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[–] Xanis 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Now SHOULD be different because we can talk. We can organize easier than ever. Information is literally ours for the taking, and the holding onto. What we lack as an entire unified desire is a unifying individual. We don't have leaders, not really, and to truly stand together we need people who have the leadership and bold desire to pull us together. If I'm being completely honest, this is all that's left to find. People have found their anger, have not lost hope, standing upon a powerful desire to have better lives.

All we need is someone to say "follow me". BUT it has to be the right person.

I may be bold in saying this, though now in 2024 I honestly and truly believe Bernie was a few years too early, strange as that may sound.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Now SHOULD be different because we can talk. We can organize easier than ever.

And yet we are in the middle of a loneliness epidemic wherein people live highly atomized lives without a physical community. Which benefits the ruling class as it ensure that the working class does not organize - Which makes the recent unionization movements all the more impressive

We don't have leaders, not really, and to truly stand together we need people who have the leadership and bold desire to pull us together

The intelligence agencies identify and eliminate such figures before they can arise if they actually represent a challenge to our current order. And have done so since the Counterintelligence Program that permitted the deaths of Malcolm X, MLK, etc. For a more recent example, check out how many of the Ferguson riots leaders are no longer alive. "Cancelling" (aka, reputational assassination) is also a tactic that is easily used, as well as Lawfare (Law+warfare) through the legal system, wherein targets are charged with insignificant or unrelated crimes to ensure they do not challenge the regime. Such as Eugene Debs.

Clearly something needs to be done and we should not ever lose hope. But we should also be very clear-eyed regarding the scope and scale of this challenge. The oligarchs will only share power if they are required to. Which was true under the monarchy, and is true now.