Comrades, Our Most Great Leader feeling the pains of his poor performance in the polls and the vicious racist attacks from the right has gone "A Team". Papa Obama has gone back into campaign mode. Hoping to rekindle their "mojo" like they did with the We Won't Be Bullied campaign slogan, Our Most Great Leader has returned to his campaign grassroots groups for consultation.

As such, the Communists for America and the Socialists for Change came up with that the idea he should toughen his stance and take these racists traitors head on! After much debate it was decided that there was no one better than Mr 'T" who represents a strong black man image in the U.S. that would appeal to the "god-fearing, gun toting" middle class vote that we need to win over the proleteriat. Mr "T" has not yet agreed to come on board to help "toughen" our Most Great Leader's image and style. We hope he does soon.

Comrade Neotrotsky -

Red Square here. Your zeal has been noticed and the Party looks kindly at your propaganda efforts. Therefore, we'd like to share with you some tips how to protect you from becoming an unfortunate victim of a neo-icepick.

1. Our propaganda Dept. is getting tired of fixing your formatting and removing horizontal rules between the paragraphs. When you paste text into the editor window, please switch to "poor text" - that way all the extra unnecessary formatting will be removed. Working in this mode will also help you to create line breaks without the use of HR. Alternatively you can start using a Laika (Firefox) browser, or using Shift+Enter where you only used enter.

2. You can never be too zealous in spreading propaganda, but we are not Drudge Report - it's impossible to discuss every current event on our Blog. The strength of the Cube is in long, detailed, leisurely discussions on one and the same thread, which allow us to develop characters and come up with more alternatives visions of reality. No one has the time and energy to read, let alone comment on every single new post. The more we have new posts, the more the old quality discussions get pushed downstairs. At the sight of such proliferation of new posts comrades get intimidated and lose interest in visiting. And while we do need fresh blood and new posts, please be considerate and create new blog entries only if they relate to a REASONABLY important current development, or deal with IMMORTAL issues of our struggle for Progress.

3. Spend some time - at least a week - commenting on other people's posts and participating in collective informative discussions on various topics before you attempt to start another thread of your own. Otherwise you may come off as an egotist - a big no-no in the progressive community and a sure way to meet an untimely demise just like your unfortunate namesake Paleotrotsky.

Keep the Cube rolling,
Red Square

Your words are wise and noted, comrade. My enthusiasm is not from ego, but the "excited" state I have been in since the election of Papa Obama. It may be also an Attention deficit disorder caused by frequent head bashings from drunken stupors on old Polish spiritus vodka. Believe me, as a true Progressive, I post not for self but the State. As such, I will take the lessons learned from my public show trial and denouncement - I will cancel all trips to Mexico and turn myself in for re-education and denounce and silence myself.

Have no fear, comrade! The Party is right behind you. Watching. Closely. Very closely.

I must say, dear Leaders hair is most attractive! And so reminiscent of our native culture peoples.

Neo, for having your "brain picked" by our illustrious Chairman and Party™ boss (a man who I've often irked myself and who doesn't deserve the aggravation) I bestow on you this humble gift. The official Trotsky ice axe. May you never have to wear it like I do.

Comrade Whoopie, I often ponder if you carry around an aching head? Most sever instrument you haver there.... was this a gift from Party boss™ ? or something self bestowed? I ask in hopes of avoidance of such pickery.

Fraulein, it is my self bestowed display of self criticism. With every post I make it reminds me and my fellow travelers, especially our esteemed Chairman, that I'm weak and need their help to keep from straying off the path.

Yes it does sting a bit from time to time. But not as much as the pain I've caused others.

And so I throw myself on the mercy of the Party™ knowing full well that as a Made Prog and occasional victim I'm entitled to an equal measure of forgiveness (as well as OPM).

