I’ve identified as a communist since 2003. Imagine every loss you’ve ever felt, like Corbyn losing, Morales being kicked out of Bolivia, Bernie winning Nevada then promptly swept away, the recent loss in Chile, etc etc. Imagine all of that happening daily and also everyone’s way more anti-LGBT and the most far left figure in the American public consciousness is Jon Stewart.
This
You guys don’t know hoe shitty leftism was in the 90’s and 2000’s. Nowadays is so much better by the mere fact that an American left exists
Oh yeah, I don’t even know how to begin describing the absolute nationalistic, xenophobic fervor that permeated every fiber of society. I had teachers in high school telling me to pray for the destruction of Muslim countries. I had adults telling me Muslims were seeking to infiltrate America and overthrow the government. It was such a common thing to hear phrase like “If it weren’t for our troops, I’d be wearing a burka right now” and most people would accept that as a rational thing to say. So many people were in a complete red alert panic every moment of the day that anything resembling anything Muslim was to be crushed and ridiculed the moment it entered their field of vision. Islam was talked about in terms usually reserved for describing fascism, like so much talk of liberating people or opening their eyes. I hated every second of it and I’m extremely lucky it never stuck with me.
There’s going to be a runoff in Chile, it’s not over yet. Or are you talking about the disappointing primary
