weapons to Israel, nor intelligence. Does this mean that you personally are actively aiding and abetting Palestine?

When America invaded Vietnam, Angola did not provide weapons and intelligence to Vietnam. Does that mean Angola was actively aiding and abetting Vietnam?

When America invaded Iraq, France did not provide weapons and intelligence to America. Does that mean France was aiding and abetting Iraq?

He could lose 99% of it and come out completely unscathed. He lives in a reality separate from ours. The only thing he’ll feel is a bullet through the head. Here’s hoping!

What makes you say this? All the statistics I saw (not that many, but enough to get a vibe) were pretty poor, and that’s from before he went mask-off capital owner.

He’s also not providing military support to and not sharing intelligence with Russia, so that means he’s actively and intentionally supporting Ukraine.