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There is something unsettled in the broad coalition of the left around the work of politics, particularly about who we talk to and when and how.

The idea that you could stop the killing, stop the slaughter, and stop the starvation, and that aid could come back in, because that's part of the deal too, that immediately aid is rushed in with no limits like it was before.

The terms are really muddy right now. When you're looking at like Portland, the protesters in Portland, it's like, what exactly is going on? The economy is so fucked, the middle class is diminishing so much, the cost of living is so high that this is the perfect soil you need if you wanted communism to grow anywhere.

Mob mentality is ancient war patterns. That's it. Ancient war patterns that get ignited when people are on the street chanting. You were going to go fuck someone up.

Illiberal ideologies have no room in our university. We are going to expose them, but people will still read Marx and argue about it.

There is something unsettled in the broad coalition of the left regarding the work of politics, who to talk to, and when it is moral or necessary.

The socialist narrative has won the last century by creating a mythological alternative to capitalism, despite capitalism offering more freedom. This narrative exploits people's desire for security and meaning, often leading them into systems that limit their independence.

The Democratic Party is perceived to be moving towards Marxism, with initiatives like healthcare for illegal aliens and clawing back rural hospital funds.

The far left and far right sometimes end up wanting the same thing due to their extreme views, such as the idea of turning Alcatraz into low-income housing, which is humorously equated to a prison.

Capitalism is seen as the best tool to combat alienation caused by industrialization, by promoting deregulation and family businesses to increase agency and cooperation.