John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸
@leftywithagun.bsky.social
I enjoy communism, memes and cats. Not necessarily in that order ML/Anti-fascist
created December 13, 2023
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Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslweb.bsky.social) reposted
Trump just announced that he’ll be giving the Medal of Freedom – the highest non-military award – to...Rudy Giuliani??? Giuliani is rightly considered a joke today. But when he had real power, Giuliani used it to shred freedom and implement racist, police state policies.
Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslweb.bsky.social) reposted
PEOPLE OVER PROFITS! Thousands of workers came together in Boston to demonstrate solidarity, unity, and resistance against policies and systems that only benefit the rich! This Labor Day, we celebrated the fighting spirit of the working class. Workers over billionaires!
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Now you're asking the right questions
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
So giant, corporate-owned sources. They said regional, Laurie
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
You have a very low bar as to watch constitutes political action
United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) reposted
Not all workers get today off! While you enjoy your holiday, many agricultural workers are hard at work planting, harvesting, and packaging the food we eat every day. Today lest honor those workers and thank them for their amazing work. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Imagine justifying a genocide because the victims were "an enemy" What a fucking mask off moment
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
You REALLY don't want to go down this road, brother. The US and the puppet south were far far more brutal
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah? And? You really don't want to compare death tolls between them and the US alone
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, ending serfdom wasn't a good thing 🙄
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
1. Abandonned Marxist principles 2. Overthrew the horrific rule of the Tsars 3. Improved the lives of the chibese people a million times over 4. Had the right to reunify their country 5. The Vietcong were heroes and fought off three empires in 30 years
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Its libspeak for "I don't care if my candidate is dogshit, their victory will let me go back to brunch"
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
That's not violence. That's just keeping the streets clean
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reposted
Happy #LaborDay comrades! And a happy ##MarxistMonday as well!
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
He cared SO MUCH that he even broke up the rail strike! 🥰 What a freat president!
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Happy #LaborDay comrades! And a happy ##MarxistMonday as well!
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh for sure. They'll think project 2025 is over now and politics can "be civil again"
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
"Be a good little minority and sacrifice yourself at the alter of my comfort. Can't you see I'm tired of having to care about politics?"
Lady Aranea (@ladyaranea.bsky.social) reposted
Remember: NOT divisive: Adopting policies that actively strip rights from members of your coalition, and undermine their ability to exist in public safely. DIVISIVE: Speaking out about the adoption of policies that actively strip your rights and undermine your ability to exist in public safely.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh they'll dance in the streets because we haven't reached the stage where they try to whitewash him. Give it 20 years, libs will look back and say "That really was uncalled for, looking back on it. He was still the president."
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
I will never allow transphobes into any coalition built from the left. Trans rights are human rights
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Bill, it's been rogue for over a century now. We're talking about a country that invades other countries for electing leaders they don't like
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
"The only one" No. He isn't. He just has a good PR team and so you think his shitposts on twitter means 1. He's fighting (he's not) and 2. He's alone (he's not) Why can't liberals put up one of their somewhat good ones? Like Pritzker or Tlaib?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
They had a supermajority under Obama and Carter. Clinton got what he wanted done (mind you it wasn't good for workers) Biden had the house AND senate to a lesser degree as well. Stop making excuses
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
But even when they're IN power, they still seek to work with republicans. Your posting of Pelosi quotes doesn't refute that
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes but... they gave up. They chose to STOP resisting when they didn't have to. They could have done all those things AND stopped Texas completely just by staying in Chicago. They weren't arrested and brought back. They weren't replaced. They. Gave. Up.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Howdy
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, and for some reason Democrats throw up their hands and go "Who? Us? N-no we're not radical" and then stop pushing for things like healthcare and trans rights
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Okay but... why don't the Dems just start breaking the law too? Like if the republicans are going to do it any time they're in power, why hadicap yourself?
