By and large, tech workers specifically are some of the least amenable to class consciousness I have ever seen- believe me, I’ve tried.

Same here. I swear, working in tech as a communist will drive you insane sooner or later. All the colleagues I’ve worked with range from grindset hustlers, “work hard” types who gladly chug the corporate koolaid, liberals who conscientiously read mainstream media to “stay informed and not fall for propaganda” i.e. they tow the US line on Ukraine, Palestine, China etc - all the way to manosphere chuds, anti-communists and ancap cryptobros and, presumably, crypto-fascists.

I’ve tried spreading a little class consciousness here and there, but it’s hard and if you use a word that sounds just slightly socialist, the discussion is over most of the times.

The incentives to radicalize are just not there. The pay is relatively good, KPIs and decent raises and title changes give you the impression of meritocracy, the job tends to be mentally draining, and often tech workers are passionate about tech and have it as a hobby in their free time. So this usually means less paying attention to current events beyond the easily accessible mainstream news (because it’s easier to stay in the same tech context in your spare time, or just chill), and more belief that the system is working and that the poors can be disregarded because it’s their failure, not a systemic issue.

This is the second deranged piece they put out on this topic, after this one (probably the same thing though, given the dates).

The United States needs strategic clarity toward Taiwan, including an explicit pledge to defend Taiwan from an unprovoked Chinese invasion

Ok cool, so that means they won’t lift a finger, right, because it says “unprovoked”? 🤡

prevent a conventional war that could escalate

consider extending its [US] nuclear umbrella over Taiwan

So they recommend avoiding conventional war and threatening to fire nukes first - sounds like them admitting (again) that they can’t beat China in a conventional war. Yet they’re so unhinged and trigger-happy about nukes.

plan for possible US nuclear use, and help prepare Taiwan to operate effectively after a nuclear detonation

Fucking ghouls. Basically “Make sure we can still use the island for military operations after we get it glassed”. They’re ready to irreparably damage Taiwan even more than they’ve enabled in Ukraine.

Just how much influence does the Atlantic Council have over NATO decisions? From what I heard, it’s fair to say “a lot” but I couldn’t find much info. Do these people end up taking important positions in NATO?

Also I wonder why the socialists were in competition with the Nazis hmmmm

“It was all leftist infighting, we all know what the word “n*zi” is short for” 🤡

I would’ve said their brains got molten by too much Hearts of Iron 4, but this land grab argument is way more prevalent than that game

The irony is so glaring, it drives me insane when I hear people argue like this and others just agree with not a flicker of doubt or self-reflection

Ask any shitlib what Russia would gain from invading NATO countries, or what China would gain from invading Taiwan. I bet they’ll struggle to explain it any other way than something to the effect of “Putin/Xi is evil”

I seriously want to hear what arguments they have which don’t boil down to “brainwashed country follows evil dictator into senseless war”

Whoever wrote that vile piece of digital toilet paper must’ve initially added two lightning bolt emojis next to each other before it got redacted

Nah, thanks for taking the time to write all of this. It’s a lot to unpack and a lot of it is relatable to where I have lived, even though not always to the same extreme

That’s not too bad, almost sounds like Buenos Aires

At first I was sure someone messed up Trump’s name

Georg Friedrich Händel - Passacaglia in G Minor (HWV 432) for Harpsichord. It’s short, sweet and lively

I don’t know what’s the chord progression used throughout this piece, but I’ve always liked it so this piece quickly became a favorite for me

the average American is raised by our system to be debilitatingly cowardly and weak of mind and body

I’m not USian so I’m curious what you’re referring to, do you have some specific examples for why you say this?