Comrade Josh

Social-democrat in the streets, democratic-socialist in the sheets. Incrementalist radical. Socially libertarian. He/Him

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

Somewhere to live
…food to eat
…clothes to wear
…something to hope for
…[and] someone to love

— Norman Kirk and Jacinda Ardern

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

Seymour is right, taxes are like acorns.
They start the growth of a strong tree, providing shade and supporting the ecosystem. If they’re left in place, they become a resource for future generations.

Of course he chose an analogy that refutes his point https://t.co/xWBvBGAAFh

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

So many Americans not realising Amsterdam shouldn’t be the same temperature as Singapore

[RAH-66 COMANCHE @rah_66_comanche]

For my fellow Americans, I decided to color in blue every part of the map under 87 degrees Fahrenheit

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@Benjamin1111119 @rah_66_comanche Amsterdam being the same temperature as Singapore is a big deal—especially in spring

One is tropical. One has winters that regularly go below freezing.

[Russell @theramblingfool]

2 and 4 betray the fact that you're not a very good person.

3 and 5 betray the fact that you're not very intelligent.

1 is the only defensible argument for red. I think it's ultimately wrong, but we can have an intelligent conversation from here.

[Russell @theramblingfool]

Every Pro-red argument:

(1) Cynicism: "It's impossible for blue to win. Don't be suicidal."
(2) Narcissism: "There is no downside to pressing red."
(3) Changing the hypo: "Babies don't count. That'd be stupid! So there's a blender..."
(4) Psychopathy: "Blue pressers deserve to die."
(5) General poor analytic reasoning: "If everyone just pressed red!"

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

Bucket crab

[Robb Allen @ItsRobbAllen]

New Trolley problem has arrived, only it's dumber.

Pres Red - 100% chance of living.
Blue - Non-zero chance of dying.

It has nothing to do with empathy for others unless you're stuck on suicidal empathy, which is YOUR fault, not mine.

There is ZERO logical reason for ANYONE to press blue. NONE.

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@TheBATTman64 @nexta_tv They’ve matched speeds, traveling in the same direction… they’re effectively stationary. Any lead on the target would be fairly small

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

*Punctuation

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Spelling matters.

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

Just a s straight up, overt, war crime, excellent

Not to mention the genocidal undertones

[BNO News @BNONews]

Trump: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will."

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@deloreancars @alexpotato @Camp4 You don’t have to look at your speedometer to speed up or slow down—adjusting a parameter

[Musical Chairs @MusicalChairs14]

Cunning use of 'doubled debt' to cover up the fact that net debt has carried on rocking up. In fact, the year ending June 2025 was a record-breaking increase! Next chart is more important, but, be good if the media called this 'party of low debt' nonsense out. [1/2]

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@r0b0t_sp1der @arenrlebrun Hostages face a threat of harm. Getting stuck in traffic isn’t being held hostage.

Even if it was a dangerous area and being stopped was extremely risky, you wouldn’t get out of your car and shoot them. You’d stay in your locked metal box and drive through/into them to escape

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@JamesLNuzzo If you guys didn’t have enough water for a significant delay, then you didn’t have enough water to account for a member of the party getting injured

For an overnighter as strenuous as you claim it was, you were *extremely* irresponsible not carrying substantially more water

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@jekekesr @Cest__Carre @FENTCOM I mostly hear Americans gloat that “you wouldn’t exist without us” about WW2. Assuming he was American easy mistake to make

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@jekekesr @Cest__Carre @FENTCOM You don’t have to be rude

Having slept, I see I’ve obviously misread his first comment. Turns out replying to shit late at night is a bad idea

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@LoicMatter @Cest__Carre @FENTCOM To be fair to me tho, Americans say Europe “wouldn’t exist without us” all the time (becuase of WW2)

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@LoicMatter @Cest__Carre @FENTCOM Oops, I misunderstood his first comment

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@Cest__Carre @FENTCOM I’m not French, and the French helped you first. They were a major sponsor of the Revolutionary War

This man died fighting in a war your country started, rescuing your soldiers. The least you can do is respect his service to *your* country.

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

@Cest__Carre @FENTCOM You are aware the US wouldn’t exist without the French either, right?

[Comrade Josh @4WantOfA]

Then libertarians are idiots.

Except, a solid chunk of them aren’t idiots — and don’t believe that.

[Being Libertarian @beinlibertarian]

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