•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• (@seizethememez.bsky.social) reposted
Happy #SocialistSunday! #socialism #anticapitalism
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
... yeah, that's my point. Almost like the Democrats don't actually want to stop the republicans
💢Marx was right.🕊 (@paulwalker44.bsky.social) reposted
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John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Funny that, Democrats are always limited by Republicans but Republicans are never impeded by democrats 🤔
Timothy™️ (@posttim.bsky.social) reposted
“Fascism-lite” isn’t a strategy to defeat fascism but it’s very effective in normalising it.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
The most annoying part? There's a governor that actually supports trans rights and isn't on an anti-homeless crusade AND is actively standing up to Trump. His name is JB Pritzker
Slam Cunningham ☭ (@slamcunningham.bsky.social) reposted
•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• (@seizethememez.bsky.social) reposted
Happy #SocialistSunday, comrades
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
They "resisted" for two weeks. And then gave up. They didn't force the Republicans to miss a crucial deadline or keep a vote from happening in the first place. It was literally just for show and, in the end, accomplished nothing
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
But have you tried actually winning, though? Securing concrete results and actually stopping fascist actions?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Because they were at risk of actually accomplishing something tangible
Public Universal Girlfriend 🏳️⚧️ (@girlfriend.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
On the one hand the Democratic party of Texas has been dealt an irrecoverable death blow as the state slides into permanent one party rule, but on the other hand everyone knows they were really upset about it.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
So they aren't just walking around. They're actively carrying out the orders of a fascist regime. Yeah, they deserve to be harassed to no end
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, that's exactly the problem
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Nazi foot soldiers were just doing their jobs, too. I don't care if it's their job. They're allowing themselves to be used in the suppression of civil liberties. They can always walk away. They're actively choosing not to
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
If they're just walking around, why are they armed?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
If my options are vote for a transphobic Democrat or JD Vance, I'm just not voting. I will not sacrifice human rights just so that the suburban moms don't have to hear about politics on the news like its 2011
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't care. If you willingly choose to become an instrument of oppression, for whatever reason you want, you do not deserve to be left alone.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Before 2025, it was Biden the increased ICE's budget. The Dems won't stop the mass deportations. Fuck, they started them under Obama. It'll just be done quietly. Without media attention.
Working Class History (@workingclasshistory.com) reposted
#OtD 30 Aug 1948 leading Black Panther Fred Hampton was born in Summit, Illinois. He was key in forming links between the Panthers and working class people of all races in the Rainbow Coalition. At 21 he was assassinated by the FBI and Chicago police. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9670...
Slam Cunningham ☭ (@slamcunningham.bsky.social) reposted
Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) reposted
If not for Chicago, we might not have Labor Day. Keep your eyes peeled on Monday for a much longer video where I dive into the history of unionization, violent strike suppression, and workers’ victories in Chicago, and how they impacted workers across the country.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
"nOwS nOt ThE tImE fOr PuRiTy TeStS"
F🎃🎃Stamp (spookular) (@foodstamp.bsky.social) reposted
If dems were actually serious about winning elections they would take criticisms of Newsom into serious consideration. But they're not and they will not. We're still not voting for that transphobe. We are trying to warn you. I repeat, we are trying to fucking warn you.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
But what makes you think the do-nothing Democrats, the high-road Democrats are going to do anything different than the first time? Bro led an insurrection and was dead to rights and not only did he face no consequences, the DOJ didn't want to appear political by investigating in the first place
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Armed restitance against oppression is always justified
Jordan (@slclunk.brighamyoungmoney.com) reposted
Ahhhhh (@nerdjpg.com) reposted
Newsom is proof that if Trump was more clean cut and well spoken liberals wouldn’t have a problem with Trump
Sheryl Weikal, still wishing ill on JK Rowling (@leftistlawyer.com) reposted
Excuse me the deeper crisis is what now
Daniel Kibblesmith (@kibblesmith.com) reposted
If you’re still in the tank for a guy who is literally launching a crypto currency you’re a fucking rube. Please develop politics that don’t die when you take them offline like a jellyfish being removed from the sea.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Because the white cishet liberals are tired of having to pretend to care about politics
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Not to mention, candidates that aren't even picked yet. They're showing their bigotry unprompted
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
They sacrificed brunch. How can you ask any more of them?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Supporting human rights isn't a purity test. It's the bare fucking minimum
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
But they REALLY want to go back to brunch
