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That makes sense to me. I'm a little fuzzy on "an ideological years of lead dynamic," what do you mean by that?
yeah I stream of consciousnessed that but essentially where the greater political sophistication of the italian blocs during the years of lead required the actual physical manifestation of the strategy of tension in the form consistent low-level violence, the american political landscape requires significantly less effort. the state has already successfully neutralized any nascent organization with any promise. now, a constant conflict between largely incoherent parties is waged across media, and any left-wing attempt to point to the material reality of things is easily dismissed either as fantasy or conspiracy respectively by the predominant "sides" of the captured discourse.
Understood. Thank you for the added context. I was not familiar with the "years of lead" phrase. I agree. It does not take a lot of effort to neutralize opposition. You reminded me of the Steve Bannon quote to “...flood the zone [the media] with shit.” Attention algorithms have only accelerated it. It has made it very difficult for Americans to focus on a core issue and organize around it. A new insane thing is pushed out before the previous one can be digested.