OK, I’m not from or in the US, so I don’t have a complete or accurate idea of how the left looks nowadays. My knowledge comes from either people I know IRL who have been there or, most of the time, observing the various online interactions and media depictions. When I say fanning the flames, I don’t just mean a vague “China Bad” of course. I mean the types who go along with Empire and spread their propaganda, call others tankies, dengists, genocide deniers for expressing skepticism. This could be a common thing IRL, it could be an uncommon thing IRL, I don’t know. I am concerned though, that 45% of the US believes PRC is the greatest threat.

As for the anti-imperialist developments in Latin America, they’re great, but they’re not a significant factor in U.S. politics.

If the reason for the lack of revolutionary activity is due to the appeasement brought about by the exploitation of the global south, then it stands to reason that to achieve socialism in the imperial core the exploited have to break away first. My feeling is the exploited are more likely to break away before any socialist movement finds success in the US.