Tag: Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Goes the "My Friend Joe" Route

The Democratic primaries have reaffirmed my longstanding conviction that electoral politics is a joke and a waste of time. The Democrats had literally dozens of candidates, including some fairly interesting ones (Tusli, Bernie, Yang, Williamson, Ojeda, Gravel) and who gets the nomination? Some dude with dementia who has […]

Who’s Afraid of Tulsi Gabbard?

By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Elections are different for anarchists. We’ve already made our peace with the basic fact that representative democracy is a sham even when it’s not rigged by moneyed oligarchs. So when we do actually take part in the process, […]

The Next Ron Paul?

I almost never endorse politicians. I generally regard all elected officials, from the President to dogcatchers, as employees of the real ruling class (C. Wrights Mills’ “power elite”). Voting is merely participating in the king’s coronation rituals in a way that conveys legitimacy on the state. However, there […]