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Cake day: February 14th, 2025

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  • Well, it’s the lie silicon valley has sold. A lie that is falling apart (hence the right wing shift of the tech oligarchs). The lie was “Making the world a better place” we could use technology to “fix” the contradictions of capitalism. It did this primarily through liberal aesthetic based improvements. Which a lot of every day people confused with actual progressive material improvements.

    You’ll still see it today with people defending Bill Gates as he continues to maintain the aesthetics. Still seen as a “progressive billionaire” as inherently contradictory that term is.


  • That and the absolute failure of “Denazification” in favor of “fighting communism” following WW2. The western powers aligned with former Nazis instead of purging them from any political position.

    We’ve had a generation of Nazi sympathizer in power building to this moment. And while the actual brown shirts may be dead their children are very much trying to take up where their parents failed. Musk being an obvious example.


  • If you have followed Elon Musk beyond just his public “tech guy” persona it’s not as much of a 180 as you’d think. At least in terms of Musk. The public perception of him has done a swap but I’d still say it’s inaccurate. The fact that we have a “party swap” on a billionaire like this is mostly testament to how both parties work for capitalist billionaire interests in their own way.

    Musk has always been a narcissist. His political goals have always been aligned with his capital and seizing of power. If he could get to the same place he was today by being an oil Barron he would have done so. It should be a wake up call for people that associate their political beliefs with red or blue to realize how flexible these parties are in serving the interest of billionaires. And not necessarily a “shift” in Musk. Musk has always been this way.


  • The queer community is still being forgotten even today. And with attacks on LGBTQ rights on the rise there are still people largely trying to distance the Nazis for being anti LGBTQ. They do this because they know that people still think Nazis are bad (for now at least) so they literally rewrite history to whitewash Nazi crimes against LGBTQ groups. They don’t want their Nazi ideas of today being correctly associated with the Nazis.

    We sadly live in a world where one of the most popular political commentators online says stuff like “I’m 99% sure the Holocaust happened” and “Well, it’s my understanding that they didn’t burn the trans literature book because they were trans. It’s because the books were written in Jewish”.

    This is all to disconnect LGBTQ hatred from its Nazi connections.

    If you don’t know the “political commentator” I’m talking about you’re a healthy person without brain rot. So I’ll keep it that way.


  • Thank you. For some reason our entire society thinks “safety” only applies to the people inside of the vehicle.

    It’s a testament to our very individualized society under capitalism. It’s basing all values on a individuals consumption choices. Rather than the safety and security of society as a whole.

    Sadly, carrying around a brick above your head is still the only “consumer” choice pedestrians have for safety.



  • I’m not a part of that chapter but I sent my initial request email and it took about 4-5 months to be contacted. Most chapters have been overwhelmed since the election.

    If your chapter is active you’re basically waiting for an email and they’ll get you invited to the discord for new members. At least that’s how my chapter did it. Small yearly membership fee.

    I didn’t join as a national member. Just a “local comrade”. So just a member of my local chapter. No idea how national membership works.


  • It’s most peoples understanding that being a member of any organization that has “socialist” in the name can make you a target for fascist. But I think it’s also most peoples perspective that EVERYONE is a target for fascist eventually. There is no defense in just sitting by and hoping that you’re the last to be targeted.

    As a straight white male it’s definitely a privileged position to not have to be as concerned yet.

    The SRA itself is not at all political though and members are discouraged from doing any organizing that could be connected directly to the organization. It’s basically meant to be a safe space for people to learn responsible gun ownership. Something that is usually dominated by the “maga hats”.


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    Join the SRA! (Socialist Rifle Association). We are the wrong people! We either arm the vanguard (not actually a goal) or we get more common sense gun laws implemented. It’s a win win.

    In more serious terms, think of it as an organization where you can learn responsible gun ownership without being surrounded by maga hats. You don’t need to consider yourself a socialist to join. Though there is a basic vetting process to keep the maga hats out.




  • While this is good info for reasonable people. I’d suggest in the future YOU ask for evidence of idiots claims like this and just call it out as a lie like it is.

    These fascist talking points about white genocide should never be taken seriously. You don’t need to provide counter evidence to someone literally shitting out of their mouth.

    When arguing with white supremacists keep it simple. They don’t care about facts. They’ll never ever ever turn back and agree with anything you say. They’ll just pivot and use any point of evidence you provide to create a new lie.

    What this looks like to the average idiot listening to that back and forth is “oh, I guess there is some debate on this” and that is exactly what white supremacists are trying to do with these lies. To add doubt to reality.

    There is no debate. No need to debate straight up lies. Call them lies and keep them incredibly focused on having to provide proof. They’ll never be able to.