kids need to figure this shit out
You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
You both like socialism, and feminism.
You: hi
Stranger: hey
Stranger: so when are you implementing socialism
You: it's an ongoing process
You: how's yours coming along?
Stranger: i’m not a socialist
You: oh dang
Stranger: yea
You: gave up to quick i suppose
Stranger: too*
Stranger: i guess
You: well, maybe try to work with some friends on it?
You: it's hard to do it on your own
Stranger: i’m more of a fascist type
Stranger: i kill and best of socialists
You: oh so you don't have any friends
Stranger: i do. only people who agree with me
You: pretty edgy dude
Stranger: not edgy at all
Stranger: did you ever hear about that antifa member that got shot?
Stranger: at the recent rally?
You: how old are you?
Stranger: 19
You: yikes
Stranger: okay
Stranger: hey we can still be friends as long as you don’t do stupid shit
You: so you have like no real life experience then
Stranger: no drugs or anything like that
You: no problems with employment?
Stranger: for me?
Stranger: no
You: no kids to feed?
Stranger: nope
You: no rent to pay?
Stranger: i do pay rent
Stranger: i live on my own
You: any problems with the landlords?
Stranger: nope
Stranger: just gotta pay your bills on time
Stranger: and keep the noise down
Stranger: simple
You: is there rent control in your city?
Stranger: no
Stranger: i negotiate on my own
You: any chance your landlords gonna raise the rent, double the rent?
Stranger: nope
Stranger: we have an agreement
You: like a lease?
Stranger: no, we have a fixed price
Stranger: it stays there no matter what
You: and you negotiated that on your own?
Stranger: yes
You: cool
Stranger: it’s not particularly difficult
Stranger: you just have to be likable and easy to get along with
Stranger: and actually state what you want and come to an agreement
You: cool, sounds like anarcho-socialism
Stranger: nope
Stranger: sounds like you don’t know anything
You: sure sure
You: the landlords aren't your parents are they?
Stranger: no
Stranger: are you larping?
You: ha
You: no just trying to get a sense of your lack of hardships
Stranger: ah right
You: how you feel about global warming?
Stranger: it’s real
Stranger: i believe it’s called climate change
You: sure
You: do you believe the stuff about needing to take dramatic action in the next 12 years?
Stranger: i believe that if all we have is 12 years, we’re fucked anyway so i wouldn’t care
Stranger: i’m not willing to drastically change the lives of everybody in this country, when the rest of the world wouldn’t go along with it
Stranger: that’s the ironic part
You: so you'ld rather spend the next few years larping nazism?
Stranger: i’m not a nazi but okay
You: killing brown people?
Stranger: i’m a fascist libertarian, which may sound like a contradiction but i make it work
You: i am picturing that old dude from fury road
Stranger: okay
You: cool look i guess
Stranger: plus if you or anybody thinks that what’s being proposed can actually be done in 12 years, you’re crazy
Stranger: it’s not possible
Stranger: literally
Stranger: and as i said, no other country would go along with it so it wouldn’t actually matter
You: canada would
Stranger: china doesn’t give a fuck, india doesn’t give a fuck, etc...
Stranger: what makes you think that
You: NDP has a good shot at the next election
Stranger: we’ll see
Stranger: and either way it’s not that simple. winning an election doesn’t ensure you get what you want
You: if they were working with someone who didn't have a goldfish brain and actually wanted to do something good, they could work together
Stranger: once again, winning an election doesn’t ensure you get what you want
You: sure, that's were direct action helps
Stranger: plus you don’t seem to understand how impossible what is being proposed is
Stranger: i would be interested in hearing the way you think the green new deal would go about being implemented
Stranger: if you’ve given it that much though
Stranger: thought*
You: i think it will be hard, and sure not everything will get done in the 12 years, but it's probably worth trying
Stranger: what kind of attitude is that?
You: the not letting us all die kind?
Stranger: it’s plain ignorance
Stranger: listen to yourself
Stranger: no other countries would be willing to undergo the radical changes that are being proposed
Stranger: simply based off of that, we will not be able to make a significant dent in the timeline
Stranger: it’s full blown stupidity
Stranger: plus if you think people are going to hand over their buildings to the government, you’re crazy
Stranger: this is actually something that could start a legitimate civil war
You: isn't that what you want?
