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ICE is recruiting the same itchy trigger finger demographic as Trayvon's killer with the promise of no consequences and large paychecks. They are killing indiscriminately already. There's billions of dollars dedicated to continuing this project. Organize for community defense asap.

The phrase "money is speech" refers to the Supreme Court's interpretation that spending money in political campaigns is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment. This concept was notably established in the 2010 case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy.

This is what liberalism does. Wealth inequality inevitably unbalances any sense of liberty in material reality over time. It is the ideology of capitalism that is destroying community, humanity and the biosphere and climate.

I just put this one together - our meme template comrades

There's so many things you could put in that first spot too, many that are currently happening.

The purpose of a system is what it does. The US has been doing shit like this for centuries at this point.

How's that purple cake with blue frosting tasting?

Here is the Lemmy.ml link to that post:

https://lemmy.ml/post/41281333

https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/85962.htm

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/09/26/bill-clinton-offers-rare-us-praise-for-putin-a28033

The US was closely involved with Russian leadership after the end of the USSR that they facilitated. Eventually Putin realized he would not be allowed "at the table" with US/NATO/EU.

Russia as it exists today is a creation of the US/NATO. Your western chauvinism runs so deep. The empire has been fighting any alternative to capitalism/fascism for decades, but you say these things.

There is one hegemonic power that has been doing imperialism for decades. They have by far the largest military presence across the globe, and they maintain currency hegemony over this long period as well. It is one empire, not empires in your "both sides" or "many sides" rhetoric. The EU and Japan et all are willing servants of this hegemonic order for most of this period. Millions have been killed by wars, interventions and economic mechanisms that serve to maintain this empire.

The capitalist empire has always been like this. You are comparing trade alliances to war mongering genocidal profiteering across the globe over decades. These are not even close to equivalent.

Using "clash of civilizations" rhetoric is classic racist trope. There is one hegemonic reality currently, and referring to "Eastern empires" is dog whistling in the same way.

Neo-nazis marching in Lviv on 1/1/2026

https://xcancel.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/2007043714032734606

Also in 2013 same flags held by protesters seeking to oust President Viktor F. Yanukovich .

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/world/europe/ukraine-protests.html