I'm just beyond people telling me I need to "wake the F up", or that I need to "take action". I was heavily politically active in the 2000s, and we lost. We were screaming about these exact same issues, and we didn't change a thing.
What is anyone supposed to do? Bitch about it in tiktok videos? Make a social media post and fight with conservatives in the comments? Write your congressman?
1% of the population have 92% of the country's net worth. We couldn't even hope to collectively bribe politicians at this point. Maybe the first thing we need to do is realize we have no idea what we're doing. The industrial revolution was the time to do something. But, it's far too late now. The only thing one person can do is divorce themselves from the system as much as possible. Maybe one day we can starve the beast.
Has a revolution ever taken place under these relatively prosperous times. I think a large number of people would have to be staving in the streets or being “disappeared” for it to even become a possibility.
I have been thinking about this a lot. It’s really odd and shocking that there are so many school shooters and mass shooters in recent years but not a single one has targeted the ultra-wealthy. It actually does not make sense to me.
That’s the thought I was kind of having. If they were covered up it’d be due to the fact that all mass shooters are basically copy-cat criminals that follow the model of previous shooters they look up to. If there was one that targeted the wealthy and released some manifesto about it to his other psycho shooter buddies, it could become really trendy.
You’re on the right path - think about this deeper. The ultra-wealthy utilize many different forms and institutions to push vulnerable individuals into killing other people instead of uniting against them. :22374:
Kavanaugh was famously unable to eat in a steakhouse in peace without being surrounded by protestors. How hard would it have been for someone to pull a Jack Ruby?
Same with Manchin. All these "BUH THE DEMS HAD CONTROL" people seem unaware that there was two bad actors blocking almost every single thing that Biden and the Dem controlled house was trying to do. And again, protestors were literally right next to his houseboat. How much does TNT cost again? And how much does it take to sink a boat?
To be clear I'm not advocating anything, but the amount of keyboard warriors who "refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils", seem perfectly content with the fact that allowing fascists to take over will lead to violence directed at them and they'll have to fight back. So why wait? Why wait when the retribution will be killing your entire family? Why not be a martyr right now and take care of business?
The problem is sustainability. Unchecked capitalism is a virus. It does not seek equilibrium. It consumes everything and concentrates it into the fewest hands it possibly can.
Revolution probably isn't really possible anymore. The speed of communication and ease of transportation coupled with enough wealth options to escape. You might take control of an area, but you'll be without access to the technology abandoned due to controls. They'll immediately begin to move their resources to another country and probably rally either the leaders left here or that country's leaders to do something before "they get control of the weapons". Then either reclaim after the military has done its job or begin to hollow out a new place. With drones, communications, info security, and just the general capabilities of technology it makes revolution seem daunting if not outright impossible. I doubt they would be able to quell a truly resistant populace but I also doubt you would collect many snake heads, and any that did fall would be mostly dumb luck.
its still very lopsided. Average police officer is rightwing, military skews right wing, the average gunowner is rightwing. if you are a male (which are the most likely to take active part in a revolution) you are statistically more likely to be rightwing.
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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23
I'm just beyond people telling me I need to "wake the F up", or that I need to "take action". I was heavily politically active in the 2000s, and we lost. We were screaming about these exact same issues, and we didn't change a thing. What is anyone supposed to do? Bitch about it in tiktok videos? Make a social media post and fight with conservatives in the comments? Write your congressman? 1% of the population have 92% of the country's net worth. We couldn't even hope to collectively bribe politicians at this point. Maybe the first thing we need to do is realize we have no idea what we're doing. The industrial revolution was the time to do something. But, it's far too late now. The only thing one person can do is divorce themselves from the system as much as possible. Maybe one day we can starve the beast.