Beto with that Crate and Barrel "I don't actually like art but need to put something on this blank space" painting
I've always wanted to have full-sized prints of Thomas Cole' The Course of Empire paintings. I don't love the first two visually, they're sort of boring and they're based in this weird primitivism/pastoralism that I've never bought into. Not that pastoral scenes are bad, necessarily, but I think their glorification over urban civilization as decadent and evil is a bit simplistic and probably based on the same feelings of WASP inferiority and bizzaro race science that motivated racists in the 20th century. It has a real "when men were real men" flavor to it. But the last three show this Ancient-Rome-like city at the height of it's power, then one where it's in a chaotic sprawl of enormous violence, and the final one is just a few ruined buildings being reclaimed by nature.
I'd love to have a house full of intricate paintings that are all just scenes of elaborate societal violence. It'd be a weird aesthetic.
AOC is the most powerful poster in the democratic party but she uses her posting for the party's ends
Lee isn't well known enough for his posting to have a huge impact, AOC and ilhan are the most powerful posters in the dem party
Considering that Whataburger has been bought by some fucking venture capitalists in Chicago, I support this restoration
Lol for some reason I thought it was Guaido at first, I keep confusing him with Beto.
What's wrong with them talking? If he's talking up to her or at least treating her cordially and respectfully - it's for the best. Criticize AOC on positions, but making links within the party is her job. Beto's not even a powerful or important figure.
AOC is so frustrating as a public self-described-progressive-but-occasionally-solid-leftist figure. I modulate between seeing her as good or bad daily.
want to like AOC but she does some obviously dumb shit or just lib/socdem stuff. Like, read state and rev and use your massive following to shove people left
why not? its liberals being friendly between each other, its their version of left unity
Well apparently we do need it, because there are still a lot of people who don't like to hear criticisms about socdems
Rebr0 was the one who set up the the text only posts for 24 hours event, right? That shit was dope.
Dammit me too. If it wasn't for the fact that he's set to inherit like hundreds of millions of dollars I'd hold out hope he could still maybe put it all together one day and be a solid leftist. But now that his class interests are firmly aligned with capital, it ain't gonna happen.
Beto seems like genuinely an alright dude. Despite his liberalism.
If he ever gains real power, he's likely to become a monster, though.
Some tankie is going to kick the door in to this post and jam an ice pick into your brain for that comment in 3...2...