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Your "popular democrat" 1. Isn't as popular as you think he is and 2. Isn't even the nominee yet. You're advocating for throwing the trans community to the wolves unprompted. The candidate that wins the primary may very well be pro-trans and you'll have just outed yourself as a bigot for nothing
Mom Friend 64 (@pengarr.postes.club) reposted reply parent
If you leave me to die I see no reason to let you step over my corpse to safety
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
They refused to even investigate him for the first 2 years of the Biden administration. What makes you think next time will be different?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
And yet, when the Dems eventually come to power again, they'll refuse to do the same to him for some bullshit "That's not how things are suppose to be done" reason
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
A badge of honor really
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
History didn't start on October 7th
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
The indigenous people, huh? Hey, real quick, how come some many israelis have dual citizenship from countries around the world?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
There wouldn't be terrorism in Palestine if Europe hadn't forced an Israeli colony there. Funny how we forget that sometimes
Maz (@maz42.bsky.social) reposted
Gallifreyan Jedi (@jediofgallifrey.bsky.social) reposted
Trans People: I'm not voting for anyone who would negotiate away my right to exist. Liberals on here: OH MY GOD WILL YOU CUT IT OUT WITH THE PURITY TESTS ALREADY JESUS STOP BEING SUCH A BABY DO YOU WANT TRUMP TO WIN A THIRD TERM THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT ACTUALLY I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CAMPS
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, to keep the third world in line, obviously. Can't have those dirty poor people thinking that they can free themselves from our yoke
Alter Aight (@alteraight.bsky.social) reposted
I swear ops used to be at least somewhat subtle.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Do you really believe given their track record that they'd just... stop doing illegal shit? Like, they toppled governments and assassinated people. THEN THEY CAME OUT AND ADMITTED IT! Why should we believe they changed?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't be proven wrong if you plug your ears and go lalalala
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
My blood is fucking boiling right now reading this. He doesn't even walk it back. Doesn't try to sugarcoat it. Lew literally says "Yeah, children died but not the ones we care about." How can such an evil person exist so openly? Seriously!?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm mad. Simple as
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Oh man, thats will be felt by... basically no one. YTTV isn't that big
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
And the world stands silent. Un-fucking-believable
🏳️⚧️ Nɯvꝡɩɛl 🏳️⚧️ (@nuvy-iel.bsky.social) reposted
I will never vote for transphobes like Gavin Newsom or Pete Buttigieg. NEVER.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
A small price to pay when you consider all liberals want is brunch
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Liberals: "You're letting perfect be the enemy of good. No one's perfect on every issue. Just say you want Trump to win."
מיד און mid (@winterpancake.bsky.social) reposted
Liberals when you cite Marx: some govt leaders did atrocities while citing Marx, so even reading it is brain poison Liberals when you mention Thomas Jefferson was a rapist slaveowner: that was bad, but he was a cool guy with good ideas. Stop trying to connect his actions to his beliefs
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't forget also asking for money all the while doing absolutely nothing
Ahhhhh (@nerdjpg.com) reposted
You expect me to believe you don’t know why democrats are feckless toothless idiots
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
No, you seem to think this is an issue with voters and not the MULTI-BILLION dollar political party not wanting to get its hands dirty
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
That's... how the system works already
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Okay, then let's blame the party that happily let Trump back into the White House after warning about him being a threat to democracy. Dems handed him the keys without so much as demanding a recount. That should tell you they didn't care who won
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
Just going to gloss over that Carter, Clinton, Obama, and Biden all had the chance to codify Roe and chose not to? Okay then...
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
That's a very Western way of thinking about how governments work. Chinese parties work together and provide insight into different aspects of society so the CPC can better accommodate the people
Tyler, from the Internet (@tylerjameshill.com) reposted
STOP THIS FUCKING BULLSHIT. God. Dammit. Newsom is anti-trans, anti-queer, anti-homeless, anti-disabled, anti-elderly, pro-for-profit-prisons, fucked Trump Jr's fiance, and cozies up to the alt right. He's not gonna end the fascism that's already here. Fuck this "enjoy the camps" energy
🇧🇪Red🇵🇸Ralf🏳️🌈 (@ralfvdb.bsky.social) reposted
#SocialistSunday
Guardian (@linuxstillrocks.bsky.social) reposted
chimera (@chimeraxmachina.bsky.social) reposted
You're a worker. You don't have to agree with every decision of the communist movement or of socialist states throughout history, but to disavow them in their entirety means you disavow your own right to imperfectly fight for liberation. This is your history, too.
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social)
Why is every lib on BlueSky acting like this lately?
John Brown's Beard ☭ 🇵🇸 (@leftywithagun.bsky.social) reply parent
The worst part is that we're not at the point where we have to be having the Hitler v 99% Hitler debate. The Dems still have their primary coming up. They could be touting literally anyone in their party. They just really want to throw marginalized groups to the wolves for clout