"So, what alternative to capitalism has even a polar bear’s chance of challenging the existential threat of climate change? Communism! The alternative is communism. Or socialism, if you’d like; I prefer the former term, because it refers to a more precise socioeconomic arrangement and thus less prone to (erroneous) conflation with capitalist welfare states that profit immensely from fossil fuel extraction. But both ultimately refer to the same principles, goals and capacity for addressing the problem at hand." Corey Rennolds is a biological sciences doctoral student. Views expressed in guest columns are the author’s own. It’s undeniable at this point that climate change is an extremely serious problem, and it’s progressing much faster than we predicted. We’re also far beyond taking claims at face value that those who deny the reality of climate change — and it is reality — do so for anything other than political reasons, because to admit otherwise would threaten their bottom lines. Climate change denial is profitable. This will continue to be the case as long as capitalism — the economic order based on extracting surplus value from laborers and allocating it to a minority ruling class — remains the status quo. It’s not just that capitalism can’t stop or even significantly mitigate climate change; capitalism is the very cause of climate change. We should dare to accuse it of such in clear terms. We should also dare to venture into more intellectually daunting territory: asking what the alternative to capitalism should actually be, and what could happen if we don’t make the change. So, what alternative to capitalism has even a polar bear’s chance of challenging the existential threat of climate change? Communism! The alternative is communism. Or socialism, if you’d like; I prefer the former term, because it refers to a more precise socioeconomic arrangement and thus less prone to (erroneous) conflation withcapitalist welfare states that profit immensely from fossil fuel extraction. But both ultimately refer to the same principles, goals and capacity for addressing the problem at hand. Communism — and socialism, to some — is the economic system in which the means of production are owned collectively by workers, as opposed to capitalism, in which the means of production are owned by a few (mostly) dudes. Production under communism is carried out according to the principle “from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs,” a phrase made popular by the 19th-century economist Karl Marx. Under communism, we would grow food to feed the hungry and build housing to shelter the homeless. Under capitalism, we routinely throw away good food while millions of people go hungry and let hundreds of thousands of apartments sit vacant while as many peopleremain homeless. Capitalism is clearly not meeting our collective need to not be swallowed by the oceans. In communism, we could democratically determine how to address this need directly without considering whether it could be done at a profit. Democracy, along with common ownership, is one of the key principles of communism. In capitalist society, only a few absurdly wealthy people have real decision-making power; within communism, we all would equally. Communist theorists through history have proposed many ways that democratic arrangement could look like, but all share the trait of mass enfranchisement. ....... Communism wouldn’t be a panacea for climate change, because we’d still need to make the right decisions collectively. But the alternative is to keep letting just a few guys like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos make those decisions instead. We’ve already seen what happens when capitalist elites control all the resources. Ask anyone from Puerto Rico how that’s been going. Or the people in Flint, who still don’t have clean water but do have the privilege of paying more than four times annually for their water bills than Nestlé Waters North America, which has been selling bottled water to Flint residents at a profit. Under capitalism, themismanagement and exploitation are endless. We could wait and see what happens when those resources start to run out; when global agriculture struggles; when more people are displaced from their homes. Millions of climate refugees already know how welcoming capitalist states can be. How will massive corporations such as Amazon, which is rapidly monopolizing pretty much everything and whose workers piss in bottles for fear of punishment, respond when millions are in need and they hold all the cards? Will they — these multinational entities without constitutions or public accountability, who control sprawling information and surveillance networks, logistics infrastructure and even our food supply — use their resources for the collective good? Or will they bite down, make us fight their wars for them, and then flee when they’ve had enough? Our situation is dire, but only because we allow it to be. Jeff Bezos doesn’t have superpowers; he and his ilk hold the reins because we all give tacit consent to the economic order that permits them to. We could collectively decide to change that by demanding communism. And we desperately need to, soon. And by soon, I mean now. And by now, I mean yesterday. Because the water is getting higher today. Corey Rennolds is a biological sciences doctoral student. He can be reached at cwrennolds@gmail.com. Recently began perusing the U Maryland website (Diamond Back) while following the ridiculous trials of of football coach Maryland DJ Durkin.  HFS.  The student body that Tail Gunner Dick and I knew in the way-back would have,  after shooting atropine into individual chests, met at the Town Hall. or Varsity Grill, and reacted with extreme prejudice.  The University would have expelled Mr Rennolds for inciting to riot. I am not making this up.

