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Thoughts on potential liberal/bourgeois revolutions in the US? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I will be frank my understanding of theory is not great as I am still less than a year into learning marxism-leninism. Regardless, I see a lot of discontent among liberals which has unfortunately been managed very well by Biden stepping down and Harris now being on the table. However, seeing as nothing will fundamentally change and the source of their discontent will still affect them, eventually they will want superficial change again. Perhaps next time on a larger scale? Could there be a few real changes of the guard in our future or has the state apparatus been so perfected that this is no longer an option? Is fascism really the only way for the USian dominos to fall?

If so can someone explain why to me? I am currently reading state & revolution so I feel like I should know this and it is possible I answered myself but I dont have people to talk to about this irl so I am looking for people to bounce my thoughts on.

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[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

The US is the oldest surviving dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, so there will be no bourgeois revolution since they have already weld state power for centuries at this point.

You can see this in the US constitution:

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

This is the bourgeoisie strangling any would-be aristocracy from forming in the US.