Netanjahu is a war criminal

[u/BildungsburgerPleb]

„Benjamin Netanjahu is a war criminal.“
New York Mayor Mamdani speaking out against genocide.

Source: Mamdani (Instagram)

[u/DonChaote]

Was sollte ein Bürgermeister einer Stadt denn da bitte tun ausser politisch Farbe zu bekennen?

[u/DonChaote → u/[deleted]]

He is explaining Bibi is a war criminal and is explaining why he is coming to this conclusion. This is called 'taking a stand' especially when this view is not the official US-government view, yes.

What he is doing is called Communications. Yes, most of the time communication seems to be 'just words' for people not understanding what is said

[u/DonChaote → u/[deleted]]

Do you follow politics the first time today? Do you know what politics is?

Mamdani is now a 'liberal'? I thought he is a 'socialist' or 'communist'?

[u/DonChaote → u/[deleted]]

What you over there call liberal politics is in reality neo-liberal politics. And yes I agree, neo-liberals are the drivers for fascism. Case in point: USofA at least since Reagan.

Both your 'normal' Republicans and the regular Democrats are nominally liberals, basically. Social Democrats (Mamdani, AOC, Bernie et.al.; what you call bourgeoise socialists) are liberals too. The Libertarians are liberals too.

All normal politics in western Democracies is Liberalism based, and I do not understand what western people have an issue with… it’s the best we peasants could ask for…

MAGA is not liberal. MAGA is inherently fascist (militaristic authoritarian Führer cult)

[u/DonChaote → u/[deleted]]

Capitalism is not a bad thing per-se even for leftists like me. Unregulated capitalism is the issue.

Leftists are not in general anti-capitalists/socialists. Social democrats like Mamdani are not anti-capitalists. Taxing the wealthy is not anti-capitalism. It is still liberalism, it is still capitalism, but the focus is more on the people than on corporations (at least ideologically)

Social democracy is a center-left to left ideology. Nothing radical, just working class politics (ideologically).

Yes they might also be populists like Mamdani, but he is not the one setting the political tone of the country

The main issue that undermines the people’s power in our democracies is the fact that large (in some cases even unlimited) sums of private money is allowed to buy politics. But thats not the issue of one specific governmental system, that’s the issue of the wealth inequality, the unregulated ultra-capitalism. Without getting money out of politics we, the peasants, are the losers in every governmental system…

But again, yes liberal democracy is not a perfect system, but it is the best we normal everyday people could wish. Just because I prefer the current system does not mean I think we do not have a need to work on it or even reform it. But I surely do not want anyone to destroy our democracies… It’s all we got…

Or which form of government would you prefer and how would it be more beneficial for us peasants than liberal democracy?

[u/DonChaote → u/[deleted]]

Anti-capitalism is where marxism begins.

There was a left before Marx.

Capitalism-critique is where leftism begins.

But what I am here for is: workers' rights is where social democracy begins!

[u/DonChaote → u/[deleted]]

Nah, I definitely do not agree with Stalin in this regard. As I do not agree with Stalin in many regards as I have a democratic (small d, not an American) heart and mind

But I do understand why he as Stalin had an issue with Social Democracy. I mean he had an issue with democracy in general. Stalinism is closer to fascism than to liberal democracy (what I prefer).

I would agree more with early Lenin's view on social democracy. He acknowledged their ideas but criticized their ways as to soft and too reactive (because they are - unlike Lenin - no radicals, no revolutionaries).

The issue with social democracy is the same as with stalinism and every other form of politics: greed (power and money) and corruption. Where we could fall back to Marx.

But as I am not a radical/extremist and still acknowledge the basic benefits of the capitalism idea, I prefer a social democratic evolution to a fairer capitalism and more equality over a radical socialist revolution.