I’ve said this before on Lemmy and got down voted, but this is accurate. When it comes to current willingness to fight for our rights, Americans are Russians, not the French.
There just aren’t any serious leftist movements. Tankies are passionate and as much overlap as you might have they won’t want to pull in the same direction for one reason or another. Texas has possibly more left leaning people, but they will never show up, nor make their own party to spoil the vote (still worth doing to shift the overton window back).
Incorrect. Americans do not revolt because we are fat and not uncomfortable enough. Russians do not revolt because they are drunk and numb…because they are drunk.
A mix of having too much to lose and a sense that there’s nothing to gain.
The lesson of the 20th century that’s beaten into the head of every American liberal is “Animal Farm”. If anyone advocates for a revolt, it is only because they want to be the new evil bastards in charge. Sincere opposition to oppression isn’t real. Anarchism is just chaos, not a real non-hierarchical organizing philosophy. Democracy is a farce. And any disruption of the status quo will end badly for everyone involved.
The apathy is a consequence of decades of authoritarian propaganda couched in “American/Russian Exceptionalist” language. And if you scuff the paint on Exceptionalism, what you end up with is White Nationalism, which is what’s really holding back the bulk of revolutionary sentiment. “I’m (the correct kind of) white, so none of this will affect me, personally. Why stick my neck out so some Woke Atheist Black Feminazi Muslim Tankie can seize power?”
The same reason ruzzians don’t.
I’ve said this before on Lemmy and got down voted, but this is accurate. When it comes to current willingness to fight for our rights, Americans are Russians, not the French.
There just aren’t any serious leftist movements. Tankies are passionate and as much overlap as you might have they won’t want to pull in the same direction for one reason or another. Texas has possibly more left leaning people, but they will never show up, nor make their own party to spoil the vote (still worth doing to shift the overton window back).
Its a shame really.
Incorrect. Americans do not revolt because we are fat and not uncomfortable enough. Russians do not revolt because they are drunk and numb…because they are drunk.
So, apathy.
A mix of having too much to lose and a sense that there’s nothing to gain.
The lesson of the 20th century that’s beaten into the head of every American liberal is “Animal Farm”. If anyone advocates for a revolt, it is only because they want to be the new evil bastards in charge. Sincere opposition to oppression isn’t real. Anarchism is just chaos, not a real non-hierarchical organizing philosophy. Democracy is a farce. And any disruption of the status quo will end badly for everyone involved.
The apathy is a consequence of decades of authoritarian propaganda couched in “American/Russian Exceptionalist” language. And if you scuff the paint on Exceptionalism, what you end up with is White Nationalism, which is what’s really holding back the bulk of revolutionary sentiment. “I’m (the correct kind of) white, so none of this will affect me, personally. Why stick my neck out so some Woke Atheist Black Feminazi Muslim Tankie can seize power?”
Isn’t it always?
So, I’m fat & drunk = I’m a AmeriRuss?
Aren’t we all?
My hair is a bit shorter.
Who upvotes this lib racism?
Well, aktuly…
They did. They were just bad at it.
Growing apathy? The collapse of the USSR and their living standards falling did a number on them
The US is following suit.