I really don’t wanna stir the pot, but as a non-us left-leaner, what if I just don’t want the fascists under trump to keep extending their power? I understand that no matter who leads the empire, the empire will do empire things to the rest of the world, but my and everyone’s life has drastically worsened since Trump, whereas Dems usually maintain the shiftiness but don’t usually throw the table out the window. I don’t agree with a ton of shit the Democrats say, but I’d much rather the empire pick them over Trump. I’m also under the impression that the rise and empowerment of the trump regime has further empowered and emboldened the far right across the globe, with very similar people propping up in other countries where such behaviors and political positions would’ve been ridiculed not too long ago. Perhaps it is naive of me to argue for a lesser evil, but that’s all their system allows and they refuse to do anything about it? Are we just stuck with the current US empire until it collapses on its own weight? I’m genuinely asking, btw.
I’ll also acknowledge the impact of US propaganda in literally every aspect of my life since childhood, so please bear that in mind when replying, we didn’t choose to be targeted by it but we were still, and a ton of people I know have only recently started vocalizing the same concerns the ML community has been voicing for years to decades. I know it took Trump 2.0 for me to finally see the facade of the whole thing, whereas before I’d probably describe myself as more dem-adjacent. “System needs fixing” vs “system working as designed” kind of development, but we’re still living within these systems and it’s really hard to see the way out.
I’d also love a comment from you on this, Dessalines, if you happen to read this. A lot of us are here to discuss, but also to learn.
Haven’t seen this video but I think Veritasium or Tom Scott did a video about this like a decade ago. They got creepily accurate results. Mains hum be scary