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        1. No see this is the whole point. You cannot have as your socialism as your end goal and then solely promote means that do not result in socialism. This was Zoe Baker's point when she talked to him. @Azariaen/1346315183782649856
      1. …in reply to @__MoBlack
        I may want to, in my heart, make a cheeseburger. But if I start by mixing eggs, flour, milk, baking soda, sugar, and chocolate powder, I am functionally indistinguishable from a pastry chef. Even if I tell people I'm a fry cook and my "intention" is to make a cheeseburger.
    1. …in reply to @__MoBlack
      This is why I didn't say "Vaush isn't a socialist". I said "Vaush is functionally indistinguishable from a social democrat". I'm not gatekeeping socialism. He's a socialist if he says so. I'm saying the strategy he puts forward on his stream does not bring about socialism.
  1. …in reply to @__MoBlack
    Vaush frequently says he thinks some time down the line they'll be some revolution, and we need more progressives around and in government than fascists. But that's not how revolution works. Revolution is organized. Organized by institutions Vaush neglects to build