I’m not an accelerationist by any means. But, a part of me has faith that the “normies” of the American public having to experience real material struggles will radicalize a lot of people into leftist (anti capitalist) politics.
It’s my hope anyway. And, well, there really is no better time for that to happen than now.
In Nazi Germany, living conditions improved for the average ethnic German in the 1930s and early 40s. They maintained a degree of popular support despite war and atrocities because of this.
In Republican America, living conditions have plummeted for everyone but the ultra rich.
These dumb fucks are so full of arrogance that they’ve forgotten to keep a percentage of the population bribed with good living conditions.
Worsening living conditions, global ostracisation (in a far more global world than the 1930s), and complete right wing control of all aspects of government and I think it’s difficult for many to move right that haven’t done so already.
The Republicans did great in opposition because they could constantly complain and blame everything on the Democrats, black people, gay people, etc but that’s increasingly difficult when they control the executive, legislature, and judiciary.
For these reasons, I hope that the only way for most people to turn now would be left. But America is an insane country, so who knows.
I think the insanity comes from the ultra rich. They have sooo much influence with their media companies, foundations, lobbyists, and so much more. They will want some specific policy passed and so, some crazy sounding natative needs to be whipped up and pushed to the masses. It makes no sense to most observers who only see part of the picture, but it you reall follow the money and the influence it all makes sense.
Every day it exists is only going to make it worse.
And the bubble popping — while making things slightly less obnoxious — won’t make most of the problems go away…
I’m not an accelerationist by any means. But, a part of me has faith that the “normies” of the American public having to experience real material struggles will radicalize a lot of people into leftist (anti capitalist) politics.
It’s my hope anyway. And, well, there really is no better time for that to happen than now.
People can go one of two directions under poor material conditions. They can radicalize to the left, or react to the right.
A lot of normal white people are going to react by turning into Nazis.
In Nazi Germany, living conditions improved for the average ethnic German in the 1930s and early 40s. They maintained a degree of popular support despite war and atrocities because of this.
In Republican America, living conditions have plummeted for everyone but the ultra rich.
These dumb fucks are so full of arrogance that they’ve forgotten to keep a percentage of the population bribed with good living conditions.
Worsening living conditions, global ostracisation (in a far more global world than the 1930s), and complete right wing control of all aspects of government and I think it’s difficult for many to move right that haven’t done so already.
The Republicans did great in opposition because they could constantly complain and blame everything on the Democrats, black people, gay people, etc but that’s increasingly difficult when they control the executive, legislature, and judiciary.
For these reasons, I hope that the only way for most people to turn now would be left. But America is an insane country, so who knows.
I think the insanity comes from the ultra rich. They have sooo much influence with their media companies, foundations, lobbyists, and so much more. They will want some specific policy passed and so, some crazy sounding natative needs to be whipped up and pushed to the masses. It makes no sense to most observers who only see part of the picture, but it you reall follow the money and the influence it all makes sense.
There is alot of money working hard to push people to right. Its no accident that these conditions are being created.
Check out Dark Money by Jane Meyer, at minimum read the cliffnotes version.
Doesn’t that make you a bit of an accelerationist, albeit a passive one?
It will make things worse, but the longer it takes the worse the worse gets.
The internet is already broken beyond salvation. Even if the bubble pops, we can never undo all the damage that has been inflicted.
But the damage is still coming.