Electoral College coup attempt

The one thing you must understand about the unfolding media-Democrat Electoral College coup attempt The only allegedly “new” information is not new information, but anonymous leaks to the NY Times and Washington Post that the CIA has changed its assessment that the Russians intended not just to disrupt the U.S. elections but to “help” Trump. We are witnessing nothing short of an attempt to steal the election by some Democrats and a very supportive mainstream and leftwing media, by causing Electors in the Electoral College to go rogue and vote for Hillary, or at least not vote for Trump. The first excuse for this tactic after the election was made by people like Prof. Lawrence Lessig (I’m Trying to Run for President, but the Democrats Won’t Let Me).  At least he was honest in his call to have the Electors stop Trump because he didn’t like the result and thought Trump would be a horrible president on a host of issues. Honest, but severely misguided. Call that Operation Flip the Electors, Part One.  [...] It’s one thing to say that allegations of foreign tampering should be thoroughly investigated. They should. But it’s quite a different thing to use that alleged tampering to overturn elections. So yes, I am calling the overwhelming majority of people, particularly in the media, pushing Operation Flip The Electors, Part Two, of being liars about why they want the Electors to stop Trump. [FULL]

Obama admits

The Obamissariat

Barry Speaks http://tinyurl.com/Frankly-Commy For the longest time, people have speculated that Frank Marshall Davis was really Barack Obama’s father. Obama writes fondly of him in his book – Dreams of My Father – but never admits his last name. And Davis, because of his Communist views, had a 900-page FBI file detailing his subversive activities. This week, in this newly unearthed video from 1995, Obama talks openly about his discussions with Davis and how he was schooled in “white racism.” “And the conversation finally ends with me having a conversation with a close friend of my maternal grandfather, a close friend of gramps, a black man from Kansas named Frank. Actually at the time a fairly well known poet named Frank Marshall Davis who had moved to Hawaii and lived there. And so I have a discussion with him about the kinds of frustrations I’m having and he sort of schools me that I should get used to these frustrations.” FULL My Frank Davis Posts.  By the by, Barry Soetoro is like you and me when it comes to parentage; we believe what we're told—until there's a reason not to.  Barry has more than enough reasons, and his handler's 9including the press)  have had more than enough reasons to obfuscate.

Left’s Love Affair With the 4-letter N Word

Hitler's Mustache

“ The Left’s Love Affair With the 4-letter N Word “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” - Aldous Huxley I like quotes.  Quotes are wisdom for those with short attention spans.  They are disregarded by many as irrelevant platitudes or obsolete; however, they are knowledge, often hard-earned and considered by their authors to be important enough to be passed on.  I’ve chosen the above quote for today, not only because it is always relevant, but because we bear witness to a time where the political left of this country is trying to realize Aldous’ dystopic “Brave New World” (which I’m reasonably sure he meant as a warning, not a blueprint). To this end, the left has slandered any group that has opposed their fundamental (Socialist) transformation of America, and they love one name more than any other: Nazi (the 4-letter N word).  But how accurate is this?  What traits do the political left and right really share with this infamous party of villains? Let’s first discuss what exactly it was to be a Nazi.  Nazi is short for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers’ Party); as the name implies, they were socialist and staunchly anti-capitalist.  This contrasts sharply with the Republican’s, Libertarian’s and Tea Party’s pro-capitalist anti-socialist viewpoints, but does align quite nicely with the current Democratic Party platform.  In fact, if you compare the Democrats with any other Socialist Party (e.g., UK Socialist Party – http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/), you will fine very few philosophical differences.  This is also demonstrated by Obama’s support for Occupy Wall Street and various other anti-capitalist movements. THE DISCUSSION I am forced to conclude that the political left in this country throws around the name Nazi, not because they believe that anyone they call one resembles a Nazi, but because they desperately need to draw attention away from the terrifying reality that they themselves are becoming the new Nazi party. Without exception, every generation considers itself to be the smartest generation to have ever existed (despite clear evidence to the contrary).  I wish this one would realize it isn’t, and try to learn something from history. (The Full Monty) Darryl Blonski's article in GUN NEWS updates an argument made by Ayn Rand and others that Nazis ( Fascism) and Communism are the same beast, differing only in how they control the means of production (and even now Red China and a reemerging communist Russia have put production back into private hands).  Tossing in comparisons (I added the Communist line for emphasis) with Democrats, Republicans and the Tea Party makes a point that cannot be ignored, and only argued by them what lie about everything.  Fascists, Communists, and the Democrat Party. Gift Idea.  Print this article and put it in the Christmas snocking of every child . ”

