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How bad do we all think things are likely going to get in the west/imperial cores? How quickly do we think the west's internal spiral to fascism is going to proceed? (hexbear.net)
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Saw this thread, and it really hit a chord with me, as these similar fears tend to constantly weigh on me (for various reasons- being trans, ethnic Chinese, commie, etc).

I think we all (leftists, but also just most minorities) know, shit is bad and will get worse, it's just a question of how bad it will get. People mention it offhand without usually going further into the details, and similarly in other spaces - non-leftist ones as well, for instance Asian diasporic and LGBT spaces in my experience, these fears come up, but ultimately we keep the bulk of our concerns to ourselves. What are our expectations here, for the west? Not just for the US, but the Anglosphere and Europe?

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[–] 666@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I agree with Anarcho_Blinkenist. However, I think of that one scene in Disco where the Deserter is talking about how "They're not human" (capitalists), which I agree, detracts from that point that they are actually human who are committing atrocities but nonetheless the reason I thought of that is because I'm afraid what America will do while fighting for it's last breath. Even if all is successful, which ultimately it will be; what scars will the Beast leave on this planet? Just from what I've heard from my time talking to vets and such, etc it is something I think of often.

That's what is scary to me. The loss that will happen.

But it must happen, otherwise, barbarism.