Uh, is this a shitpost or is there actual evidence of that?

In some ways this seems like a bigger victory than in NY, but didn’t get near as much press.

Will be interesting to see what they can get done. It’s incredibly difficult to implement lasting change. Unless your goal is first and foremost to break shit I guess.

That’s how the vote buying and horse trading works. They don’t waste money or political capital getting extra votes on board, it’s a buy and sell game, not anyone actually voting their conscience.

https://lemmyverse.link/sh.itjust.works/post/49034330

The do say stuff like that. Every time Obama’s name comes up.

Thank you for the links

Try reading about the May Day Riots of 1919 (even the Wikipedia article reads like a picture perfect example of victim blaming)

If protesters don’t bring the violence it tends to be brought to them. There’s never a right answer when it comes to fascists.

According to the Cleveland Bicentennial Commission, as they marched to Cleveland’s Public Square, one of the units was stopped on Superior Avenue by a group of Victory Liberty Loan workers, who demanded that they lower their flags. At some point, an army lieutenant leading a number of soldiers likewise directed the marchers to discard their flags.[4] When the marchers refused to do so, the lieutenant ordered his soldiers to attack. Mass fighting broke out immediately. A call for reserves brought several mounted police who charged their horses directly into the crowd and swung their clubs indiscriminately.[1] In this ensuing melee, over twenty marchers were severely injured by the clubs, and ambulances from nearby hospitals were dispatched to rescue the many wounded.[1]

After the first riot had been quelled, a second riot began in the downtown area; specifically, the Public Square where former Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo was addressing a Victory Loan rally at Keith’s Hippodrome.[1] An army lieutenant ordered socialists to clear away from a speaking platform, and directed his men to attack all those who did not comply with his orders.[1] Mounted policemen with clubs and army tanks charged the crowd. Seventy individuals were arrested and incarcerated at the Central Police Station.[1]

A third riot then occurred on Euclid Avenue in the heart of the shopping district.[1] Later in the evening, Ruthenberg’s socialist party headquarters on Prospect Avenue was ransacked by soldiers, police, and armed civilians. This latter mob “completely demolished the building” and “typewriters and office furniture were thrown into the street.”[1] Towards the end of the day, the anti-socialists piled “scores of red flags and banners” — which they had taken by force from the marchers — at the foot of the Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument in Public Square and set them alight in a giant bonfire.[1]

I’ve seen many statements to that effect. I have not seen political science studies that support it though.

A yes, the benevolent ruler, almost as common as the benevolent slave owner.

Funded infrastructure

Or, returned a small amount of the value extracted in order to facilitate further extraction

Hired knights to

Keep his interests safe

(Hoarded resources and returned a pittance to prop up) food stores and the economy in times of famine

Negotiated with neighboring kingdoms

To further state interests

Funded research

At public expense for private gain

Can’t talk bad about fascists in America anymore.

Looking at what he said that like or not, they approve of and vote based on lies and bullshit that should have no effect on their life, and are upset when it has predictable life and death consequences.

It’s better than not heckling the shit stain but… ugh.

10 GP probably isn’t a bad idea

Honestly, I’m pretty tired of establishment telling us who we’ll vote for.

Not very long ago America was never going to vote for a black man.

Bernie could never beat Trump… for some reason.

I just don’t want progressives to do the work of conservatives.

Interesting, I guess this will be a good opportunity for analysis.

Yeah, I agreed with “now isn’t the time” when there was a chance to prevent agent orange redux, but now… Very much the time.

Oh, didn’t realize, that is hopeful then

And absolutely agreed in the ranked choice voting. I commented somewhere else that Ohio is a perfect example of the Democrat party going all in to defeat it. Now if it’s going to have a chance it’ll be an overwhelming referendum and the party on control already has a history of ignoring those without repercussion.

We need to Spend BILLIONS Preventing this!

I’m concerned that now that it looks like they have a chance, it’ll be lots of money on character assassination and “now’s not the time” messaging. Including from AIPAC.

Is that a real photo of a top ten punchable face?

Well, the topic is Massacres of Black People, so… Yes?

I don’t have a reference but I highly doubt it’s the only. Or maybe we just have a different definition of coup.

Progressive woman of color

Or

Conservative white guy with (D) next to his name.

Pretty sure we can guess who will win the primary if they can help it. DNC leadership is not interested in what it’s membership wants.