Stranger: no
Stranger: why would i want that
Stranger: i’m a libertarian fundamentally
You: cause you said you wanted to kill people
Stranger: i’m fascistic in the sense that i will not allow people to impose their beliefs on me
Stranger: i have no problem fighting back with violence
Stranger: mercilessly
You: ok, but what would you be fighting for?
You: do you have any real capital?
Stranger: that’s not relevant, i will fight in principle
You: you rent your apartment?
You: where do you work?
Stranger: why would i tell you where i work
You: like in the abstract
Stranger: people like you seem to think that others are okay with allowing the government to take more control over them
Stranger: the government is inherently an oppressive body
You: that's where the democratic socialism comes in dude, it's people running the company, not bosses
Stranger: right and how do you propose we get to that point
Stranger: is love to hear this
You: unionize probably
Stranger: i’d*
Stranger: and what about when businesses owners refuse to give up their life’s work
You: i mean if you work for the mob and your job is busting up unions, then yeah, you might not want to unionize
You: but yeah, even then i'd probably suggest starting a union
You: when the boss doesn't want to give up their lifes work exploiting labour from their workers the workers strike
Stranger: and what makes you think that the vast majority of workers agree with your perspective? if you go on strike, the businesses will simply use cheaper labor (ie. illegal immigrants)
Stranger: there are 700 million people and you think that any significant amount agree with your idea that private businesses owners don’t have a right to decide how they run their companies?
Stranger: it’s a joke of an idea to begin with
You: i realize i'm talking to a teenager in a country that has been actively anti union for half a century
Stranger: sure insult my age, why don’t you talk about the points and try to make a valid argument
You: i am saying, spend a few more years getting exploited
Stranger: also your idea of exploitation is a joke. most people don’t view it as exploitation
Stranger: not only that, there will always be someone to take your place
You: and instead of thinking, fuck, i wanna kill poor people so bad, think, hey why am i not getting paid the ammount my labour is worth
Stranger: i don’t inherently want to kill people
Stranger: you’re making a straw man
Stranger: and burning it so that you don’t have to argue with me
You: i mean, you said it early in the chat
Stranger: i actually didn’t, that was hyperbole to show my dislike for socialism
Stranger: but i understand how it could be misconstrued
Stranger: so that’s fair
You: ok, well what i was saying is that you are a teenager in a country that is super anti-union, that has been brainwashing people to act against their own interest for a very long time
Stranger: and hey here’s an idea, instead of continuously working at minimum wage jobs where it is easy to be replaced, work at a job that you can’t be easily replaced with. thus you can ask for a wage and use your leverage
You: so like yeah, its gonna be hard to change minds
You: ha ha, what?
Stranger: the problem is that you feel entitled. you’re not entitled to someone else’s money. it’s an agreement that you have to come to with someone else
Stranger: if you don’t like the fact that you don’t get a raise, stop working in a line of work where you can be easily replaced
You: dude, you got it upside down
Stranger: no i don’t. i’ve argued with people like you many a time
Stranger: you’re all the same
Stranger: despite what you think
Stranger: because you all think highly of yourselves
Stranger: if decide to start a business and risk my economic well being, you are not entitled to an equal share of said business simply because you are employed by me
Stranger: i took the risk
You: but probably not
Stranger: and just for the record, i do believe the minimum wage should be raised
You: like, most business owners come from inherited wealth
Stranger: anywhere between $10-$12
Stranger: that’s not relevant, that’s just you showing your jealousy
Stranger: and that’s not true either
You: i think it is relevant
You: the financial risk of business owners who have inherited wealth is very minimal
Stranger: what evidence do you have that “most” businesses owners come from inhereted wealth
You: scratch the most
Stranger: my father was raised in cuba
You: do you think the Walton's of walmart deserve their money at this point?
Stranger: he came over and started a business with $0 of inherited wealth
Stranger: you are not entitled to an equal part of that business
Stranger: in any way
You: do you think walmart workers don't deserve a living wage?
Stranger has disconnected.
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