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This is the full quote, according to Parenti:

Left anticommunists remained studiously unimpressed by the dramatic gains won by masses of previously impoverished people under communism. Some were even scornful of such accomplishments. I recall how in Burlington Vermont, in 1971, the noted anticommunist anarchist, Murray Bookchin, derisively referred to my concern for “the poor little children who got fed under communism” (his words).

It’s literally a personal anecdote claimed by Parenti, so I don’t see that being corroborated.

There’s a lot of truly bizarre opinion on nationalism and ethnicity when it comes to “tankie” and “red fash” discourse. Some streaming had a whole filled diaper moment talking about how anti-imperialist movements in Africa are ethno-nationalists for wanting to kick out their white ruling classes.

imo one of :jordan-eboy-peterson:’s stopped clock moments is how the flood myth can be seen as a cultural analogy for civil dysfunction. We build up giant systems collectively over generations and by the time they start falling apart due to corruption, the effects of their failure can really feel supernatural.

The only way any cop will receive any punishment is if enough media attention is given to that case.

And you have to have global protests which involve burning down several police stations in order for then to consider convicting even a single one.

The Left got a little too PC so I changed all of my opinions about the economy, social issues, systemic racism, health care, and history.

The actual list is as follows (I believe it’s ranked by global score)

@SorosFootSoldier - 36515 Comments

@emizeko - 31664 Comments

@MaoistLandlord - 22154 Comments

@UlyssesT - 30587 Comments

@Dirt_Owl - 24311 Comments

@Bunhead - 17679 Comments

@aaaaaaadjsf - 20600 Comments

@RNAi - 20065 Comments

@kristina - 15048 Comments

@Nakoichi - 15500 Comments

@Frank - 20169 Comments

@viva_la_juche - 16700 Comments

@SoyViking - 10929 Comments

@zifnab25 - 21219 Comments

@HumanBehaviorByBjork - 14856 Comments

@Grownbravy - 19714 Comments

@Awoo - 11427 Comments

@hexaflexagonbear - 12102 Comments

@Alaskaball - 12040 Comments

@GalaxyBrain - 19629 Comments

@ssjmarx - 11863 Comments

@invalidusernamelol - 16219 Comments

@NephewAlphaBravo - 11483 Comments

@crime - 12478 Comments

@buh - 9787 Comments

@Rem - 14453 Comments

@AnarchaPrincess - 8822 Comments

@WoofWoof91 - 11408 Comments

@Kanna - 13724 Comments

@TankieTanuki - 11343 Comments

@richietozier4 - 16975 Comments

@FlakesBongler - 8327 Comments

@Ram_The_Manparts - 9970 Comments

@AcidSmiley - 8865 Comments

@Beatnik - 10983 Comments

@ScreamoBMO - 10014 Comments

@Mardoniush - 10145 Comments

@Tankiedesantski - 7383 Comments

@happybadger - 8217 Comments

@invo_rt - 8351 Comments

I am interested in this intellectual dark bear :important-high-level-ideas:

They do appear to have fascist dogwhistles on the list

Methodological Notes: Activity levels are defined as the % of posts with at least one key word, phrase, or stem identified with particular themes. Because the study of language and ideology is a key aspect of the larger project, results are limited exclusively to posts with at least 50 words. The complete list of current platforms from which forums were selected can be found toward the end of this document. A user’s manual and program code can be found at https://www.rogersperspectives.com. Any corrections for errors will appear in next month’s report.

I’ve been looking through the resources on his site but can’t find the list of keywords he uses for this site. Anyone more familiar with computational statistics wanna give it a go?

I’m traveling soon and am very glad it’ll be by train. Oh wait.

Although smart people don’t tend to believe outdated race science either so I guess that’s pretty self-explanatory

Conventionally intelligent people are actually more likely to believe race science because they’re more likely to have fringe beliefs in general. Turns out being good at manipulating logic makes you good at deluding yourself, too.

I know this wasn’t the point of your post, which I agree with in general. Just a common way for us to slip into the mindset that rationality is a trait rather than a skill which needs to be consciously used.

Where are all the stories of climate activists getting arrested while attempting to bypass museum security? How are all of these stunts so successful?