Comments by "Emanon" (@Emanon...) on "The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder" channel.

  1. Thanks guys for saying it as it is about Israel and the uncritical support of the US.
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  2. When will Americans realise that Israel fucking owns all of the politicians?
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  3. He has dead eyes. He looks like a 3D rendered "uncanny valley" human.
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  4. The protesters in Israel don't give a shit about the genocide and deaths. They only protest because the hostages haven't been released yet, which is fair, but don't give them the benefit of the doubt. Israeli society is sick beyond redemption.
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  5. Look on the bright side: If there's a Christian God, these people are going to Hell. If there isn't a God, these people would have wasted their finite time on this earth being boring, uptight and hateful. It's an afterlife win/win, really.
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  6. Why is Ben Shapiro even still a thing? He has been thoroughly disproven morally and factually, and I might add, he's very annoying and sounds like a cartoon character...
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  7. The sheer level of denial to be an Israeli investigating war crimes in Ukraine, which objectively are less severe and have been going on for far shorter time, than this guy's racist, colonial country and what they've done and are currently doing.
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  8. Murder laws protect 2 out of 3. I fail to see your point. It's not a zero sum game, you do know that, right?
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  9. astrol4b: I fail to see your point. It's not a binary system, you do know that? Losing a little bit of "liberty" for the safeguarding of everyone ie. lead in my drinking water, protocols for safe medication etc. is a price I'll pay anyday. A good government values primarily the wellbeing of the citizens. A good corporation primarily values the wellbeing of its stockholders. (Not bad govs / corps withstanding)
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  10. @astrol4b: I agree. But I think that todays libertarians are a bit "out there", maybe to distinguish themselves from others' more relaxed ideologies? A bit of the same goes for socialism... I think it's a symptom of the discourse today. You're either "left" or "right". I simply refuse that premise. I'm having my political cake and eating it too, bitches ;)
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  11. I stopped believing in that when I was 15 and read Smith (and Marx). I'm an MD now, and I can assure you that I DO know whats better for others - but it's still their choice and I accept that. Just as pure socialism doesn't take human behaviour into account, libertarians assume that everyone has good intentions ie. the rational consumer and corporation. They simply didn't take into account a single part of human nature - greed > others in society. That's why we (hopefully) have laws to protect the poorer, weaker and less fortunate of us.
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  12. Sam, I love your show, but dial down the smugness a notch. Please. Who are we? Ben "punchface" Shapiro?
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  13. As they say in Yemen, Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan: "TOUGH TITTY"
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  14. And on the index of economic freedom link: It's made by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall street Journal. And Singapore - a dictatorship is ranked no 1. The list tells you nothing about personal liberty or rights. Know your sources, my brother.
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  15. Guys, it's seriously an exercise in semantics. Look up the definition of socialism, especially democratic socialism: "a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole." The key word here being owned OR regulated by the community as a whole. It's an umbrella term open for interpretation. By that definition, yes, the Scandinavian countries, Netherlands and France are socialist countries. Getting back to New Zealand "stagflation" economics in the 70's. * Name me a single time in history where solely austere measures have had a positive impact on growth, employment and purchase power * Name me a single instance of severe tax cuts bringing measurable equal growth in a market system This is not a zero sum game, fellas. Unfortunately that's how it is presented to a lot of people who have no idea of underlying economic mechanisms and political theories. But it's easy to understand. Really. If you're interested in this, check out lectures and books by Mark Blyth and Yanis Varoufakis. Final thought: When has economists as groups ever been right about anything? Exactly. It's not science based on evidence. It's religious dogma. Thanks for a respectful tone guys :)
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  16. Singapore? Emirates? Djibouti? All undemocratic. All capitalism "on steroids". No public social institutions and limited personal freedom. You say China and Cuba and USSR etc? Guess what? I can say: Every single monarchy, empire and oligarchic republic from the beginning of history that "failed"... Your list is waaaaay longer than mine, brother. None of these countries were democratic either. It's not socialism OR democracy. Its BOTH: Political AND economic rights. A well regulated liberal market by a government of the people. You do know that socialist theories are not the word of God, right? That we can shape and interpret it to serve us in the best way possible? The irony is that people are so afraid of socialist ideas because of former authoritarian regimes (which is fair), but at the same time your rights are being trampled by hateful "freedom lovers" that see themselves your superiors.
