The Democratic Socialist Platform Echoes the Madness of the Khmer Rouge

What is dividing the nation is the sacrifice of the individual to tribalism, group identity, collectivism, the common good. Both parties use the chains of identity politics, and consistently do so by violating the rights the one. It is the individual who is the true minority; there’s only one of him.

 

I think I explained that in my post. Didn't you read it?

 

Here is your explanation - But we live in a world molded by past events & leaders. Most of us form part of our personal identity by which groups we are member of.
What the heck?
Majority of people in US either were born after segregation ended, or they are immigrants or children of immigrants.
For most of them racism is a fairy tales from Democratic party, it has nothing to do with reality, it is artificially cultivated for the sole purpose to divide and conquer.

 

Whether you openly discuss racism in America or just simply ignore it, it is still there & it affects millions of Americans in their daily lives. The same can be said for gender bias. We can't possibly FIX a problem until we're willing to first acknowledge that problem actually exists. And, as much as I hate to say it, this problem does exist.

 

Yes, it is artificial problem that is diligently cultivated by Democratic party elite, to divide and conquer.
Imagine if people in the United States were united, all the problems would be solved by now.

 

What a mindless article. Painfully stupid and idiotic hyperbolic pandering to nonsense.

So anyone who has a policy that claims to want to "provide an affluent life for the people" - is now some genocidal maniac ? What kind of idiot says would make this fallacious and mindlessly dumb argument. Name a politician on the planet who has not at some point had this as an electoral platform - Left, Right and Center.

Where does Cortex say or imply that several thousand people may have to die to get her policies implemented ? What an idiot.

He then makes some unconnected nonsensical argument "Good intentions don't matter" as if this proves that all Social Justice policies are Totalitarian in nature and antithetical to fostering human well-being.

Huh ? What ? This is as mindless as it gets.

What a fukn idiot.

 

Not so much armed robbery as commodification, privatization and exploitation of everything - and if policy in the Middle East of Latin America is any indication, yes, often under force of arms either covertly or direct military intervention.

 

Yes! An absolute delusion. The American economy runs nothing like that. It is a Neo-liberal/Libertarian fantasy!

 

That's what the South use to tell the abolitionists.

Furthermore, anything Man makes, he can change for the better. The delusion is that Socialism is that change--100 million plus, murdered and tortured souls will echo their horrified scream of "No!", through eternity.

 

1. Racism is a problem existing OUTSIDE the parameters of any political party. It's a part of American culture that needs to be exorcised.
2. I've seen brief periods when all Americans were united, but they were short-lived. It's OK for Americans to see things differently--have different perspectives on issues--but they need to remember we are all Americans & share the vast majority of common beliefs & points of view that compose the core values of our shared culture. The divisions I've seen grow between Americans of late, were caused by a large portion of Americans who feel left behind or left out by the constant, ongoing change taking place around them. Trump as elected because of that--being the one candidate that seemed to represent something "other" than the painful status quo. Unfortunately, Trump was the epitome of those in the core of that "status quo," though many Americans still haven't figured that out yet.

 

If Americans wish to live free and prosperous, they best unite on the principle of Individual Rights, and reject the chains of Socialism. That means rejecting envy, jealously, and hatred; and embracing ambition, achievement, and happiness.

 

Don't you think it is counterproductive to pit one race against other race?
What is a point of identity politics? How identity politics solve the racism problem (assuming it is exist) by dividing people and force them to live in silos?

 

envy, jealousy, hatred, ambition & competition are at the core of capitalism. Socialism (not communism) strives to be more responsive to basic human needs, is less competitive, and focuses more on human interactions with each other than leaving everything to the individual alone. All forms of government, religion and human interaction have their negative sides. None are perfectly good.

 

1. I agree totally. Racism is a highly negative force in any culture. America should strive to eliminate it from its culture entirely.
2. It is human nature to identify oneself with certain groups with whom we share attributes. There is nothing inherently bad about that. Most of us place ourselves in groups that share our personal interests or professions. Some people identify themselves with specific religious groups or even racial ones. Identity politics is a new term for an old practice in America--one that has always been used as a negative force, and one that should be eliminated altogether. Unfortunately, part of that negativism has been to purposely blur the distinction between identifying with certain groups in positive ways, or using those groups as political opponents & denigrating them for their differences from one's own "more acceptable" traits. Truthfully, having a multitude of groups with which we can identify comfortably & share interests is a good thing for us all. But we all need to give those groups we don't belong to equal respect & regard, because they offer the same positive returns in the lives of its members that our chosen group affiliations do for us. It's all a matter of respect & being capable of offering that from ourselves to others who are different. Politics is an area that historically fails to do that. But we are free to change that ourselves. Doing so would improve our nation & our culture immensely.