I don't 100% agree with this in the sense that we can't consume our way to a better world, there is still no ethical consumption, but abstinence from consuming certain products - as a STRATEGIC form of activism - absolutely works.

political analysis and moralizing aren't the same, though
i totally agree that it shouldn't be ones only way to engage with media, but being aware of the class position the media represents is very important imo (so i don't see, why it can't be the primary level)
the step of "this has politics i disagree with" to "reading this is immoral" is a way bigger mistake imo

Interesting response to this

Mans out here in front of me at the coffee shop wearing a shirt that says "dead pedophiles don't reoffend." This seems to be a common sentiment. Curious to see what the group's opinions are on the possibility of reforming predators. Discuss

As for my position, I've done tentative research on the topic which suggests that the position they *cannot* be reformed is a myth, and one that dissuades people looking to reform from seeking help, so I definitely believe in the possibility of it. I also have a hard and fast anti-corporal punishment position, which is why the shirt was a little shocking to me.

Diakettle materialism

I am changing my ideology to anarcho-kettlism

Don't be a nazi, take your busses and trains

Tl;dr, AIPAC and other powerful Israeli lobbyist groups are spending boatloads of money to unseat progressives in the US. Meanwhile, in Israel, settlements that have long been stalled because of the damage they do to Palestinian sovereignty in Jerusalem are being approved in the background of everything else happening there, because Israeli settler groups have fully infiltrated the government there.