MicroWaveFeb 20

U.S. historian Robert Kagan: "We are watching a country fall under dictatorship almost without resistance"

https://lemmy.world/post/43370314

U.S. historian Robert Kagan: "We are watching a country fall under dictatorship almost without resistance" - Lemmy.World

The Cold War? Child’s play compared to what lies ahead, according to U.S. historian Robert Kagan. Trump, he says, is leading the world into the most dangerous era since 1945.

Show threadRaglesnarfFeb 20

I’ve mentioned this before to others whenever this comes up. most or a great majority of people in the US have it “good enough” to not “risk it all”.

Things over here “aren’t bad enough” for people to full-on revolt. I’d say we’re kinda close but modern, white, boring america just doesn’t want to get caught in the shit storm. They understand it might come for them at some point but that time isn’t now so why “stick their neck out”

Show threadCosmicTurtle0 [he/him]

We have a lot of people willing to fight for a better future.

We don’t have nearly enough people willing to die for a better future.

Feb 20 at 5:21pmWeb
Show threadpeopleproblemsFeb 20
The reason why is because it’s quite literally the last resort. Most of us aren’t there yet.
Show threadTyphoonFeb 20

Most of us aren’t there yet.

By the time you are it’ll be too late.

Show threadpeopleproblemsFeb 21

Sure. Most of us recognize it too. You realize the entire country is built around keeping us tied to an employer right?

Without a job, I have no health insurance, I have no roof over my head, I have no food. Those of us helping with the community orgs can only do so because we can afford it.

Good luck inspiring people to go die while they have those basic needs being provided.