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The future looks bleaker every day (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by cwtshycwtsh@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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I wish I had a bag full of revolutionary optimism. It is incredibly difficult to avoid falling into the darkness and become paralysed. We know our planet is gonna get cooked, us and other animals too. Despite of this, wars are being fought and imperialism is trying to provoke WW3. Europe is diving into fascism and like in Finland workers are being stripped from rights to strike. People aren’t fighting any of this…

It’s bleak. Very. All I can think of is how to survive all of this and die peacefully of old age somewhere far away. Farming. I wanna do small scale farming by some bog and forest. Live in a simple cottage and knit socks for kids. That’s a good escape.

But I do remember the words of Bobby Sands, “our revenge will be the laughter of our children”, and it keeps that revolutionary fire burning inside of me just hot enough for me to push through yet another depressing day.

Maybe there still is hope. Just maybe we can stop this madness the western world is dragging us into. Maybe.

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 month ago

While living in the West may indeed seem depressing at present, it's crucial to remember that the West only represents a minority portion of the global population. A broader perspective reveals a more hopeful picture. The emergence of BRICS as a counterforce against Western imperialism is a significant development. Many countries are moving away from using the US dollar, and a whole new economic system is evolving outside of the West. Africa and Latin America are showing signs of independence, while much of Asia is shifting towards China which is now an economic and technological superpower, dominating the global economy. In my view, we are witnessing the final days of Western hegemony, and if a nuclear catastrophe can be prevented, the future looks promising.

While climate change is indeed a pressing concern, it's crucial to maintain an optimistic outlook. One reason for hope lies in the progress China has made in transitioning away from fossil fuels. Given that Chinese scientists are equally aware of the issue as their Western counterparts, the actions taken by China suggest that the situation is not hopeless. It appears that China does not anticipate problems to be so catastrophic that they can't be overcome.

Though we are living through turbulent times, these circumstances won't last forever. It's important to maintain a forward-looking perspective and focus on the bigger picture. The struggle against capitalism has been ongoing for over a century now, and the current moment represents just one chapter in a long narrative. The ending has not yet been written.