Comments by "Mark Welch" (@markwelch3564) on "David Pakman Show" channel.

  1. "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money" was Thatcher, here in the UK Nowadays we counter that with "The problem with Thatcherism is eventually you run out of public assets to sell to your mates". Sadly not enough people noticed at the time 🙁
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  2. I remember the disbelief of Jan 6 - that sense of unreality, that even following it live, you can't believe it's real and happening This is like that day, but hilarious rather than horrifying 😁
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  3. I don't get the idea that there's hard friction between identity politics and class politics We all have different lived experiences, but we need class solidarity against billionaire landlords if we want to afford a decent home. We can ackowledge differences while sharing the same core material interests
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  4. Leftist infighting is the worst cliche that keeps coming true. We need more constructive disagreement, where we can acknowledge small differences without creating drama about it!
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  5. DeSantis is out of touch with Capitalism. Corporations have worked out that hiring the best, regardless of race, creed, gender etc etc, and then being equally openminded in who you sell to, makes more money Who would have guessed, right?
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  6. You debate them at the ballot box! If they don't accept the result, they can pay another 9 figure fine for the pleasure 😁
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  7. ​@Parker Dad well, the NRA is certainly providing plenty of murdered children 🙁
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  8.  @senorspicyboi  if you're being ghettoed because of your skin colour, that's more than a small difference! But we can acknowledge that unfairness while standing together against the root cause of mutual problems If anything, acknowledging that some people are getting screwed harder than others builds the sort of understanding that creates solidarity
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  9.  @senorspicyboi  but the system is broken. If you have a "black" sounding name, you have about a 25% chance of being picked for a job interview vs a "white" sounding name While things like this can be measured and proved, we can't pretend that society is fair, and minorities would be fine if they just pull their socks up and get on with it Lots of us are getting screwed, but some are measurably getting screwed harder
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  10. ​@pure1019 I think of social democracy and more radical socialism as a good cop, bad cop dynamic SocDems are the "good" cop, going to capital and saying "I know my friend radical socialism is a bit scary, but you are facing some serious charges here. Work with me on paying more tax and giving ordinary people stronger rights, and maybe I don't need to leave you alone with radical socialism..."
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