Northeastern Blot
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Of course, I suspect you know this, but it's frustrating how many so-called Marxists don't.
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Of course, I suspect you know this, but it's frustrating how many so-called Marxists don't.
"The first class antagonism appearing in history coincides with the development of the antagonism of man and wife in monogamy, and the first class oppression with that of the female by the male sex."
Engels certainly doesn't locate the origin of these phenomena in then-new capitalist system.
Engels certainly doesn't locate the origin of these phenomena in then-new capitalist system.
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"The first class antagonism appearing in history coincides with the development of the antagonism of man and wife in monogamy, and the first class oppression with that of the female by the male sex."
Engels certainly doesn't locate the origin of these phenomena in then-new capitalist system.
Engels certainly doesn't locate the origin of these phenomena in then-new capitalist system.
It's amusing because Marx and Engels spent a lot of time arguing against these guys since feudalism was in living memory!
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's amusing because Marx and Engels spent a lot of time arguing against these guys since feudalism was in living memory!
I'm a Marxist, and I don't really think it's cognizable that queer oppression is a result of capitalism. I mean, we have pretty clear examples of Marx and Engels exploring related topics (e.g., sexism in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State), and they don't blame it on capital!
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'm a Marxist, and I don't really think it's cognizable that queer oppression is a result of capitalism. I mean, we have pretty clear examples of Marx and Engels exploring related topics (e.g., sexism in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State), and they don't blame it on capital!
I don't understand why an ultramontanist wouldn't listen to Rome.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I don't understand why an ultramontanist wouldn't listen to Rome.
If Dems cave then the GOP can do anything they want by holding the American people hostage. We cannot let that happen.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If Dems cave then the GOP can do anything they want by holding the American people hostage. We cannot let that happen.
The American form of loss of supply looks a lot closer to that of 17th century England because our political system is hopelessly outdated.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The American form of loss of supply looks a lot closer to that of 17th century England because our political system is hopelessly outdated.
“You’re unpopular and getting more unpopular when you can’t keep the air transport system running, we won’t let you fix it until you give us what we want.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
“You’re unpopular and getting more unpopular when you can’t keep the air transport system running, we won’t let you fix it until you give us what we want.”
The Bill of Rights 1689, an enormous inspiration for our founders, specifies this principle explicitly.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The Bill of Rights 1689, an enormous inspiration for our founders, specifies this principle explicitly.
I would have hoped Dems would extract concessions on those too in exchange for reopening the government.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I would have hoped Dems would extract concessions on those too in exchange for reopening the government.
Loss of supply was a feature before the concept of confidence was invented. This was a major issue under Charles I!
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Loss of supply was a feature before the concept of confidence was invented. This was a major issue under Charles I!
Congress denied the President supply until the Democrats caved. I am suggesting that the Democrats should have continued to enforce the constitutionally prescribed mechanism for dealing with a rogue executive.
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Congress denied the President supply until the Democrats caved. I am suggesting that the Democrats should have continued to enforce the constitutionally prescribed mechanism for dealing with a rogue executive.
I don’t think we disagree that a prolonged shutdown will cause brutal suffering for people who don’t deserve it. We just disagree if the alternative is even worse.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I don’t think we disagree that a prolonged shutdown will cause brutal suffering for people who don’t deserve it. We just disagree if the alternative is even worse.
Dems won a supermajority in the hardest hit state in the Union.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Dems won a supermajority in the hardest hit state in the Union.
Did the people not voice their support for the Dems just last week?
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Did the people not voice their support for the Dems just last week?
I don’t know what to say except that I think we have a fundamentally different assessment of what the risks are of funding this regime. I don’t think we’re going to resolve that factual question, and I think it’s that more than any principles that divide us.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I don’t know what to say except that I think we have a fundamentally different assessment of what the risks are of funding this regime. I don’t think we’re going to resolve that factual question, and I think it’s that more than any principles that divide us.
My livelihood relies on federal funding. This is not an empty statement on my part.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
My livelihood relies on federal funding. This is not an empty statement on my part.
This vindicates the Trump admin strategy of cutting SNAP. We will see it again.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This vindicates the Trump admin strategy of cutting SNAP. We will see it again.
Why is this our responsibility and not the Republicans'? Let them figure it out! We cannot say that as long as they hold normal people hostage the Dems will give them whatever they want.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Why is this our responsibility and not the Republicans'? Let them figure it out! We cannot say that as long as they hold normal people hostage the Dems will give them whatever they want.
Had they gotten what I asked for, I would be disappointed in their squishy centrism but at least appreciate that they do what they say they'll do. This is humiliating.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Had they gotten what I asked for, I would be disappointed in their squishy centrism but at least appreciate that they do what they say they'll do. This is humiliating.
And, of course, Senate Democrats failed to *even get what they promised, with the wind of an election victory at their back*.
But I do not think that a tyrant should be given more money to enact his tyranny under any circumstances.
But I do not think that a tyrant should be given more money to enact his tyranny under any circumstances.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
And, of course, Senate Democrats failed to *even get what they promised, with the wind of an election victory at their back*.
But I do not think that a tyrant should be given more money to enact his tyranny under any circumstances.
But I do not think that a tyrant should be given more money to enact his tyranny under any circumstances.
Don't vote for any deal without statutory provisions against those things. If the shutdown goes into 2026, so be it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Don't vote for any deal without statutory provisions against those things. If the shutdown goes into 2026, so be it.
But not only did they fail to push their leverage to save people from forced disappearances, they didn't even keep the fucking ACA credits!
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
But not only did they fail to push their leverage to save people from forced disappearances, they didn't even keep the fucking ACA credits!
To be honest, I thought Dems were just doing kayfabe with saying this shutdown was about ACA credits. I thought they were going to try to get ICE to stop kidnapping people from our streets. I thought they were going to get the National Guard out of our cities.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
To be honest, I thought Dems were just doing kayfabe with saying this shutdown was about ACA credits. I thought they were going to try to get ICE to stop kidnapping people from our streets. I thought they were going to get the National Guard out of our cities.