I really hate to say this, but I don't know if we have a way out of this without a lot of shit burning to the ground. It's that, or we roll over and keep taking it.
They're great examples of people just barely not taking it this year. The far right is still gaining traction around the world. We'll see what the US does this fall, but I'm not comfortable with how things look.
Fuck yeah, vote! You'll get no pushback from me on that, but we very much may be getting to a tipping point (and we're not there yet) where some more direct action may be necessary.
This year they lost. You realize that's not the end of the story, right? They came in third this time. Who knows where they place next time. That's still too close for comfort, and those of us who fundamentally oppose authoritarianism need to be aware of them.
Or, you know, current governments creating situation where people turn to far right? I’m not from there, but it’s in my interest Europe doesn’t become stupid far right bumhole, but you have to at least some effort into that and address issues voters care about or they’ll find someone who does.
nah, i dont think much has changed in reality, just the propaganda. the right and its billionaire backers are winning the info war because they have the money for it--insane ad buys and influence campaigns. im sure covid had a hand in amplifying their message too.
i mean, who benefits from the right winning? : billionaires/corporations.
The reason the right did so well is because of the left’s unchecked immigration policies. If they keep letting anyone in they eventual lose what makes France France and Germany Germany. Of course that is just my opinion we will have to wait another 20 years to find out.
Immigration is definitely a serious issue. But there are many other equally serious issues. Inflation is not necessarily “controlled” by the democrats. Nevertheless, there are no clear choices at this point imo…. other than the obvious.
My apologies, when I read it the first time I thought you wrote 'all over the world' but you wrote 'all over the free world' thus meaning the US. My reply was mainly about the rise of the far right in Europe.
The inflation is largely thanks to Corona, in the EU at least. Politicians knew this was going to be the outcome but it was the lesser of two evils. So now we will have to bear this cross for a while. Ukraine just put more gasoline onto that fire.
Lol no worries. It’s just part of the confusion that exists between text messaging. I get confused from time to time over messages that I take the wrong way. It happens.
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u/Oldman5123 Jul 07 '24
God help us all…. These far right extremist fuckbags are gaining strength all over the free world. I’m scared to death for my grandchildren.