So, I read both articles, and I don't think this indicates a left-wing swing.

First, all media organizations have different writers, with different opinions, and the earlier piece is a "CNN Opinion", while the second simply states that the bust was put in, and explains who Chavez was. These articles have very different purposes, so it is a bit unfair to compare them directly.

If anything, the earlier article is much more of a leftist piece. It argues that Chavez isn't likely to resonate with younger or non Mexican-American latinos, and so it is an ineffective strategy for Obama to honor him, and condemns both Chavez and Obama for their harsh immigration policies, something which the second article doesn't mention. This is clearly an attack from the left, that has no issues with Chavez's main policies, while the second article is more accepting of deportations and a harsh immigration policy.

This is a parody document, though. I am stealing this link from the User "1787", as it is an accurate guide for Antifascist action: https://itsgoingdown.org/forming-an-antifa-group-a-manual/

So, I am follow a lot of Antifa-supporting media, and this is 100% a parody. If you want a real insight into Antifa ideology/methods, I would recommend Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook by Mark Bray. For a free video overview of the movement from an Antifa supporter, I would recommend Philosophy Tube's video on Antifa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgwS_FMZ3nQ Also, just like follow Rose City Antifa on Twitter or Antifascists of Reddit, to see directly what Antifa says.

Thanks! I'll give that a watch later (have gotten lots of video recommendations from this post).

I just saw the first bit, and I have to say, I am not a fan of Davos either. They talk a lot about climate change and equality, but this is often more rhetoric than action. Their dogmatic adherence to Neoliberal Capitalism to solve their actions severely limits their effectiveness. Usually they just come up with a few arbitrary and vague goals, without any true plan to achieve them.

Seriously, how are you going to solve worldwide economic inequality without tax increases on the ultrawealthy? Yet, Davos refuses to discuss this...

I wish Davos was anywhere near as radical of a group that it is depicted as.

P.S.: This is a really common view among leftists. The truth is, we hate organizations such as Davos, the IMF, and especially George Soros. I find it funny when it is suggested that Antifa is working with them, as the ideologies are mutually incompatible. If you look at leftist media (not liberal media), you find lots of hate towards them.

Nice! I gave it a watch! It is obvious you put a lot of work in finding these clips. To me, this sounds pretty great. I am fully in support of more international cooperation (which they seem to be describing).

My issue with a lot of these politicians is that they say this sort of rhetoric, and then don't follow through. I would love to see the US have more of an internationally minded outlook. The number of basic international agreements that the US is not part of (like landmines, cluster munitions, Convention on the Rights of the Child, International Criminal Court, etc.) is truly shameful.

Anyway, if this is the NWO that you are referring to, I am excited to join!

So, unless I am mistaken, I thought that it was Republican political advisor Frank Luntz that really pushed for the shift to using the term "climate change" in public discourse, as he viewed it as a less scary term. In the scientific community, I think it has been a really common term throughout (to the point that the IPCC, founded in 1988, has "Climate Change in its title), as Global Warming and Climate Change refer to similar, but distinct phenomenon.

I also do not know which studies you are referring to when you say that the temperature is not increasing nor is sea level rising. NOAA data shows sea levels are currently increasing at a rate of 1/8th an inch a year (2.6 inches between 1993 and 2014). Similarly, compliations of data from thousands of weather stations by NOAA has shown an increase since 1981 of 0.18 degrees Celsius per decade. This has been accelerating from a much slower pace in the first half of the twentieth century, and is dramatically faster increase than past warming events (I had a long section here I cut out about why this must be anthropegenic due to Stratospheric Cooling, Milankovich Cycles, and the rate of Carbon-14 isotopes, but cut it out for ease of reading. I can elaborate on that, if you want, though).

Thanks for the website link, though, I had a peek at it, and it has a ton of really interesting studies I want to read more in depth, so sorry if I am not able to give a full response right now. Despite the number of studies though, it appears like there is a high degree of data manipulation. He focuses incredibly on median January temperatures in Europe, which we would expect to be decreasing, due to Artic Warming (which is especially strong during the winter) weakening the Jet Stream. Seems odd that he only focuses on January, though, and not the whole year, which is showing a clear warming trend, increasing 1.7 degrees Celsius over the last century.

