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The corporate oligarchy will have the backing of the most overfunded military in the history of the world even if a populist revolt were to arise. I see no realistic path forward. The only way I can perceive a reverse of the trend towards facism is once the dam breaks, the environment and the economy shatter and the forces that keep this country under its thumb have their power base ripped out from under them from a populace with nothing left to lose. RIght now, Progressives don't have power. Power belongs to evil people. Power makes them evil. No, It doesn't make them evil, it burns away the socializing instincts ingrained in us to assure we don't literally eat each other. The wealthy and the powerful are only hindered by empathy, loyalty, honesty and all the other instincts that makes a person 'good'. The idea that the world now has 3+ years of watching Donald Trump be the worst president in American history and somehow his re-election is still on the table is really all you need to know about the true nature of humanity and the possibility of true change.
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People will only resort to measures that could result in their own deaths when their lives are no longer worth living. We arn't there...yet. Who among us can truly survive in such times I wonder?
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Horizon Burning posted:No, Goon, they're not. If you think the people on this forum are "building up the nerve to engage in open rebellion" (lmao) then you are sadly, sadly deluded. I hate that this is a thing to be laughed at...but maybe it's for the best.
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I'm not feeling much in the way of 'hope' here. So then what?
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Thank you. I admit that I infrequently come to this corner of SA after something politically bad happens to see if people have some kind of take on the situation that will allow me to believe in a future that isn't shrouded in gloom and doom. I mean I guess there are small pieces of evidence there. On a micro level the purge of FYAD is symbolic of society slowly purging the rats from the social norm. The idea that people with progressive ideas are able to resonate with younger voters combined with the imminent threats we face as a species becoming more of a reality than an abstract might mean that the future will have more Greta Thunbergs and AOCs and fewer Mitch McConnels. And there is the rather grim idea that the 1% are cannibalizing themselves much like they did a century ago and when the economy crashes it might become their turn to yeet themselves out of the closest window. It's sad to think that the renaissance only came after 1/3rd of Europe was killed by the plague. It's sad to think the new deal only came after several years of economic ruination. Maybe this time humanity can get the ball rolling before the worst happens. Maybe. Because I am the sort of person that will become nothing more than a statistic in the wake of a terrifying social collapse. Hope we can beat the inexorable march of time to the finish line. I should amend, I do not hate capitalism as an ideal. But like most ideologies taking it to its logical extreme is unhealthy. We learned the lesson of balance of power within our government. It stands to reason that similar balances need to exist within our private sector as well. Because power is power no matter its source. Yoke it or it will destroy you. ChrisBTY fucked around with this message at 09:07 on Dec 15, 2019 |
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