James B

My Politics = Marxist Social Democracy/Democratic Socialism

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@Jameshasaface @damagemag That's not to say Avi isn't in part overdoing it on the American influence. And I think it is a symptom of a deeper problem which is that Canadians pay more attention to American politics than our own. This goes for all parties, Carney debuted his campaign on John Stewart ffs.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@Jameshasaface @damagemag I also think that "imported politics" is not a bad thing. Ofc there needs to be local reference points. But the CCF wasn't purely homegrown, it imported aspects of British socialism and esp the ILP. Or how the politics French rev was exported down to singing the Marseilles

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@Jameshasaface @damagemag 2 points
1. idk if I agree that the American left hasn't succeeded w/ this. Most of the recent DSA wins eg Melat Kiros & Claire Valdez explicitly ran on a GND.
2. Ignores the past "new deal" NDP programs eg BCNDP's winning 1972 platform was a "New deal for People"

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@SanaSaeed Isn't the report by a Feminist organization? There are many leftist and Arab feminist organizations that have spoken about this stuff.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@xenn1al What are you talking about. Avi Lewis is the leader of a Canadian political party. He doesn't live in the US because he's Canadian. He is definitely not a paid troll lmao.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@BookerGWash Avi isn't an American bud. Do you Americans not pay attention to the politics of any countries around you?

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@ChadimirPoutine @avilewis Famous teenagers Gorge Orwell, Martin Luther King, Oscar Wilde and Albert Einstein

[Matt McManus @MattPolProf]

"A socialist is just someone who is unable to get over his or her astonishment that most people who have lived and died have spent lives of wretched, fruitless, and unnecessary suffering."

Terry Eagleton

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

They’re going to call you a socialist regardless.

So be a socialist.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@EcoTechBro Maybe so but Bernstein (and Pannekoek) also was alive in a period where socialism was several times stronger then it is today. Building that strength up again is gonna be uneven and imperfect.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@chairmanmeowing @BasedCarlMarks @ideologicalized Why was Groundwork skeptical?

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@kleos556 @Melitaalsole @fawnn404 Fact is for most people at least in developed western countries, religion is more about culture and community then being a comprehensive worldview and centre of power as it used to be, and still is in some countries. Islam isn't immune to this, just look at a country like Bosnia

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@kleos556 @Melitaalsole @fawnn404 She disagrees with that part. Yes obviously it is not an orthodox interpretation of Islam. On the other hand she believes in God, doesn't eat pork, fasts most days of Ramadan, etc. If you want to call people like this "cultural muslims" or something like that sure, but they exist

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@Melitaalsole @fawnn404 I mean if they celebrate Christmas and easter, and believe in a higher power, and identify as Christian, then sure they are Christian. Maybe Mamdani isn't particularly religious, but what about say MLK, or Darializa Avilia Chevelier for that matter?

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@kleos556 @Melitaalsole @fawnn404 In Islamic countries maybe it's different but in Canada I know plenty of secular, progressive muslims just like with protestants as you say or catholics or jews or hindus.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@KathrynMathias1 @DavidWCochrane @PnPCBC He reminds me of Zohran Mamdani or Zack Polanski. Guess that might seem bad to some people, I rather like it.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@QwertyDee_ @KathrynMathias1 @DavidWCochrane @PnPCBC If you idolize a genocidal American like Blinken you aren't the audience. Blinken's support for Netanyahu (who is Putin's buddy also btw) helped pave the way for Trump's 51st state threats.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@Tonyacpink @KathrynMathias1 @DavidWCochrane @PnPCBC On issues like climate change and wealth inequality he seems to me the only one making sense and in touch with reality.

[James B @JamesB1689464]

@AngelaS2Canada @KathrynMathias1 @DavidWCochrane @PnPCBC What industry has Avi said needs to end right now? He's said we need a gradual transition off fossil fuels without leaving any workers behind so we can hand off a liveable planet to our grandchildren. Sounds good to me!