Many people are beaten down, physically, financially and metaphorically. However, at a certain point, they fight back.
When everyone else seems OK but you’re not, you dkbt fight back as you’ll get arrested. When everyone else is fighting too, you join in! There becomes a tipping point.
I see that tragic poem of “first they came for” unfolding in real time
I see a nation who like you say, are beaten down
But I also see a society which celebrates being selfish, so I don’t think you’re capable of banding together, even when it’s obvious that you should (ie. a few decades ago when Regan was in power)
It doesn’t help that America is a deliberately stupid country
I lost faith in people’s goodness around Covid times. I think it’s purely self interest, just like Covid. If they can’t eat and are angry, violence ensues. We’ve seen it throughout history. It’s why bread and circuses exists as a meme. The circus part is meant to satisfy blood lust or redirect anger.
Unfortunately for trump, the only circus is him and his cronies. Food prices are going to rise around the same time jobs are lost. Usually job losses leads to lower inflation, but in this case, it’s going to be caused by the reduced oil and thus reduced fertiliser. That’s the slow burn that will take a year to play out.
Many people are beaten down, physically, financially and metaphorically. However, at a certain point, they fight back.
When everyone else seems OK but you’re not, you dkbt fight back as you’ll get arrested. When everyone else is fighting too, you join in! There becomes a tipping point.
I don’t have your faith in the American people
I see that tragic poem of “first they came for” unfolding in real time
I see a nation who like you say, are beaten down
But I also see a society which celebrates being selfish, so I don’t think you’re capable of banding together, even when it’s obvious that you should (ie. a few decades ago when Regan was in power)
It doesn’t help that America is a deliberately stupid country
I lost faith in people’s goodness around Covid times. I think it’s purely self interest, just like Covid. If they can’t eat and are angry, violence ensues. We’ve seen it throughout history. It’s why bread and circuses exists as a meme. The circus part is meant to satisfy blood lust or redirect anger.
Unfortunately for trump, the only circus is him and his cronies. Food prices are going to rise around the same time jobs are lost. Usually job losses leads to lower inflation, but in this case, it’s going to be caused by the reduced oil and thus reduced fertiliser. That’s the slow burn that will take a year to play out.