When Van Jones Speaks ...

“ 'Ebola Is a Great Argument for Big Government' Former Discredited Obama "Czar"  Van Jones "We can't let the Republicans get away with some of the stuff they're doing this week, just trying to bash Obama!  Hey, you know, government is always your enemy until you need a friend. This Ebola thing is the best argument you can make for the kind of government that we believe in."   Van Jones [Full] Another exemplar of Progressives creating a problem and taking credit for trying to fix it, while only, as a rule, compunding the problem.  You're welcome. ”

Once a Commie ...

Coming Full Sickle

Impaling Vlad

Oh My
As seen

First of all, in Russia, don't try to paint Putin as anything other than manly, metaphorically, or literally. Here we see the painting that Russian law enforcement raided.

Democrat, First, Last, and Always

Just Too Precious Scene from SPOOKS (MI-5) episode where  Harry Pierce - Head of British MI-5,  learens that Juliet Shaw. a turn-coat spook, is about to destroy America' satellite network in favor of Iran.

Chavez & Obama, Sitting in a Tree

What You Saw                                   What I SEE

Commie drones other than congressional democrats

Police State Culture There was the arms race, then the space race, and now a spy on Joe and Mary Doe race. “ Small surveillance drones are starting to be part of police departments across America, and the FAA will soon open up the airspace for more to come. This drone invasion has already raised all kinds of privacy concerns. And if you think that’s bad, across the ocean, Russia seems hell-bent on outdoing its former Cold War enemy. [Need More?] My first take: Commie drones other than the Congressional Black Caucus.  Anything further I could add to your own thoughts would be coals to Newcastle. ”

What's with Pootie Poo?

"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what  the hell." TRKOF&S LIARS LIE “ 2004 Robert Conquest once asked the Russo-Hungarian historian Tibor Szamuely why Stalin had ordered his old friend Marshal Yegorev killed. Szamuely replied: “Why not?” It was a better explanation than most Sovietologists could muster. Michael Weiss asks, and answers Why the West misreads Putin on Syria, and the answer seems to be Why not?” Not since FDR was so besotted by the muderous Joseph Stalin (calling him "Uncle Joe!") has  US President so misread evil as did "W" with Putin (Pootie -Poo)! Weiss 's analysis (a good read) summation - “ .The truth is this. Putin’s only criticism of Assad is that Assad has not already destroyed this annoying little revolution and convinced the world that he is doing so as part of of the global war on terror. ... When Russia sounds more conciliatory to the Western position, it is to buy more time for Damascus. If Putin has one lament, it is only that Bassel al-Assad, Bashar’s smarter older brother, died in a car crash in 1994. Thus was a perfectly good client state entrusted to a combination of Fredo Corleone and Forrest Gump. If Putin ever did accede to a “transition” of power, you can be sure the man to take Bashar’s place would be more like Bassel, and like Vladimir. ” ”

