More truth bombs from you, Rainer. I am afraid you are right. I hope you are wrong, but I have no confidence in what is to come. We are headed precisely for a second civil war. The contradictions of capitalism are too great, and the rate of profit has dried up. The imperial center has come to rot. These fascists are the maggots, placing their eggs, festering. But when ready, the entire decayed corpse of state will gush forward. And we will be left trying to survive it.
I have noticed, like you, that even the basic elements of politeness and civility are gone. Basic interaction, both online and in-person, feels different than it did before the Trump era. The last gasp of kindness exited the building somewhere at the beginning of Trump's first few weeks.
Just as concerning is how paranoid the state has become, fixating on communists while the fascists grow stronger. Ironic, too, that by repressing communists they kill our incentive to ally with them when the second civil war comes. Might as well stay home and stay alive than risk our hides for liberal ghouls.
We are trying to build up communist coalitions, ones that could be resistance against future fascist forces. But the American hatred for communism runs far deeper than it does for fascism. The police, the military, and others will be the first to push for the next Dear Leader.
This is a diseased and sick nation. It is a paranoid, violent, racist and psychopathic one.
More truth bombs from you, Rainer. I am afraid you are right. I hope you are wrong, but I have no confidence in what is to come. We are headed precisely for a second civil war. The contradictions of capitalism are too great, and the rate of profit has dried up. The imperial center has come to rot. These fascists are the maggots, placing their eggs, festering. But when ready, the entire decayed corpse of state will gush forward. And we will be left trying to survive it.
I have noticed, like you, that even the basic elements of politeness and civility are gone. Basic interaction, both online and in-person, feels different than it did before the Trump era. The last gasp of kindness exited the building somewhere at the beginning of Trump's first few weeks.
Just as concerning is how paranoid the state has become, fixating on communists while the fascists grow stronger. Ironic, too, that by repressing communists they kill our incentive to ally with them when the second civil war comes. Might as well stay home and stay alive than risk our hides for liberal ghouls.
We are trying to build up communist coalitions, ones that could be resistance against future fascist forces. But the American hatred for communism runs far deeper than it does for fascism. The police, the military, and others will be the first to push for the next Dear Leader.
This is a diseased and sick nation. It is a paranoid, violent, racist and psychopathic one.