john matylonek
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john matylonek
@skyprofessor.bsky.social
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Two friends meet in a small Portland café on a gray afternoon to play chess and talk politics — one a libertarian skeptic of government power, the other an advocate for something he calls Constitutional Civic Realism (CCR).
Two friends meet in a small Portland café on a gray afternoon to play chess and talk politics —…
Part I: What Power Really Means
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November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Their objection wasn’t just about budgets; it was about process. The board had fast-tracked the proposal without public input, ignoring the Oregon PTA’s own recommendation for a transparent, seven-to-twelve-month community consultation process. Read medium.com/@john.matylo...
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The real problem isn’t “big government,” it’s unbalanced power. When corporations write laws, when lobbyists buy influence, and when parties protect their donors more than their voters — that’s not socialism or capitalism. That’s oligarchy.
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Plutocratic capitalism will stay fully in control UNLESS Here is what I posted earlier…..Bridging Mamdani’s Moral Intent with Civic Realism www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Bridging Mamdani’s moral intent with Constitutional Civic Realism
Mamdani’s mayoral platform reflects a deep moral seriousness: housing as a human right, the defense of working-class neighborhoods against predatory real estate, and a conviction that New York should ...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%.
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I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%.
Once they win elections, it's already too late.
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August 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fascism is working because Fox has deflected the fact that our own corporations abandoned the working middle class to develop our now competitor nations - China, India, Russia. We are a declining empire with their 38 trillion GDP versus our 26 trillion. The stock market class wants us to bear it.
June 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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