I assumed that “It’s just that the American electoral system requires people to choose between a turd burger or a salad with a shit on the side” meant that you should choose one or the other, which to me means accepting the lesser evil.

Liberals’ entire worldview is based on them being the good guy, so any criticism of liberalism must be coming from monsters.

Oh so you have no problem with choosing evil when it comes to American politics?

You’re talking about the US, right?

Given the exponentially oversized influence that rich capitalists have on politics everywhere that is not socialist, it is evidently more democratic to not allow them to participate in politics at all.

You know, governance of the people, by the people, and all that.

Cope

Never. Western capitalists will make Chinese hardware illegal before they allow cheaper goods to undercut their profits. It’s exactly what they’re doing in the auto industry, why should tech be different?

I thought libs were all about supporting the lesser evil? Or is it only minorities that you demand be utterly pure?

No no, because that would mean we actually have to take responsibility instead of blaming minorities, and we’re too busy waiting in line for brunch. /s

The oligarchs who want a culture wars so we don’t start fighting back in the class wars. That’s who is telling them.

It’s because establishment Democrats are just as bought as Republicans, and the oligarchs are currently more interested in establishing fascism than maintaining detente between the two parties.

Capitalist economics is based on wishes and unicorn farts. Its entire point is to justify an unjustifiable system. If you want to learn how economies actually work, study Marx.

So much for free markets, eh? More like, we’ll invade or sanction whoever to have freedom in their markets, but the instant our markets can’t compete, all of a sudden regulation is good.

If they did that, the technocapitalists would just make Chinese hardware illegal.

Especially when there is a fascist government in charge that wants to murder all opposition. Like, hell no am I going to tell a random phone number how I’m going to vote.