I can see that interpretation, since he IS a small business owner of an oyster farm.

Having been a shellfish farmer myself, but on the west coast, my perspective is that it’s closer to tenant farming than being petit bourgeoisie. The self employed and small growers all had to rent tideflats to work.

But yes, ultimately it is the same function since some other owners as I remember absolutely were just seeking to separate themselves from labor.

It really kind of is. The bar is so low.

But without disputing who he is: his net worth is around the same (Stated as under $165k) as the median American ($125k). He’s categorically not a part of the wealth class, and he at least seems to know it.

That kind of class consciousness on the American national stage from a white man veteran? I think that’s relatable to a giant swath of otherwise apolitical or even chuddy Americans.

If he can stick to his principles on policy in Congress and even just be the new Bernie, he’s going to resonate strongly with the post-9/11 military community. If that faction can even so much as look at the left outside their crosshairs, it’ll be a significant shift.

He’s worth the shot in Maine, I think.

Impenetrable. Perfection.

There’s no Cuomo or Adams left to stay in the race. It is just Platner and Collins now. So unless you’re down with more Collins, it’s Platner for Mainers.

Kavernacle and Bad Empanada seem to be fully on the internet clout train.

Allergic to the idea that leftism, or even antizionism, can win.

The investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing.

The whole ‘run government like a business’ idea usually entails running it into the ground. It’s just a more diplomatic way to express wanting to remove social services from people.

Wandering into spaces just to throw hands is usually the basis for most people getting banned or their comments deleted. The content of their commentary is usually notwithstanding at that point.

Hey, they’re just an r-word and Scandinavia enjoyer, with some light bannings attributed to transphobia and nazism. That’s not at all relevant when they’re out here in the wild trying to forge up some horseshoe theory!

For some people, Mr. Goebbels and Ms. Luxemburg really are indistinguishable.

You’ll scare the racist imperialists with that kind of density. One image of Country Joe waggling his fingers is enough as it is!

It’s essentially the Media Bias Fact Checker Bot as an integrated feature in the platform.

Well, you could play it out a bit from there.

If we tie it back to love of China and Uyghurs we could go with “If there’s a Uyghur genocide in China, then there’s also a Black genocide in America!”

Or maybe “How do you pose a country should respond to violent separatism and terrorist attacks?”

But then it all just pivots into Ukraine and Russia. First to accuse the other of serving Putin wins. (Or loses?)

Which then provokes a call to separate genocides into ones using bombs and bullets and ones that aren’t.

Which then circles on back to Palestine and Israel.

For true ouroubos debatelording.

Former ditch digger turned office worker. I miss the ditch digging sometimes. My body never does.

The One™ MLK quote.

kicked Marxist-lemonist

Made me laugh.

The dynasty that ruled Moscovy and eventually crowned themselves Tsar of Russia were Kievan Rus. Not sure how they’d ‘take’ what they already were.

Reflecting pool between Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington D.C. in the gal’dang U S of A.

Last month it was drained to be painted with a blue swimming pool liner.

Because that’s what you do when you’re losing another war in Asia.

For full effect you have to be high during the interview process as well.