wv wrote:

I think Capitalism has an easier road than socialism because capitalism taps into our darker-innate-selves. But I dunno. Maybe i just think that because I’ve been raised in a capitalist dystopia. Maybe If I’d been raised in a traditional tribal society I’d think cooperation was more of an easily accessible innate quality.

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I think humans are incredibly complex and adaptable. We have the innate capacity to be a great many things. The tribal society would select for altruism and cooperation because that’s what’s needed in a hunter-gatherer society, whereas self-interest is probably favored in a capitalist society.

Very strange.

I wasn’t expecting a victory tonight but there is way too much talent on this team for them to look that bad.

Especially the defense. They are relatively healthy.

Kroenke can’t be too happy. This won’t help ticket sales and he’s already feuding with Spanos over him not meeting season ticket sale projections for the new stadium.

This isn’t the kind of buzz he wanted surrounding his team as it moves into an expensive new stadium. The star appeal of his team is fading fast.

Interesting to see what McVay does and how the team responds over the last 5 games.

McVay is the man 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/p5CcgstY8j

— JB 🐏 (@JB_Peeples) November 24, 2019

Agamemnon wrote:

I am not too big a fan of Weddle. I don’t think he will be back next year. Just my opinion. I really like Matthews.

I agree. He doesn’t seem to have been much of a factor.

Johnson and Rapp, now that’s a safety combo you can set your watch to.

When the Krispy Kreme hot light isn’t on 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/bnI1SyMziT

— JB 🐏 (@JB_Peeples) November 21, 2019

Jared Goff is off the hook for this one. Josh Reynolds tripped, which was not visible on the broadcast camera. pic.twitter.com/dUOerdkOIk

— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) November 19, 2019

I think the Scandinavian countries are capitalist with strong social safety nets.

Zooey wrote:

And it is unclear to me whether the strong dislike for Trump extends into more votes for the Democrat. Are those people who really, really, really dislike Trump new voters? Or the ones who voted for Hillary anyway? The polls show a close race right now, with Biden, Sanders, or Warren all beating Trump by a slim percentage. Just as polls had Clinton favored by a slim percentage.

Polls show Trump losing to Sanders and Warren, but as was pointed out to me on FB, those are national polls. They don’t necessarily reflect what will happen in the electoral college. I have no doubt whoever runs against Trump will win the popular vote, but the electoral vote is the issue, as it was in the last election.

Just another day in the borderlands watching our tax dollars pissed away and public lands destroyed… pic.twitter.com/fkF3KxEGQA

— Laiken Jordahl (@LaikenJordahl) November 15, 2019

Well, fix the o-line and the biggest problems with the offense go away.

Goff has some problems of his own (also fixable), but the best thing you could do for him is fix the o-line.

That can be done in a single offseason.

Whit said on Cowherd that he’d like to keep playing beyond this season.

Fix the o-line and this team is a contender again.

What draws me to the left is my dislike of inequality, exclusion, etc.

I reject the pervasive idea that the rich are deserving of their wealth just as the poor are deserving of their lack of wealth, as if the factors that contribute to wealth or poverty are inherent in the person and not a product of an exclusionary system of institutionalized oppression, inequality, bigotry, etc.

Ultimately I want to see a government and an economic system that serves everyone equally. How that happens doesn’t matter to me, whether it’s through some form of socialism or an attenuated capitalist system with strong social protections.

Although it’s not exclusively a leftist principle, protecting the environment is another priority. I want to reverse climate change and protect the remaining wild areas of the planet. I want the creation of government agencies that are tasked with developing clean renewable energy sources and improved agriculture/crop technologies. I’d also like to see legislation and policies based on evidence and scientific principles instead of ideology.

Ok, so now this has moved from why I’m a leftist to a wish list (what’s a commie without a manifesto?) so I’ll end this here.

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Gil makes a good argument as to why this year’s Rams team is worse than last year’s team, but I don’t see an argument for why they aren’t as good as their 5-3 record.