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Ben Curran

@curran_ben

Restaurant operator, volunteer conservationist, low budget philosopher. I am a strange loop.

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One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I will reflexively like Simpsons memes almost without exception and regardless of context. This visceral instinct might get me in trouble one day, but I’m at peace with that.


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In 1949, Albert Einstein wrote WHY SOCIALISM. Here is an extract.

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The problem with liberalism is that it rests on a fundamental contradiction that cannot be resolved. It will always fail, it will always collapse, and this explains everything about our current moment. Liberals try to hold two commitments at once: on the one hand, they are…


Comes across classist.

This is 95% of Trump voters



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BREAKING: For the 32nd year in a row, the United Nations votes overwhelmingly to end the US embargo on Cuba 🇨🇺. The vote today was 187-2. Countries voting against: United States 🇺🇸 Israel 🇮🇱 Abstentions: Moldova 🇲🇩

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mfers be “counterculture” from everything from their clothes to their music to their appearance but hold the views of the US state department


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A common misconception about communists is that we are advocates of high taxation, this could not be further from the case.👇


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Literally. Sorry, the presence of undocumented immigrants does not affect my life whatsoever. Actually, it probably makes my life better in ways I don't usually consider

I have to be the only person in America who doesn’t care about the border at all. It makes zero difference to me.



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oh yeah? well if they’re such a “fascist” how come they’re offering me everything I want while promising to keep me safe from the terrifying outsiders who are trying to take my freedoms from me?


“To make a business decision, you don't need much philosophy; all you need is greed, and maybe a little knowledge of how the game works.”


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Notice how it’s always “vote according to Biblical values!” until it comes to welcoming the immigrant, helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, forgiving debts, caring for our planet, laying down our swords, or loving our neighbors.


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Working 50 years of your life away to *barely* survive in exchange for *maybe* 10 decent years in the latest stage of your life is about the dumbest fucking shit I've ever heard of.


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So this is to say - the violence starts and it ends with occupation and colonialism. Not contextualising resistance movements only serves to absolve the occupier of their crimes.


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TAPS SIGN < see also october 7 >

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The ownership class in this country doesn’t care about us and will not do us any favors. We only exist to fulfill their greed.

A few quick thoughts on the A's and the utter wickedness at play. Pro sports rely on the emotional connection between team and fan. It's a pact. The fan buys in, caring deeply about 26 souls wearing the same laundry. The fan makes it all matter, makes it mean something.



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Lebanon has the right to defend itself.


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