I think it's true, largely because "American Socialism" on the best of days is the pretty much the same thing as "Nordic social democracy". The actual cool shit will be happening outside of the US.

Sounds like you pretty much have it.

• original tweet is opening a conversation about how halloween costumes affect people with ADHD

• The quote tweet is insulting the original tweet.

• the tiktok poster, presumably someone with ADHD, who presumably has some agreement with the quote tweet, has put the banner on their wall so that it will "motivate them to get out of bed in the morning" lest they get (figuratively) insulted by the quote-tweeter (who they agree with).

Is AntsCanada Ian Miles Cheong??

Maybe entrusting teenagers with some basic responsibility as they develop into full grown adults, while you still are in close proximity to offer guidance is a good thing?

My kids absolutely will have (secured) credit cards and bank accounts when they turn 16. (At least I hope to have a reasonable amount of trust in them by that age, if that isn't there, then that's probably on me).

Hey yeah after I linked that video I bounced over to the Seder video and watched part of it as well.

I don't think we need to deep dive on this, because you and I agree on the facts, but I'll throw out a perspective.

I don't think correctly criticising a view and "allowing a pass" are mutually exclusive. It needs to be in context, of course. For Zohran, this compromise can be allowed because he is a democratic socialist candidate running for election in an extremely right wing country; anglo socialists should want to see this guy win, imo. I don't think he is pulling anyone to the right with his take, just doing what he can to placate both sides (such is electoralism). I also don't think his statement reflects his genuine personal view, but that barely matters.

If it were a PSL candidate, I would hate to see any sort of "pass" offered, since the context is different. Sam Seder also doesn't get to deliver any sort of take like that because he has nothing at stake. Not to mention the foreign policy views of a mayoral candidate don't really matter at all.

Historically, revolutionary movements have had (and will have) to do much dirtier and uncomfortable things in order to win. In context, I see Zohran pacing the way for Zohran 3.0 to be fully and clearly anti-Zionist, but I think that it is not a stance he can officially adopt in 2025 and expect to win, he's already far to close to being nuked from orbit.

Well I appreciate the conversation you and Mizu offered in the thread here, even if I didn't have a whole lot to contribute myself! Interested to hear your thoughts if you get around to watching it, I respect FD for engaging

I appreciate your thoughts, don't have much to offer from my end. I respect him showing up for the discussion in the link and sort of "taking it on the chin" in their conversation

I think a lot of what he had to say was more relevant toward how one should address the black electorate. Whether it's for Bernie, Zohranz or a revolutionary movement, if you want the support of these people, the white left needs to get it's shit together. I think electoral campaigns are good "practice" for doing so.

Also, I think you'll enjoy Signifier going head to head with someone to his left here: https://youtu.be/SPOYP8LnwOU

(@MizuTama@hexbear.net you might like the linked video as well)

Did you watch the video?

The main thing I heard about was that she let a transmedicalist do a voiceover on a video way back when. There may be other more direct bad takes that I haven't heard about (and I don't particularly care to)

It's more a sign that you've been outside. Our community has had a bunch of contra haters (for mostly valid reasons) since before we were on Hexbear. I wish we would sometimes offer other users, especially federated users like you, a bit more grace.

A lot of our community is/were active on Twitter which creates an instinct to "go in for the dunk" at any opportunity available that I've always vocally disliked.

You know why