scarletdevil [she/her]
You can’t arm yourself if you can’t afford a gun because you’ve been paying out your ass for hrt and need to save for surgery and you have trouble finding work due to discrimination. I’m very grateful that my insurance covers ALL trans healthcare, but a vast majority of trans folks can not say the same and do not have the means to defend themselves.
Translation: We’ve spent the last 70 years eroding FDR’s New Deal and now the workers are getting uppity again!
At this point, I’d rather have their heads as well. It’s the only way they’ll learn.
The current iteration of the American left wing is only in it’s infancy, but it will grow due to the current trajectory of technology and labor in our post-industrial society. The idea of collective ownership is returning because of the way society is developing, and there is some basis to support this claim as well. Already there is an increased consciousness towards labor unions and workers rights in America, despite the failure of the left to achieve electoral victory, and as Lenin noted a hundred years ago, it’s our job to further radicalize and help people understand their class consciousness. It’ll be a long process, but we do have several advantages on our side.
“Regulations intrude on the free market by preventing the sale of rotten meat that has been dyed red to appear safe to consumers. This impedes the ability of the capitalists to maximize profits at the expense of mass botulism and salmonella outbreaks in the general public.”