US Inequality Is Way Past Revolution Time (realleecamp.substack.com)

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[-] refolde@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago

Do you sometimes think the U.S. has completely cracked the code on how to prevent a revolution or even mass dissent? I'm almost morbidly curious to see how far they can take it, or rather if it's even possible to take any further now. Maybe public state-enforced child sacrifices?

[-] calidris@hexbear.net 8 points 4 weeks ago

I think geography and manufactured consensus through mass media play a significant role in this. Americans are very spread out across the country and most people view the world around them through carefully crafted narratives presented to them through social media and traditional news outlets.

The majority of the population is living in the matrix so to speak. Multiple matrices, depending on their political affiliation and choice of media consumption echo chambers.

[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

maybe internet media makes it easier for people to build communities across a wider area instead of in their local areas, and thats exactly why communists can amass thousands online but are often alone on the ground.

[-] theoryenjoyer@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago

Online orgs need to pick a single location to move their members to so that they do local organizing in the same place and concentrate their forces

We need an antifa HQ for real

[-] jack@hexbear.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

No, they need to funnel people into existing organizations wherever their audience is. They need to make themselves extensions of and recruitment tools for the organizations that are already working across the country.