he speaks of war as something that is bad. democrats became the party that supports war
this person’s heart is in the right place at least
Death to America
Also speaks to how Democrats can’t even perform anti-war rhetoric. Kamala and Trump were both about equal in how they talked about the Gaza genocide (different styles, but still just gesturing that something is bad here without pointing fingers). But on Ukraine, you have Democrats absolutely cheering on the war.
Initial stage of the war? Sure, NATO support could’ve put Ukraine in a stronger position to negotiate peace and prevent as large an illegal land grab. But, no. All political/diplomatic possibilities were taken off the table, while Zelensky and Biden were possessed by WWI generals with a love of trench warfare and stalemates.
You can laugh at these people but they would also have been the ones to carry Bernie to victory if he hadn’t been screwed by the DNC (and the electoral system at large).
These people are infinitely more likely to open up to a leftist candidate than your affluent lib who call themselves progressives and shit on the left for not toeing the Democratic party line.
Exactly. These peoples’ opinions are incoherent because they’re the product of a system designed to pump out incoherent, idealist workers. Do something to improve these peoples’ material conditions, show them there’s an alternative to what they’ve been stewing in for their entire lives, and a not-insignificant chunk of them will be in your Das Kapital reading group by the end of the year.
Look at my American working class, dawg
These people are the least politically educated people in the world.
is literally them
It continually baffles me that americans can be this politically uneducated. There are people in the UK who know nothing about politics at all and have never ever had anyone sit down and teach them any theory but they will be able to tell you that there’s a working class and a ruling class and who is in each of them with mostly accuracy until you get into petty-bourgeoise elements.
It continually baffles me that americans can be this politically uneducated.
It is 100% by design. The entirety of the education system (what’s left of it), media, and culture are grared toward engendering political illiteracy and false consciouness. Everyone is middle class. Baristas are cultural elites. Business owners with rural aesthetic signifiers are working class - even if they live in a large city. Also the working class are all round 40ish bald white men in hard hats. Businesses need profits so they can pay workers .
Its not an excuse, but this is the product of about a 100 years of propaganda and even longer than that of settler-colonial mindset
I’ve heard before that socioeconomic class is part of colloquial existence in the UK. Is this true? In the US our civil religion insists that the class fluidity found amongst white settlers throughout most parts of the country’s existence continues to exist, and now for everyone. So we just don’t talk about class as if it’s real. It’s seen as condescending and rude to act like someone doesn’t have the potential to become extremely wealthy just because they were born a certain way.
A 2020 Gallup poll found that 46% of American adults read below a 6th grade (11 or 12 year old) level. Many surveys have found slightly better but still worrisome reading levels in the adult population. This is not a matter of Americans being able to read what is on a page, but rather that they do not know how to take in and process information.
Any political analysis that does not start with this fact is fundamentally flawed.
My youngest daughter said she doesn’t like Peppa Pig because Peppa Pig is British. I must be doing something right.
have i got good news for you and your family!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kcJC1MFbwE
there are some more episodes on the same channel
Every time I get a glimpse into mind of the swing voter it’s like staring into the sun