Chicago Adresses and a Postman

CHICAGO ADDRESSES What the Mailman Knows about Ayers and Obama

“ Hulton says that in conversations with Mary Ayers while on his route he learned of the couple's enthusiasm and support for a black foreign student. One bright, warm Chicagoland day, he recounts, he met the student who fit Mary Ayers' description in front of the Ayers home in Glen Ellyn, Ill. That young man, Hulton is convinced, was Barack Obama.  [American Thinker cont] I assumed that Obama met Bill Ayers through his mother's, and grandparent's,  network of radicals and communists.  Most likely Frank Marshall Davis. That may still be the case;  that Ayers saw Obama's strawman potential,  and funneled his early development through his own parents, Tom and Mary Ayers.   Obama steadfastly stands by his preposterous lie,  that he only knew Bill Ayers as someone  who lived in the same neighborhood.   Remember, it was Bill Ayers who held Obama's first ever political campaign function in his home.  Here then is another piece of  first person "hearsay" about his mysterious background.  That says Obama was a "foreign" student, and had early ties to the Ayers family. Given the recent, and sudden balls-out effort to stir up racial tensions by the president, it's again time to wonder about that Chicago neighborhood—  that housed Obama, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, and Louis Farrakhan within sight of each other. That just happened?   Sounds more and more like a fine plan, wot?  ”

Media Matters, Lefty Propaganda Sites Lose Top Donor

A Comment "Sigh.  I hate that the words "not progressive enough" could ever be said about Obama's presidency. These are dark days in America."

Ron Swanson, new American hero.

Funny Lovable Guys Who Weren't Supposed To Be Either.

“ Great Fun! Ron Swanson has potential to become the new Archie Bunker.  In his heads-up, El Jefe said,  "Hard to believe he's on NBC."   Maybe not.  Two of  television's top pop icons of all time resulted from left-winger miscalculations. First, Norman Lear's  Archie Bunker (All in the Family).  Quoting from myself in 2005: “ ... Lear lifted, whole, the BBC television series Till Death Us Do Part. Watch this clip and you'll see what I mean . What appealed to Lear was the Brit version of Archie Bunker who was, with his conservative tirades, the perfect foil for the calm, reasoned socialist clap-trap served back by what would become dotty daughter Gloria, and son-in-law Michael 'Meathead' Stivic (Rob Reiner in a non-acting role). [...] Much to Lear's surprise (Liberals are always surprised to discover that their ideas don't work as planned), the American television viewing public saw in Archie Bunker someone who manifested their own hopes and fears;  and validated their own contempt for liberal ideas like "The Great Society."  He was the hero;  Meathead was the fool.    [continued]   After a few years Lear simply became heavy handed, and began to force his views in some very unfunny episodes. In one, a war hero friend of Archie's, whose son had been killed in Vietnam, sides with Meathead in an anti-war diatribe, and wishes his son had fled to Canada to avoid the draft. As noxious as the show's content would become, it's own inertia carried it for another few years, but it was no longer particularly funny (Like MASH, after Alan Alda took control) .Nobody cared when the show ended in a spectacularly crappy one-hour special in 1983.  Except to note how spectacularly crappy the ending was.  Next, Hawkeye Pierce, the smart-ass hero of Mash. The  1970 film was written by Ring Lardner Jr, (joined the US Communist Party in 1936), and produced by fellow traveler, and uber leftist Robert Altman. The film's anti-war, anti US message went mostly unnoticed by moviegoers, who simply saw funny where they were supposed to see tragedy. The television spin-off (1972 to 1983) started out funny, and ended with leftist Alan Alda (the television Hawkeye) following Lear's formula of writing preachy  left-wing scripts, which he then directed himself delivering.    Nobody cared when the show ended in a spectacularly crappy one-hour special in 1983.  Except to note how spectacularly crappy the ending was.    So, who's writing Ron Swanson's stuff at NBC?  Maybe the right people haven't complained yet. ”