I am a little in surprised, dear comrade Whoopie, at your self criticizing remarks... this does not well represent dear Leader, who is one to feed his the weak ego with much aggrandizement, as it should be. In my proudly humble opinion of Progdom, it would seem more suiting to Feed the Ego and Not Beat the Ego™ . We are what we eat, after all. Eating to much humility wakes a Prog weak and useless instead of strong and demanding, as dear Leader exemplifies.

On the contrary good Fraulein, self abasement is akin to self pity and loathing which is the hallmark of a loyal Made Prog. But you are correct that self criticism is a form of self gratification, like charitable giving. As we know, charity begins at home. And so, it does feed the ego.

Comrade Whoopie wrote:On the contrary good Fraulein, self abasement is akin to self pity and loathing which is the hallmark of a loyal Made Prog. But you are correct that self criticism is a form of self gratification, like charitable giving. As we know, charity begins at home. And so, it does feed the ego.

ah ha, an excellent point! This is such difficult work - being proudly humble & self-critical/self-agrandizement, all at the same time. Leaning to complain, whine and accept our sad plot in life; the wretchedness of the Bush years, still clinging to our souls.... and yet, we're able to know we're better than others, just as dear O'liness is better than all. I feel like humming a Jiffy-Lobo tune!

Neotrotsky wrote:Your words are wise and noted, comrade. My enthusiasm is not from ego, but the "excited" state I have been in since the election of Papa Obama. It may be also an Attention deficit disorder caused by frequent head bashings from drunken stupors on old Polish spiritus vodka. Believe me, as a true Progressive, I post not for self but the State. As such, I will take the lessons learned from my public show trial and denouncement - I will cancel all trips to Mexico and turn myself in for re-education and denounce and silence myself.

Comrade Neo, take a word of wisdom before it's too late. You don't want to end up in the Gulag such as I have. Once I become completely brainwashed corrected from my ways only then I may restore my color avatar with the official Che Beret ©. I hope comrade O'Brien does not see this but...

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Leave this place at once! Leave before it's too late! Run comrade run! You will be on a train by sun down if you don't! Gulag is not a good place to be! Beware 7.62, Whoopie, and O'Brien especially, they enjoy giving beatings on behalf of The People ™!

Another fine red day here at the cube! You have no idea how fortunate you are to be at such an equal place as this! It is an excellent place for Obama Worship and despising all who oppose us! Glory to the state! Glory to Obama!

There are no "hidden" messages at the gulag. Remember comrade, we're watching you.
-Whoopie

I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't watch my whoopie, thank you. My whoopie is a beautiful thing, a natural thing, true, but it is above all a private thing. Oh wait---"watching you--Whoopie." Sorry. misread that one. But I am still outraged, because Whoopie made me look stupid. I can't be expected to read anything closely, not with all these fascist Americans wearing American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo, and Whoopie obviously planted that typo that wasn't a typo just to make me look foolish and I deeply, deeply rese...oh look! There's something shiny over there.

Ivan Betinov wrote:I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't watch my whoopie, thank you. My whoopie is a beautiful thing, a natural thing, true, but it is above all a private thing. Oh wait---"watching you--Whoopie." Sorry. misread that one. But I am still outraged, because Whoopie made me look stupid. I can't be expected to read anything closely, not with all these fascist Americans wearing American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo, and Whoopie obviously planted that typo that wasn't a typo just to make me look foolish and I deeply, deeply rese...oh look! There's something shiny over there.

I too was aghast to know Comrade Whoopie would be watching anyone's whoopie and quickly moved to cover my 'well endowments'™. wheee, it was a relief to see your misinterpretation so quickly re-interpenetrated. We would not want to see undeserved suffering come upon Comrade Whoopie due to his busy-body peeping, now would we. As dear Leader says, Walk Softly and Carry a Big Shovel... or something like that. Oh yes, I see that shinny thing too!

Leave it to Betinov to expose the true meaning of my nom de guerre for all to see. Well, maybe the truth will finally lay to rest all the speculation that I'm a black female who admires Whoopi Goldberg.

"Watch your whoopie, Whoopie may be watching you...watching your whoopie"