Leo
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-Destruction of small business
the others are conspiracy theory 101, but what's the benefit to our new overlords of this?
-Destruction of small business
the others are conspiracy theory 101, but what's the benefit to our new overlords of this?
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Perhaps Swedes...
This is the thing, though. The idea of an incipient global totalitarian system - "the coming authoritarianism" - ought, by rights, to appeal to the left-libertarian instincts in anyone who is even remotely inclined in that direction. It's the natural reaction to the idea of Big Government and Big Business ganging up on us, the poor proles, to oppress us and impoverish us.@Mr. Tea left.
the others are conspiracy theory 101, but what's the benefit to our new overlords of this?
I think it's pretty fantastical to imagine that any of this requires a global pandemic as some sort of pretext. I mean was the world an egalitarian paradise in 2019?monopoly. concentration of wealth. in other words, also conspircy (and capitalism) 101
This is the thing, though. The idea of an incipient global totalitarian system - "the coming authoritarianism" - ought, by rights, to appeal to the left-libertarian instincts in anyone who is even remotely inclined in that direction. It's the natural reaction to the idea of Big Government and Big Business ganging up on us, the poor proles, to oppress us and impoverish us.
But in reality, it's leading to a massive groundswell of support for right-wing authoritarian parties and leaders - groups which are not only nationalistic and reactionary, but also hyper-capitalist. The exact opposite of the direction these impulses "should" be pushing in.
I mean, the worldview your cousin espouses is fundamentally the same as that of many millions of Trump voters. Save yourself from tyranny by voting for the hard-line authoritarian with a total contempt for democratic norms. Save yourself from capitalism by voting for the billionaire property baron. Save yourself from the global Satanic nonce gang by voting for the man accused of raping a 13-year-old.
I don't have an answer to all this, of course, and we're in such uncharted waters I'd be instinctively suspicious of anyone who claims to have an answer.
Right, but if it's inevitable then why does it need covid-19? You see what I'm getting at here?the walls genuinely are closing in though and cheering for Kier Starmer at question time isnt going to slow that process down one jot.
It's like people who think there would be no racism if it weren't for Black Lives Matter.