nemonemini posted: "The global left has never gotten socialism right. From the monstrosity of Bolshevism to that of China, the idea of socialism is mostly a wish... Chile is clearly in a special situation...I am not in a position to offer advice, but our DMNC model is alw"
The global left has never gotten socialism right. From the monstrosity of Bolshevism to that of China, the idea of socialism is mostly a wish...
Chile is clearly in a special situation...I am not in a position to offer advice, but our DMNC model is always relevant, it is a reflection of four plus term systems, but a key question is that status of Capital in this resurgence...will Capital be expropriated??? If not how to proceed?
The left is closing on zero further chances with socialism after so many fuckups with Marxist idiots...
Gabriel Boric's presidential victory and a new constitution are the crowning achievements of Chile's broad socialist movement. Now comes the hard part: fulfilling a vision of working-class prosperity that stretches back to Salvador Allende and beyond.
Kevin Bowers posted: " What if is a small phrase with powerful meaning. It can be used in both a positive and negative tone and meaning. Lots of people, especially parents are "whatifers". You may ask, what is a "whatifer" coach? I would tell you that my definition is the "
What if is a small phrase with powerful meaning. It can be used in both a positive and negative tone and meaning. Lots of people, especially parents are "whatifers". You may ask, what is a "whatifer" coach? I would tell you that my definition is the thought process of what may or may not happen when we take an action in our lives. To determine the what if, we must first be willing to go for it and see what happens. Some examples of what if are below and how they can be used in a positive or negative way. I write this because I was thinking about what if today and how it changes the way we trust, act, believe, work, play and maintain life.
What if I lost 50 pounds? What if I gained 50 pounds?
What if I buy a car? What if I drive a clunker?
What if I exercise more? What if I do not exercise more?
What if I pray more? What if I do not pray more?
What if I actually am a good person? What if I am a scumbag?
I could go on and on about the what if's of life so I leave you with the question. Are you willing to face the consequences both positive or negative based on your what if? Are you willing to step up, step out, go for life and see what if happens?
What if you accomplish your dreams. What if you live your best life. What if you do the impossible. What if, go for it and see what happens.
nemonemini posted: "These discussions are of great interest but two aspects are neglected: the issue of American (and other) mis-definitions of democracy, and the void that has overtaken the left. The American system has never really been truly democratic as an electoral sys"
These discussions are of great interest but two aspects are neglected: the issue of American (and other) mis-definitions of democracy, and the void that has overtaken the left. The American system has never really been truly democratic as an electoral system dominated by capitalism. It is thus almost surely doomed to drift into breakdown even without the pressure of an increasingly demented right. This article makes no mention of the capitalist factor. And secondly there is no left as such anymore. The failure of Marxism, and yet its persistence as a dominating factor, has paralyzed thinking about socialism and democracy as the legacy of Marx/Lenin/Stalinism has clearly failed to produce any kind of (r)evolutionary response to the growing right unchallenged by any consistent of coherent response to capitalism as such. The jargon of Marx doesn't work anymore and yet it has a cultic tenacity that defeats all innovation. We have produced our modeling tool: 'democratic market neo-communism' and that in the context the issues of eco-socialism. Despite the failure of Marx's theories, he and his generation of early socialists who he expropriated and dominated, had a keen insight into the weakness of bourgeois democracies, and the corrosive effect of capitalism. But that legacy fractured as democracy and socialism became antagonists, and by the time of Lenin, democracy didn't stand a chance against totalitarian outcomes. The whole legacy is 'shot' and our draft text The Last Revolution tries to start over from scratch, not so hard to do. The left is clearly split between those who preach democracy/reformism and the nullity of the Marx dominated left who have lost any sense of a coherent program. The right's 'coup in motion' needs a strong response from an 'in principle' revolutionary left (that can also carry the reformist sectors piggyback) that has a new set of materials, a new definition of democracy, a socialist guarantee (our neo-communism is basically 'socialism' 2.0, a hybrid with democracy so-called...etc...) Unless a strong left able in principle to carry out regime change, and do it right, can challenge the new right, the latter will simply walk away with the crown jewels.
The U.S. is becoming increasingly ungovernable, and some experts believe it could descend into civil war. What should Canada do then?
4dfarms posted: " I hope everyone enjoyed their New Year. I truly hope and it is my prayer that each and every one of you have a very happy and blessed new year and may you find happiness. It can start by simply drawing closer to God, praying, followi"
I truly hope and it is my prayer that each and every one of you have a very happy and blessed new year and may you find happiness. It can start by simply drawing closer to God, praying, following his leadership (not your will), and trusting.
We rang in the new year by making Poppie some peanut butter balls that are his favorite that his momma always made him. And some were licked with . Then we watched Clifford the Big Red Dog. Nope, I didn't start crying until Atleigh did. She is such a sensitive soul. Then we said our prayers and prayed that 2022 will be alot better.