I have also noticed he cuts a few lines from the studies to support his view, even if the study ultimately argues that for anthropegenic climate change (like, he does this on a study about Scandinavian tree rings, and another on North Atlantic dipole). Considering these were the first two studies I clicked, I am not optimistic about the accuracy of his summaries on the rest.

But yeah, I am 21, so fully indoctrinated lol. Most alternative media I find, especially on the right, pulls the aforementioned tricks of data manipulation, so I find it really hard to trust them.

Anyway, I am sure you are super busy, so do you want to continue this discussion in a few days after I read through the website more thoroughly? No worries if not, as I am sure you have more interesting things to do than argue with leftists online (I am just using this as an excuse to procrastinate on my dissertation lol).

Thanks! I will give that a look. I love watching these kinds of videos, just to see what the arguments are on the other side, if nothing else.

I think I learned about Climate Change in a really good way in High School. We watched an anti-Climate Change movie (The Great Global Warming Swindle), and wrote down every single claim it made. Then, we had to look up every claim and interviewee in the show, and checked if they were backed up by evidence. To me, this demonstrated how much the anti-Climate Change movement twisted the facts and straight up lied. Only after doing this did we actually learn properly about climate change, and I have been keeping up with most major reports on it since, and following a few climate scientists on youtube and such. I think because of this, I find these kinds of videos unpersuasive, as I know the counterarguments, and the studies that disprove them.

I think I am also really suspicious of any claims of there being a NWO, as some random person nearby my school made a video accusing it of being a NWO training camp where they secretly conducted illuminati rituals on the students. We all found it hilarious, but also, made me think these kind of theories were pretty bogus.

Anyway, if you have any other good channels to watch for Q related content or anything else, I would love to know them! I find them very entertaining!

Thanks again for being so friendly!

Hi, I am a registered Democrat, and personally I disagree with a lot of Trump's policies.

I think his foreign policy approach was dangerous and places the lives of Americans in danger. I think war with Iran would be disastrous, unwinnable, and lose too many lives, and so I oppose his aggressive actions there. I think he has weakened our alliances through unilateral action and a rejection of international agreements. I think this makes a withdrawel from these international groups makes conflict more likely, and prevents cooperation (although, I will give him credit, I did really like Trump's strike on Assad's airforce base in 2017). Having multiple childhood friends in the military, I worry about their safety if we were to enter a war with Iran, and I was particularly worried after the airstrike on Soleimani.

I dislike his opposition to changes needed to fight climate change. For me, this is perhaps my biggest issue. I would literally let a candidate slap me once a day if it meant we could achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 (and maybe once a week if it was 2040).

I oppose his tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy, and his cutting of funding to programs to help the poorest Americans (such as foodstamps). I dislike his changes to allow LGBT people to be denied medical coverage, and a general undermining of LGBT rights. I dislike that he has tried to remove Obamacare, a program my niece depends upon to live, without a clear alternative suggested.

I dislike his immigration policy. I had a Syrian friend who had to go home for a family emergency, and not being sure if she would ever be allowed back in the country was really devestating. I have friends from Somalia, Iran, and Iraq who all were seriously affected by his "Muslim Ban". I personally am an immigrant, and I support a more accepting immigrantion policy (which also I believe will help grow the economy), so his restrictions on visas, and the reduction in refugee programs I strongly oppose.

I opposed his crackdown on BLM protests. Seeing the footage of excessive police brutality during the protests really made me angry, and hearing stories of friends being tear gassed while they were peaceful, and everyone around them was as well further angered me. Also, I do think his whole approach inflammed the situation (I have done some studying of riot control and crowd psychology, and the confrontational approach Trump took is far more likely to make protests become violent).

The one policy that Trump campaigned on that I was a big fan of was his $1 Trillion plan for infastructure, but it frustrates me that this never happened (I could go on for further Trump policies I dislike, but I think you get the gist of it. I am happy to elaborate more if you want, though).

Still though, I don't hate Trump supporters. I think generally there is a lot we have in common, and we often have the same issues (increasing power of corporations, low quality of life for the working class, disappearing of the middle class, opioid epidemic). There is a lot I really dislike about the Democrats too, but I personally think they are still better than Trump on these issues.

Anyway, happy to answer any further questions you have!