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[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 114 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Bill "Billionaires should be hunted down and shot" Burr is Parenti-posting on main. You love to see it, folks. sicko-wholesome

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 67 points 1 month ago

He’s always been cool, but last few months have been genuinely surprising.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 87 points 1 month ago

I bet he could riff a really good bit out of "They're not under-developed, they're over-exploited." timmy-pray

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 76 points 1 month ago

My 10+ year Bill Burr guilty pleasure is all coming together nicely.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 68 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He should mask off and just start saying "Hear me out, communism" like Frankie Boyle did. They've both got the same working class leftwing no-nonsense controversial shtick.

[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 73 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I could hear it so well on some podcast, "Fuckin why not communism? They say arm the workers, take the factories from the capitalist pigs, use our profit for what we actually need instead of the leeches taking it for their yachts or whatever. Tell me what's wrong with that."

[–] context@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

i bet he'd make for a good stare-at-the-camera shot back-to-me

[–] Satanic_Mills@hexbear.net 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Frankie 'friends with David Baddiel' Boyle? He was more than happy to go two feet in on Corbyn, anyone with any platform in this country defaults to the compatible left.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Yes. And yes he was shit on Corbyn. He bought into the antisemitism crap fully and wholly.

There are lots of people who advocate for communism that aren't good at analysis and aren't perfect. He does so just about as openly as anyone can.

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Frankie Boyle literally pivoted away from the crimes of Israel to talk shit about Corbyn. And then he wrote fucking think pieces about how actually all the people who smeared Corbyn are to blame for Keir Starmer being a shit. Until he apologizes or someone punches him in the face I can't move past that.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah I don't blame you for that either

[–] Satanic_Mills@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can buy 'I'm literally a communist' jewelry from the Novara store, the same people who employ the likes of Aaron Bastani.

On an island where most of the self professed 'communists' are terfs its worth being critical about who they associate with and why.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I didn't say not to be critical of them? I feel like you're not actually reading what I say. I agree with you.

[–] Satanic_Mills@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't see the value in any/critical support of opportunists like FB, especially if trying to radicalise people.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Half the userbase of this site only exists because of Bernie Sanders and you don't see the value opportunists can have?

I think you should take a step back and look at things in a holistic way. Big picture.

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

He has to do a training arc to unlock that transformation

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 60 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] Des@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

hey that's my sicko i didn't give you permission to use her

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Des@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago

sicko-power much better!

[–] Des@hexbear.net 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the further his ex friend Rogan drifts right the more based Bill Burr becomes

but seriously if anyone was looking for a "normie kind of dumb gen X guy socialist" there's your guy. right there.

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 46 points 1 month ago

You love to see it party-parenti

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 45 points 1 month ago

I also love how he completely catches the "fuck your feelings" crowd off guard. He looks and sounds like one of them, so when he says left wing stuff, they don't even know what to do.

[–] Cimbazarov@hexbear.net 45 points 1 month ago

Coincidentally i was having a shower thought this morning about the similarities between Bill Burr and Michael Parenti

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bill Burr subreddit doesn’t have any hits for Parenti yet

Let’s get the Parenti posting goin folks!

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 42 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm more impressed that there are Communists in Surprise, Arizona lmao.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago
[–] pr0kch0p@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The spark that begins the collapse of the American empire and a communist revolution will come from the west valley. A surprising (ha!) amount of revolutionary potential exists in the Aves.

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Well, the revolution sure as hell isn't coming from the east valley.

[–] Sinisterium@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The american socialist party used to score the highest in Oklahoma, Nevada, Montana, Washington, California, Idaho, Florida, Arizona and Wisconsin.

[–] Azarova@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

is there an xcancel equivalent for instagram?

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago

Not really, unfortunately. All the ones that work are closed source I think.

[–] ByteFoolish@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] jack@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago
[–] D61@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

All right, kids, listen up. Its Uncle Billy's time to read you'all a beddy time storey.

We're gonna start with Mao's Little Red Book...

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago

Liberal Joe Rogan? What about Socialist Saul Goodman?

[–] iie@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

it's not surprising to me that a comedian might like Parenti, on top of his insightful perspective he has good delivery and he's often funny

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

I got to say, Bill is proof that statistically not all things are going to suck and might take you by surprise.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

Bill Burr is gonna make it.. I knew he had the potential but I never had any hope because the hollywood types always let you down

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

Ol Billy Redbook here

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago
[–] iie@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I can't find it and I haven't seen a link to the post anywhere

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

https://insta-stories-viewer.com/wilfredburr/ (use an ad blocker its probably littered with bad ads)

[–] D61@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Bill Burr: "Yeah... Parenti, man. I bet he'd never skip leg day."