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RBN started and grew originally when Democrats were in charge. I’m in my comfort zone now
I hate when Republicans are in charge because everyone sounds radical then. My job is harder because discourse is polluted by a bunch of fake demons. Now is where we expose the fake left
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Michael Parenti | Drugs as a Means of Social Control
迈克尔·帕伦蒂 | 作为社会控制手段的毒品
他是记者和学者Christian Parenti的父亲。2026年1月24日在马萨诸塞州阿默斯特的养老机构去世，享年92岁。
Michael Parenti 的核心政治观点是马克思主义阶级分析，强调资本主义与真正民主之间的根本矛盾，并批判美国帝国主义、主流媒体与反共意识形态。
### 阶级权力与“少数人的民主”
他最著名的论点来自《Democracy for the Few》（1974年起多版）：美国政治体制名义上是民主，实际上是“少数人的民主”。经济权力（大企业、财富集中）决定政治结果，政府主要服务于拥有阶级的利益，而不是普通民众。法律、选举、媒体、司法等机制都系统性地偏向富人。他认为资本主义与民主存在结构性冲突——政治程序可能允许一定自由，但实质成果（收入分配、社会公正）被严重扭曲。
### 帝国主义与美国外交政策
他将美国对外干预视为帝国主义：控制资源、市场、廉价劳动力和战略地位，而非“推广民主”或人道主义。越南战争、南斯拉夫战争等都被他解读为服务于全球资本利益。在《Against Empire》和《To Kill a Nation》中，他主张西方对塞尔维亚/米洛舍维奇的描述被夸大，以正当化北约干预和后续私有化。
### 媒体与意识形态
《Inventing Reality》等作品中，他认为主流媒体由大企业拥有，首要任务是盈利，并系统性地塑造公共舆论，维护现有权力结构。媒体不是中立的，而是“发明现实”，过滤不符合精英利益的信息。
### 反共主义与社会主义实验
在《Blackshirts and Reds》（1997）中，他主张：
- 法西斯主义是“理性的”，服务于资本主义阶级利益，是对工人运动的暴力回应。
- 对苏联及其他社会主义国家的全盘否定（包括右翼和部分左翼的反共）是意识形态驱动，而非基于全面分析。这些社会在减少经济不平等等方面有成就，其缺陷需放在内战、外部入侵和持续压力的背景下理解。
- 自由市场神话被高估，社会主义实验被以“不可能的标准”评判。
他支持更平等、社区导向、环保意识的民主社会主义，主张对主要生产资料实行公共所有，以服务社会需要而非私人利润。
这些观点使他在美国左翼中也常处于较激进位置，尤其在对社会主义政权和特定国际冲突的评价上。
Michael Parenti | Drugs as a Means of Social Control youtube.com/watch?v=dgibIPk7…
William Murphy retweeted
美国人怎么还是看不出他们的政府是残酷的非民主和剥削性的？经过250多年的压迫、剥夺和剥削，集体愤怒要求结束这个体制的呼声在哪里？
How do Americans still fail to see that their government is brutally undemocratic and exploitative? After 250+ years of oppression, dispossession, and exploitation, where is the collective outrage demanding an end to the system? #ClassWar
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“西方文明”是一种意识形态建构，而非一个自然形成、历史上统一的实体。它通过挑选某些共同的文化特征来塑造一种共同身份，同时掩盖了其中的矛盾、阶级分化、殖民主义和帝国主义。
"Western civilization" is an ideological construct, not a naturally unified historical entity. It manufactures a shared identity from selected cultural commonalities, obscuring contradictions, class divisions, colonialism, and imperialism. #Ideology
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资本主义教导美国人，每位公民都拥有平等的政治声音，同时允许集中的财富购买对政府的影响力。国会代表资本的利益，因为资本资助了政治体系
Capitalism teaches Americans that every citizen has an equal political voice while allowing concentrated wealth to purchase influence over the government. Congress represents the interests of capital because capital finances the political system. #ClassWar
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这是一个给美国人的挑战：定义资本主义。定义社会主义。解释它们的区别，而不重复资本主义的宣传或主流媒体的论调。在为或反对一种经济体系辩护之前，先真正理解它是什么。
Here's a challenge for Americans: Define capitalism. Define socialism. Explain the difference without repeating capitalist propaganda or mainstream media talking points. Before defending or condemning an economic system, understand what it actually is. #ClassConsciousness
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Por quinto día consecutivo, CIENTOS DE MILES de trabajadores textiles protestaron contra las terribles condiciones laborales y los bajos salarios en Bangladés.
