There was something called the Ripon Society... Wonder what happened to that... Anyway I just asked an AI to write me a story for far right progressives. It has some surprising ideas. Once upon a time, there was a benevolent dictator named General Goodheart who took over the United States. He was a kind and gentle man, but he also had a strong sense of justice. He believed that the only way to make the world a better place was to get rid of all the bad people. So, General Goodheart started by killing all the criminals in the country. He also imprisoned all the politicians who were corrupt, incompetent or told lies. At first, the people were scared of General Goodheart. But after they saw all the criminals and corrupt politicians disappear, they started to trust him. General Goodheart ruled the country with a firm hand, but he was always fair. He made sure that everyone had access to food, shelter, education, universal health care and negative income tax for the poor. He also made sure that the environment was protected. Under General Goodheart's rule, the United States became a utopia. One day, a group of bad people tried to overthrow General Goodheart. They were led by a wealthy businessman named Mr. Greedy. Mr. Greedy wanted to get rid of General Goodheart so that he could take over the country and run it for his own benefit. But General Goodheart was too clever for Mr. Greedy. He had learned about the plot and was ready for them. He quickly defeated the bad people and imprisoned them all. General Goodheart continued to rule the United States for many years. He was a wise and benevolent dictator, and the people loved him. The United States remained a utopia for as long as General Goodheart was in power. And so, the story of the benevolent dictator who tried to only kill and imprison bad people taking power in the US comes to an end. It is a story that teaches us that it is important to stand up for what is right, even if it means making tough decisions. It is also a story that teaches us that there is always hope for a better future.
This was known before Biden announced it today and student loan advocates were already commenting on it.
Coincidentally enough, I was reminded by this cartoon how once you sprinkle nationalism on some populism (typically over workers' beef), you end up w/fascism. It's why I excise lefties who become isolationist and start throwing "the others" under the bus in favor of "our people". timestamped So went digging for a few other things I seemed to remember: timestamped https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Workers'_Party Notably authoritarian socialism just ends up devolving into a fascistic amalgam that can't quite be called fascism since nationalism isn't part of the ideology but in practice ends up being the same as nationalism is often a driving force (space race, cold war, Chinese nationalism, etc...) timestamped