“There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party … and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupider, more rigid, more doctrinaire in their laissez-faire capitalism than the Democrats, who are cuter, prettier, a bit more corrupt — until recently … and more willing than the Republicans to make small adjustments when the poor, the black, the anti-imperialists get out of hand. But, essentially, there is no difference between the two parties.”

  • EchoSpire@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12·
    9 hours ago

    Now is not the time to fight among ourselves. We are entering a period that will truly be US vs THEM. We will, I suppose, Always be divided as the forces the be will insure we stay that way. Isolated. Tribal. Silenced eventually maybe. But I don’t care if you didn’t vote for Harris. I only care that you didn’t vote for Trump or a Republican. I hope that you voted.

    It was almost inevitable that we got here. I’m reminded of that stupid video that came out right after 2020 of a Gen Z kid saying they saved democracy being spliced with Harris calling them dumb. That’s one thing of countless others. GENERATIONS of effort from powerful rich people to take control from us. They studied the rise and fall of nations and used it to conquer us. They watched the dystopian scifi movies and dreamed that it was their future.

    I can’t be angry at someone who agrees with me in most ideological ways but decided to jump from the titanic in a different direction than myself. The country is sick. Believe me when I say they will never let us organize.

    I mourn for our country. I mourn for what is to come.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      4 hours ago

      I mourn for our country.

      I don’t, fuck this country

      We are entering a period that will truly be US vs THEM

      Buddy you just now realizing this? I don’t think you even realize who “us” and “them” are yet, as characterized by the fact you think we ever had any control that didn’t come from porky being afraid we would start dragging capitalists into the street and lynching them. In the twenties it was the militant labor movement, in the 60s there were groups like the black panthers, AIM, weather underground etc.