I just recently heard a 'liberal' describe the south as just 'an infected wound that needs to be amputated.' Which kinda sucks for us leftists in the south who are basically left to fend for ourselves against hordes of republican chuds. and thats just one example. I understand it to some degree- the south is deeply in the hands of the republicans and from the perspective of a northern liberal it must seem like the south is holding everyone else back. But this ignores that the real 'problem' is the rich elites who extend their control over the south and its culture through their immense wealth. We have the same enemy!

edit- Okay, Im gonna try to save us all some time because I keep getting asked the same questions. Point 1: No, I cant just move. There are complicated and reasonable reasons I cant. Point 2: Yes, I understand that the conservatives are worse and say meaner things. Your very smart. No, I wasnt trying to say that liberals are worse than conservatives. and finally no, it doesnt justify you to say whatever you want. Of course you are free to say whatever you want, Im just gonna judge you for it. lol.

Seems about right.

From his online footprint it seems like Luigi did not meet the mold many would have expected of a left wing revolutionary. Also considering I have been seeing a lot of “the right looks for allies, the left looks for rats”, I created a new group r/ClassConscious . It’s supposed to be a thread where we can share ideas/memes with people of different political beliefs to continue to solidify the idea of class consciousness in the minds of people who might just be waking up to it. Once people realize that one kind of oppression is wrong, they might realize that other types are wrong too (or at least that’s the idea). I can’t think of a better page to ask for help than the BtB audience. Being around here a while it seems like most people take a rational approach to the problems we face. I am not a content creator or very witty, or all that good at knowing what will grab people’s attention. So I ask you all to help me, with posting and bringing attention to the staggering wealth gap that has developed in our societies. It’s not something that matters just to the left… between Luigi and the elons bullshit, I think this has a fighting chance.

Please post anything you think will appeal to those not normally thinking about r/ClassConscious (ness) in the same way.

Just curious for no reason. Shut up I’m not crying you’re crying.

So, I decided against the betterment of my mental health to drive from northern Vermont to the dead of Atlanta for the holiday, to see my Trumper Dad and his new wife. My partner was a bit under the weather at the time and urged me to go solo, no big deal.

So Christmas Eve rolls around. I haven't heard from my partner in a bit. It's like mid-afternoon and I get a text that he's going to the ER because he has had vertigo that won't stop for 24 hours.

I immediately started packing while my dad goes ape shit that I'm ruining the holidays. My partner calls to tell me they found lesions in his brain. I can barely stand up and keep sobbing.

So I said fuck this, I'm coming home right now. I'm driving 22 hours on goddamn Christmas and I'm making sure you're not alone. His dad died to brain cancer after losing all of himself, I could feel my partner's terror explaining it.

I'd never done anything like this. I was sobbing for most of the drive until I finally did what he told me to do: put on a behind the bastards to make the drive go by.

It didn't do just that. I could focus on it and stop fucking sobbing. I could laugh and keep focused on the road the entire time without breaking down. So I didn't stop, I accidentally drove til my gas light was on twice listening to P Diddy episodes.

This legitimately is the only reason I stayed awake and made it to see him yesterday.

So as stupid as it sounds, thank you for saving Christmas, bastards.

A couple of years ago I got to join Dropkick Murphys for a couple of months on their tour for the “This Machine Still Kills Fascists” album. My first day on the tour the lead singer, Kenny, says (in a perfect Robert like Boston accent) “we gotta fix that fucking tattoo!” A couple of weeks later I asked him to write the word STILL on my arm. In Tulsa the next day I got it tattooed on.

[ID: Scene from Disney's Robinhood. Alan-A-Dale the rooster minstrel holds his lute while Friar Tuck loads an arrow, using the strings of the lute like a bow. Edited on the lute are the words "This machine kills fascists" a la real folk singer Woody Guthrie's guitar. /ID]

Did I miss a mention of Woody Guthrie's ties to Fred Trump, or did that not make the episode? When Margaret mentioned being rail companions with Ryan Harvey I assumed we would be hearing Old Man Trump, but if it was played I missed it.

https://youtu.be/TmZnlGBhwKg?si=KvydY5v7lKQLGtnt

This song that Woody wrote, along with the lawsuits, have been my go to when MAGA people argued that Trump being racist was a new accusation. Donald was working for his dad's company at this time and defends the practices that they were sued for.

Or is this too well known, or just common knowledge that it needs not be mentioned again?

He could be worked into every episode and I’d enjoy the story every time. I know gangsters aren’t good and I try not to romanticize them. But I’m not immune to the appeal of a Robin Hood character.

Happy Holidays everyone!

For context my boss is the only person at my blue collar job who is as leftist as I am. He used to be the union representative, he’s one of the only people who unconditionally supports my queerness, and is generally a good guy. I am leaving this job in two weeks and wanted to leave him with the hookup to hood politics. I really think guys at my work could resonate with it super hard. I’m trying my absolute best in my last couple weeks to build as much class solidarity as possible. Even if we can move the needle one percent it’s worth it. We’re unionized, but still a lot of trumpers. Idk, just wanted to vocalize this.

Unfortunately Jordan Peterson is moving here

It could be a song about the times, like "tear the fascists down" or "American idiot." Or it could be your favorite version of commonly heard ones at protests, like "bella ciao" or "I shall not be moved." Or y'know, whatever strikes the chord.

Mine is "the partisan," particularly the version by Leonard Cohen. I've loved it since I was a child.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2E5vl5eF4M4QbaADGegVDP?si=hBPfSNj0SMud3RlXsAqB1A

35 Years Ago yesterday Romania's revolution cumulated into a Christmas present for the entire country

And it was the Ceausescu episodes that got me truly hook on BtB. While there's been worse people covered on the show only The Great Hunger episodes stuck with me more than any others

Like by a mile

Why do some everyday Joes actually want fascism? How do they think they will be better off? Is it just about race?

For me, it was my sister proudly stating she'd work for any company, and even the IDF, if it meant better money and success in her STEM field as my family nodded along in support as if that was not a heartbreaking thing for someone to say

"unlike any MBA program in the US..."