No, I didn’t. In the USA the only candidates on the ballot are approved by the party. Look into Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign to find out how it works.

I see, thanks for spelling it out for me!

Oh, I see. Thanks.

The US economy? How do you figure that?

Not even very good land:

Russia has been facing severe environmental issues, with the country’s Natural Resources Ministry naming 35 cities and towns with dangerously high air pollution levels. The country’s air pollution is largely attributed to industrial activity and vehicular traffic, with over 200 cities exceeding pollution limits. The Krasnoyarsk region has the highest air pollution level, with the city of Norilsk being the worst offender, releasing 1,787,000 tons of pollutants into the air. Other major cities like Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Volgograd also experience high concentrations of air pollution. Water pollution is also a serious concern, with 75% of surface water and 50% of all water in Russia contaminated. The country’s soil degradation, nuclear waste storage, and deforestation further contribute to its environmental challenges.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68120973

Not sure what they’re on about.

This is an interesting point, but what are you saying? Sorry, I’m a bit dense.

As an aside- does the article’s source (thecanary.co) have anything to do with Canary Mission? I would assume not, based on the content, but what’s with the common bird theme?

Which words?

Aw man, just when not supporting Capitalism became illegal :/

https://jacobin.com/2025/10/trump-classifies-anti-capitalism-as-a-political-pre-crime

Capitalism has always needed lots of support from the government in order to work (and I think we hurt Capitalism’s feelings).

It’s important to remember that the New Deal was a compromise between the Capitalists and the Labor Unions / Communists. There has to be a far left threat to Capital for the status quo to move to the left at all. That has been absent in the USA for decades (like you said, starting around Nixon time) which partially explains how far right the USA has moved with decline in labor’s share of profits, increasing wealth inequality and now all the way to fascist violence.

You will never get a president that just enacts sane social policies without a strong left, and that means organizing and Labor Unions.

It’s important to remember that the New Deal was a compromise between the Capitalists and the Labor Unions / Communists. There has to be a far left threat to Capital for the status quo to move to the left at all. That has been absent in the USA for decades (like you said, starting around Nixon time) which partially explains how far right the USA has moved with decline in labor’s share of profits, increasing wealth inequality and now all the way to fascist violence.

Wait is this comment satire? Because that’s literally how it works in the USA (see Bernie Sanders caucusing with the Democrats), which is famous for being a strong Democracy. It is also literally how it works in China, which is famous for not being a Democracy at all lol.

A lot of people here encouraging shooting down a plane flying in international airspace. I suspect a lot of you are of the same mindset where it’s OK to shoot random boats in the Caribbean and kill everyone on board.

Don’t follow the war hawks ffs.

Ah yes, the free market at work.

I knew it. I knew Charlie’s Mom was special.

You should look up what we read on Shabbat Zakhor, you might be surprised.

Actually Supreme Court Justice David Mintz this year said: “Jewish law recognizes three justifications for war, to inherit the land, to destroy Amalek, and to defend against an attacker.” in defense of starving the Palestinians to death. To say that this situation has nothing to do with Judaism is beyond ridiculous. Now, where we get into antisemitic territory is when we say not only “all Jews think like this” but also “they think like this because they are Jews”. There is a big difference and it is important.

They are biased towards saying things that are untrue, but they are still credible!

bias in favour of israel.

It’s much worse than this, the article explains it pretty well. If BBC management decides to inject political spin on the topic of Palestine, why wouldn’t they do it on another topic as well? That is why they lose credibility in some people’s eyes.

“Non-violence” only means that the oppressed should not use violence.

Definitely with you on the unions, too.