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Yes, it does. How likely do you think that is, with everyone whipped into a furious culture war all the time, and regulators captured? I hate being a pessimist all the time, but in my memory, I see little precedent to suggest an optimistic long view is the right one.

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I think violent revolution/civil war is more likely. Corporations have as strong a death grip on the US government as any dictator.

The US proletariat is anything but class conscious. It will self-sabotage any revolutionary movement long before it concerns itself with it's true oppressors. The propaganda machine that keeps 1/3 of the country simping for capital will deflate any organized opposition as it has largely been programmed to do.

First step is changing the perception of the disaffected, about 90% of the population. There is no culture war for the 90%. Only class war. 'Culture' is a dog whistle for the camps we've been trained to align with.

Ewww Marxism! D^:

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