Accelerationism like that never works. When it all settles, you get extremely mild improvements for a whole lot of hurt.
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Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 16 hours ago
Good, let everything go wrong in America, they might eventually wake up and realise what a clusterfuck they’ve allowed themselves to become and actually do something about it.
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 44 minutes ago
Accelerationism can work if you are in position to lead the rebellion. But for the vast majority of us, you’d be a foot soldier, probably die before ever seeing the day of victory.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 11 hours ago
What do you propose then, I’m asking in good faith. It’s fairly obvious to anyone with common sense that Trump, the GOP and the entire MAGA movement and their ilk need to be removed from power. How can people fight the government that is back by billionaires who control your entire lives?
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
Protests must be more sustained instead of the bursts of activity we’ve seen. Even direct action will fail if it’s not combined with large scale protest methods. Unfortunately, people get worn down doing constant protesting.
Trump won’t be around in another 10 years one way or another. It’s rare to find cults of personality that outlive their leader. But if we use Nazi Germany as an example of what happens next, it’s basically a return to liberalism. Half the country went to that almost immediately, and the other half just took longer. Granted, Germany has a better social safety net than America does now, but it’s hardly anti-capitalist.
TBH, I don’t have a good answer. I’m mostly doing the anarchist thing of using social groups to get people to rely less on capitalism and more on each other. That’s more of a long term thing, though.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 11 hours ago
I appreciate the honest reply, I agree with most things, I think large scale protests must include a general strike. This administration is all about the bottom line, and a sustained general strike will hit them hard. I’m well aware of the argument of people living paycheck to paycheck seemingly unable to do that, however the alternative is very bleak. I wish you luck and keep it up
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 hours ago
Yeah, more protests that aren’t just like once a month. But I don’t know how to organize that, and most of the platforms that people communicate on are owned by the worst people.
WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 13 hours ago
This is all on purpose. Nothing’s going wrong.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 13 hours ago
Oh, i get that, I was talking about the people and their meek protests. The elites are laughing all the way to the bank. End stage capitalism.
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
Gee, thanks from the rest of us who already know that.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 14 hours ago
Gee, you know and are doing what about it exactly? To the rest of us looking in, it looks like you’re paying lip service to it, a few demonstrations and some cardboard signs? Is that how you manage to overthrow fascism, weekend protests? good luck.
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
Sure is easy to spout bullshit on an internet forum. You know absolutely nothing of both what is being done here and the situation most people face.
If you have nothing productive to contribute, kindly fuck off.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 13 hours ago
I have cousins in Texas, I will kindly fuck off and live happily knowing you’ve bowed down and gone into the good night with a whimper. It’s going to be fun to watch DC and Chicago turning into some random ME country. You have the army on the streets and you do fuck all. You have Nazi flags and call that free speech. Sad to say but you reap what you sow.
Restis@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
They elite cackle when we do their work for them and are at each other’s throats over giant generalizations online. Make them work for it. We should all offer to help each other, not whatever this thread is.
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 13 hours ago
Help who? No one can help them, it’s really up the americans to sort their shit out.
Lawelen@fedia.io 13 hours ago
What are you champ doing to stop genocide in Palestine?
Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 12 hours ago
Aren’t you able to stick to the topic of the thread? There are many Palestine threads, go harass people there.