We woke up this morning and we got the first snuggles of the year.
One of my presents for Christmas was a Keurig that can make the froth for Latees and Cappuccinos. I need to learn how to make the little heart but it will be ok. No, that is not a bottle of alcohol, it is Hazelnut syrup that is sugar free to flavor our coffees. I love it
This has been a good week with our girls. It was like it use to be and I have to say I miss it. Atleigh asked me why I had to start going to work with Poppie and I had to explain to her that Poppie is tired of being by himself and he wanted me to be with him so I could take care of him. I asked her would she like for me to take care of her Poppie for her and she said yes. We have always had this planned as soon as our last kid graduated high school. Bless her little heart she wasn't prepared. She loves staying with us and so does Caroline.
Due to some unpleasant issues with Dakotas babysitter he had, we have to find someone else. We have to make a decision as to how we are going to handle it. Let's just say, it is hard to trust people these days and to know that your children are taken care of. This is why I did always keep our girls. My son and ex daughter in law knew I took care of them and they never had to worry about anything. We are searching recommendations at the moment but I will go back to helping until it is time for us to leave again.
Some days just call for some board games. Candyland, Farming Game Kids, and a little fishing. We love doing school, playing games, reading and then just playing.
All week they did nothing but eat eat eat eat. Quesadillas, noodles, peppers with ranch, chips, and fruit roll ups. Sounds like a good lunch to me. These girls have ate and ate and ate and ate........oh, and fruit. They can have all they want.
The girls had a follow up dr appt and I took them to it so mommy or daddy wouldn't have to take off work to do it. So we had a girls day out.
I ordered some books for our girls from an author that I love. Her name is Elizabeth George. I have read alot of her books for women and there is more I'm going to order but she also has some for little girls and teenagers and young women. He husband is also a writer and has books for little boys, teenage boys, young men and men. Very good Christina books. We read these books at naptime or bedtime when they spend the night.
Today has just been a lazy day. It has been raining. We had plans after Dakota came to pick up girls but the weather turned bad.
We are just going to spend the rest of the night watching all the football bowl games.
Connor Clarke posted: " Spoiler Warning: This discussion contains some spoilers. It could be an entire gag from a comedy or in-depth conversation concerning events in the second act. ★★★★★ "Though I could fight, I'd much rather recite; that's entertainment." For my fin"
Spoiler Warning: This discussion contains some spoilers. It could be an entire gag from a comedy or in-depth conversation concerning events in the second act.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
"Though I could fight, I'd much rather recite; that's entertainment."
For my final film of 2021, I wanted to see a film I probably should have seen years ago by now. Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull is often listed as his masterpiece and was his intended final American text given the failure of New York, New York. I simply had to see that vision - what did Scorsese want his lasting impression on American cinema to be? Needless to be said, Raging Bull is a landmark in 1980s cinema, arguably the last of the New Hollywood movement, and is a pretty remarkable two hours of film-watching.
I feel like every time I see a Robert De Niro performance, not only is it remarkably different from the last, but it also feels like his best. This is a considerably more tragic performance than the terrifying Max Cady of Cape Fear or the troubled Travis Bickle of Taxi Driver. De Niro's physicality, movements, his ways of delivering dialogue are all astounding to see - Jake LaMotta becomes a real person on-screen. An early Joe Pesci performance is a really nice, supplementary performance to De Niro. Their toxic tendencies bounce off one another, but their troubled lifestyles and underdog stories are cleverly crafted by two of the best actors to ever do it. I thoroughly enjoyed Cathy Moriarty's performance, sensual and thrilling, but the absolute basis for the downfall of LaMotta. Not that it's her fault, more the insecurity and impotence of Jake - she comes across exactly as she should for this film to work as well as it does.
It goes without saying that Raging Bull is one of the most visually astounding films I have seen in a long time. Scorsese is a master of a few things - one being the slow pan to reveal, which is noticeable a couple of times here. The other noticeable techniques he uses are to make a spectacle of the boxing sequences, which are the sequences you remember most despite their short presence in the film. Those in-ring fight scenes are breathtaking, focusing on the visceral elements of the fight - the blood-soaked ropes, the crimson-red baths between rounds, the steam rising from each competitor. Scorsese knows how to produce a final product that packs a knockout punch. It's boxing like you haven't seen it before. I think the score is gorgeous, hauntingly sad but with moments of grace and hope.
Raging Bull is the film that got Scorsese back on the wagon, at least The King of Comedy got him into a widespread controversy again. It's a gorgeous film with a story you forget is real for the large part. Jake LaMotta is that wonderful mix of vulnerable and horrible that Scorsese excels in directing, De Niro is at one of his career pinnacles, and Paul Schrader's sick sense of violent writing really backs the whole project up. I'm glad this was the last film of my year; it doesn't get much better.
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but it will be ok. No, that is not a bottle of alcohol, it is Hazelnut syrup that is sugar free to flavor our coffees. I love it 
