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Court filings show that Brian José Morales García reentered the United States after being deported to Mexico.
  • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I don’t think that’s quite right

    The racism isn’t a lead in for class-ism, it’s a distraction method. It’s an attempt to redraw the lines between “us” and “them” to create the appearance of a lower class

    They target susceptible groups specifically in order to convince people that the rest of us are all in the same class. It’s an attempt to convince people that if they have any advantage in life, they’re on the same team as the billionaires

    The distinction matters because it’s becoming less and less effective. Fascism has a short shelf life, because the solution it offers becomes an increasingly obvious lie. Material conditions become worse and worse until people can’t ignore their own problems anymore

    Hatred is a hell of a drug, but at some point all but the clinically mentally unwell care more about filling their stomachs than shitting on an imagined enemy

    • bedwyr@piefed.caEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      I don’t think your point, which is correct, and mine, are mutually exclusive. It’s both a distraction, and class warfare.

      Class warfare is the basis of all of this though make no mistake. Some of the rich want to overthrow representative government, and somehow think the dictators will stay on their side and make a prosperous society.

      They are mistaken as you allude to with the fascism.

      But as to hatred losing to self interest, I think recent history, the last 50 years, has putten nails in the coffin of that argument and then dumped it in the marianas trench. It could be that way, but only with real leadership, which we don’t have by design.

      • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
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        6 hours ago

        I agree with all that, and it is certainly both a distraction and class warfare, no doubt

        My only point of contention is that it’s not a step in a process of class warfare, it is a tool of class warfare

        But after you clarified I think that might just be a matter of phrasing

        Also, while the system is set up against us, there’s reason for hope. Progressives are coming out of the woodwork and snatching up elections, especially locally. Things could change for the better

        But even aside from that - I don’t mean self interest is going to magically win the day. What I mean is that personal suffering causes unrest

        You can form a coalition of hatred short term, we’ve seen that people will even hang onto that while the leapords are actively eating their face

        The hatred might not go away, but the unity goes out the window the second people can’t get their favorite brand of Oreo (or lose their livelihoods)