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  17. That's a strawman argument and you know it. I'm not arguing for worker control or central planning. I'm arguing for the human right that is health, education and a possibility to influence your own fortune if your born disenfranchised - via democratic means. That is in essence also socialism. Having a bit of socialistic regulation to what essentially is laissez-faire capitalist markets ie. the US is not a bad thing. You can't disagree with that. Right?
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  18. Being part of the DSA (a party) and following democratic socialism (an idea) are not the same thing. If so, why do you even bring up other countries? In Denmark we have Socialists, Social Democrats, Communists and Alternative Socialists. All follow socialist ideas but disagree vastly on immigration, EU, regulating wealth distribution and "means of production". I honestly think we've been talking past each other, as I think we agree on the basics. The rest, I reiterate, Semantics.
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  19. THAT IS MY POINT EXACTLY! JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOCIALIST IN YOUR NAME, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE AN AUTHORITARIAN THAT FOLLOWS CASTRO/STALIN/POT TO THE LETTER. It's nuanced. Please be able to see that. Example: Is conservatism racist and against abortion? It certainly was 150 years ago. But it evolved and grew. Some have the same views, but not all conservative fucking parties in the world are racist and against abortion today. Yes? Semantics is arguing about the meaning of words. This is what we have done for the last 5 posts now. RIP.
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  20. As long as they focus on the real issues
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  21. I hate to say it, but Shapiro is right on the Holocaust issue. If the Holocaust hadn't happened you wouldn't have had Israel as a nation, the "protected" status of Judaism in western nations compared to other religions and the complete lack of criticism whenever Israel commits clear acts of human rights violations. Why? The main reason seems to be the fear of being seen as an anti-Semite.
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  22. "And some, I assume, are good people..." The epitaph of America and the horror it has caused throughout history
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  23. There is no greater antisemitism and threat to Judaism as a cultural religion than Israel.
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  24. Hate break it to you but Ground News is part of the biased Western media ecosystem. I've yet to see them "curating" the facts on Gaza from the ground or media from the wider "Global South". It's good for curating "left/right" bias on eg US domestic issues, but on Israel and Zionism, the entire western media is either a willing accomplice or terrified of speaking truth to power - as we've seen with the legion of journalists fired for speaking frankly about the genocide in Gaza. Y'all need to find a better sponsor.
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  25. Bassem Yousef can not be fucked with. He'll destroy you with facts and humour.
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  26. Look on the bright side: The airline will be sued into oblivion. These guys are about to be massive multimillionaires. Hopefully they'll use their newfound wealth to help others that find themselves victims of racism and not just pull up the ladder behind them...
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  27. I my experience, you can end the discussion by using this sentence: "Define Woke". You'll quickly figure out that it just means what the particular person doesn't like.
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  28. Its genocide. There's no other word for what Israel is doing. They've already told us their intent in retracted comments or hot mics.
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  29. Socialist society IS natural. Humans are social creatures that live with and support each other. Egotism is natural, but so is caring and empathy. Forget Marx and Lenin. They never took sociology as a science into account. And the fact that we should have equal rights - but that we are NOT BORN equal. But guess what? "The rational consumer" and "invisible hand of the free market" is as big a lie. We've tried capitalist oligarchies since the Pharaohs. It sucks. Finally, if you think that America is #1 and perfect as it is, then God help you and God bless.
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  30. Anyone: Freedom of speech! Israel: Freedom from speech!
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  31. Fun fact: Shapiro sounds like a normal human male if you play him at x 0.75 speed.
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  32. Stop saying 6 million jews! 10-12 million people were systematically murdered including democrats, communist, gays, the disabled, romanis AND jews Sorry Sam, but facts in this case matter. Israeli Jews are still using this against any rational supporter of human rights - vis-a-vis critics of Israel.
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  33. Cruelty for the sake of cruelty. It's that simple.
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  34. This is so funny.
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  35. With the amount of money raised and spent, it has to be Kamala. No other candidate can legally make use of the funds and therefore no one has a chance if they start from rock bottom in July... But I think it's too little too late. Trump has an enormous advantage no matter what. Americans need to strap in and lube up: Y'all are getting fucked
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