The current freak-out by Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and other right-wingers about democratic socialism is quite rational. In socialism, they see a formidable foe.
The current freak-out by Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and other right-wingers about democratic socialism is quite rational. In socialism, they see a formidable foe.
I think you’re the one simplifying it and appealing to existing nation structures to avoid addressing class structures. Which is, ironically, exactly the thing I’m critizing. And also trying to appeal to some “human nature” reason for why Americans ignore other crimes.
A distraction would be a form of entertainment. It’s the “bread and circus” of maintaining control. Rounding up people and putting them in concentration camps is not a “distraction”. Killing people that attempt to stop that, or that run away, is not “a distraction”. It’s the form of control that occurs when the “bread and circuses” are no longer able to be maintained.
If you think fascist physically enforcing their power with violence is “a distraction” I don’t know what to tell you.
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Im sorry if I infered things from what you said. But, I am frustrated with the hoops people jump through to avoid discussing class conflict. You haven’t once responded to the points I’ve made about class conflict and class consciousness. You just said “I’m overcomplicating it” rather than attempt to understand what was being said.
I’m not sure if you’re purposely avoiding it. Or, more likely, you’re just not understanding what is being said and you’re filling it in with your own misunderstanding. But I’m not talking about “the rich” like they need to just pay more taxes and shits good. I’m talking about class not wealth. And more importantly, how that class structure gives only one class access to influence government (power).
I agree, online conversations like this are frustrating. But, you have now multiple times ignored my discussion of class and replaced it with things I didn’t say. Instead you appealed to tribalism, calling people racist, or acting like I’m discussing a conspiracy. Nothing of which I’ve said.
If you want to push back on a perspective someone has, you should probably understand that perspective first. Because it’s entirely based on class conflict. Something you’ve refused to respond to. I would have thought that was obvious from “capitalist Epstein class” that I mentioned in my literal first comment.
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Fair enough. My comment was about people constantly calling everything “a distraction” from one specific crime. The article isn’t really meaningful to the comment I made. So not really a part of any of the discussion.
I would say you don’t understand what point I’m making because you are the very type of person lacking class consciousness that my initial comment was frustrated about.
I’m wasn’t really trying to educate anyone with it. It was more venting a frustration.
I’m sorry if I was defensive in my responses. Its usually right wing reactionaries trying to point away from class conflict to something else. It would be better if you have a specific question about what I said. Rather than me trying to “explain connections”. That’s too vague to really answer.
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Man, that’s a lot of words to say “I don’t actually want to learn what you’re talking about”.
It’s not rude to point out what another person may not understand. That’s not stupidity. That’s lacking knowledge.
Stupidity is when someone is addressed with something they do not understand, take it as a personal attack, and then decide they would rather not waste their time to ask a single question.
You wouldn’t look stupid if you asked me something simple like “what do you mean by class?” I’d be very happy to clarify my definition of the word and move forward from there.
But it seems you are too stubborn to do anything simple like that. You’d rather be upset by a condescending tone that I can’t help but let out. If there is something I’m guilty of its definitely that.
Edit: Damn, when they delete all their comments.
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