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There is literally a massive election going on in China RIGHT NOW, with 2.6 million grassroots representatives being selected by one BILLION registered voters.
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MAGA enters full blown CIVIL WAR after historic midterm defeat!
Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro are currently FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIFE as the right wing demands accountability for how their their Israel-first politics led to the biggest Republican wipeout since Watergate
William Murphy retweeted
They told you the enemy is the other side.
The other side believes the same thing about you.
You are both correct that something is wrong.
You are both wrong about what it is.
The thing that is wrong does not appear on a ballot.
It does not have a party affiliation.
It has a net worth.
And it donates to both campaigns.
William Murphy retweeted
The other day I saw an Israeli flag account on here shrieking that her son got uninvited from a Halloween party because some of the kids said they didn't want to attend a party with a Zionist. Somebody asked her how old her son is, and she said 19.
This is the "antisemitism" we've been hearing so much about. It's grown adults whining that anti-genocide sentiments hurt their feelings. It's people disliking a genocidal apartheid state and its supporters, and then some members of a religious group claiming those opinions shouldn't be allowed to exist because it upsets their feelings. When you drill down on the actual complaints, that is almost exclusively what's going on.
Ultimately the "antisemitism" narrative is mostly just an especially entitled group of white people demanding that governments and institutions use force to protect them from feeling the uncomfortable feelings they experience when someone says their beloved apartheid state is guilty of crimes against humanity.
This is self-evidently ridiculous, and it deserves nothing but a dismissive scoff. You do not have a right to be protected from uncomfortable feelings, no matter what your religion happens to be. You do not have a right to have the government protect you from the feelings of cognitive dissonance brought on by your own genocidal ideology. You do not have a right to silence others because because you find their opposition to mass atrocities emotionally inconvenient. That's not a thing. Grow the fuck up.
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The Anglo-American Empire is now referred to by many as the “Globalists” to distance the parasites from their roots. I prefer to call it the Anglo-American Empire because you can trace its roots over centuries of colonialism and imperialism and because it is precise and meaningful. Anglo-American anointed compradores are servants of the Empire, not “globalists” with agency by any means. They serve at the pleasure of the Anglo-American Empire and have never had a seat at the table that counts.
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If you’re wondering how things are going in Australia, they’re about to start fining universities millions of dollars for allowing criticism of Israel.
And on and on it goes.
@JasonClareMP keen to prosecute the Segal agenda.
"Education Minister announced last Friday that under the draft legislation, the maximum fine for universities will increase from the existing cap of $40,000 to $2 million – a 50-fold increase."
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#Paraguay | A retired teacher demands the return of funds affected by the Ueno Bank scandal, warning that elderly citizens cannot simply start over after decades of work.
#UenoBank #Retirees #BankingCrisis #teleSUREnglish
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What makes the CPC successful? Foreign observers share their views
What enables a political party to stay true to its mission and sustain its vitality?
At the 16th World Socialism Forum, held in Beijing on Nov. 3 to 4, George Galloway, leader of the Workers Party of Britain, praised the CPC's commitment to self-criticism, self-governance and continuous renewal. He also expressed strong confidence in the outcomes of the recent Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
Gayatri Galloway, a member of the Workers Party of Britain, reflected on China's remarkable development and poverty alleviation, while Roland Boer, professor emeritus at Renmin University of China, shared his observations on grassroots Party organizations and the role of public feedback in the Party's self-reform.
Their perspectives offer a closer look at the CPC's approach to Party building and its commitment to people-centered development.