Take your own advice Michael. Might I suggest: Black Shirts and Reds by Michael Parenti.

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I would advocate for that if I thought it was realistic. It isn't. I'm advocating for the end of the capitalist dictatorship. The end of a system that masks its inhumanity one cycle and shows you its inhumanity the next. I advocate for the socialist state, a workers state, a human state of existence

This is your "democracy" in action. This is a feature of your "democracy". I'm advocating for the end of capitalist rule. You live in a dictatorship of capital. This is its inevitable cycle of escalating crisis on full display. Your lesser evil will be more evil than the one four years ago.

They hate the visibility of the deportations. They want it done quietly, so they can have brunch in peace. They praise Obama and Biden for maintaining the mask of capital for them. Trump removes the mask and shows you capital's inhuman nature. Now the libs must perform or let their own mask slip.

And your elections don't solve anything Michael. Your most "progressive" warriors are walking mouth pieces for Israel. Take a look around you, the Democrats are becoming Reaganites, your rights and liberties are vanishing to line donor pockets, this is what your elections have given us.

Fucking disgusting.

That's the neat part Rob, they've never been opposition, even when you were in the Clinton Administration. They are the good cop to the Republican bad cop. They are the open palm of capital, while Republicans are its closed fist. They are the moderate wing of fascism.

If you frame Gold as only a means of reconciling state debt, used mainly in the Baronies capital, where the most robust exchange happens, rewards can become more diverse and interesting. Titles, Labor, Bespoke Goods, Political Favor, Information can become rewards, and debts can be quests.

I think this history has interesting world building implications for adventures. NPCs may only care about coins if they can be used to settle their debts. Otherwise they offer you services in exchange for labor directly. Barter could be reserved for chance encounters with other adventuring parties.

There is a whole spectrum of systems, from the Haudenosaunee collectivist systems of distribution, to Mesopotamian clay tablets used to record debts and credits. Coinage is the result of states attempting to streamline the reconciliation of debts and credits.

Love the racism in this post. Top quality.

Notes:

- all accounts have pronoun tags. (the default is none/ use name)
- it is hella lefty. you will get roasted for being a centrist.
- the site culture is shitposter / rowdy.
- significantly less horny than bluesky bcz it has a lot of ace folks. Still fun.
- like 60% of the site is trans lol

All it will cost you is 35,000+ Palestinians! What a bargain!

Where have I heard this song before?