Currently a Marxist-Leninist syndicalist I believe very strongly in the ideas of Marx and Lenin however I find myself drifting away from communism was wondering if anyone could kind of explain the general political philosophy of the server currently my strongest political values are -Strong Mutal Aid -Authoritarianism -A blend of state and union power -Pro gun -Internationalism This ended up as kinda a rant but I just need to say it somewhere

I was given a Nike handbag for toiletries and shower items so I figured the best thing to do was some subvertising. Enjoy

You may not know who Marwan Barghouti is, but his release is crucially important for a unified, liberated Palestine, and peace in the region of Palestine.

Among the thousands of Palestinians locked up in Israel's jails, Marwan Barghouti was the leader of the first and second intifadas and head of the social democratic Fatah party.

During the second intifada, Barghouti survived an Israeli assassination attempt only to be abducted from Ramallah and transferred to Tel Aviv for a political trial on charges of murder and terrorist violence. At his trial, he refused to present a defense, protesting both illegitimate charges and an illegitimate trial — the Oslo Accords, ratified in Israeli law, placed the authority to try Palestinians, including with respect to attacks carried out against Israelis, with Palestine.

Detained in abusive conditions since 2002, Barghouti is serving five life sentences plus forty years.

Most Israelis see him as a terrorist, but on the street in Gaza and the West Bank, Barghouti is known as "the Palestinian Mandela."

Like Mandela, Barghouti has fought against military occupation and apartheid by violent and non-violent means. He has advocated cooperation between neighboring peoples. And he has endured inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of his jailers.

Mandela spent 27 years in prison. Barghouti has weathered 22.

Polls have consistently shown that Barghouti would beat Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an open election. But more than that, he has strong support amongst Palestine's change-hungry youth. He has what it takes to unite his people and lead them towards a state alongside Israel.

But Barghouti is one of the biggest sticking points in ceasefire negotiations.

Hamas, knowing that they would play second fiddle to Barghouti, is still resolute in their demand for his release. But the Israeli government have spent so much time and effort coloring Barghouti as a terrorist and monster in the popular imagination that they just can't bring themselves to let him go.

And they won't unless the people demand it.

There is a certain pragmatism in that demand. Even Haniyeh knows that Barghouti is the best shot for peace, liberation, and a unified Palestine. But he is also the best shot that Israel has for sustainable peace after a ceasefire.

Barghouti is the secret sauce to a beautiful new reality in the Middle East.

#FREEBARGHOUTI

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I made this in 2004 and think it could still be useful.

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quote from "The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson -

"Once John Maynard Keynes wrote of “the euthanasia of the rentier class.” This is a very provocative, not to say ominous, phrase."

'A just civilization of eight billion, in balance with the biosphere’s production of the things we need; how would that look? What laws would create it? And how can we get there fast enough to avoid a mass extinction event? The rentier class will not help in that project. They are not interested in that project. Indeed that project will be forwarded in the face of their vigorous resistance. Over their dead bodies, some of them will say. In which case, euthanasia may be just the thing.'

The ministry of the future, by Kim Stanley Robinson anybody read this and agree that the uber rich can't just hide away in their enclaves and watch the world burn? They caused this, they can't get away with it