New Deal Democracy worked because the people forced the hands of politicians
The Democrats even now attack Bernie and he hasn't even done anything wrong, they just have to smear him and attack him at every opportunity they get.
in America right now, we have concerning levels of apathy
But i'm optimistic that it will change in the future
especially with more left wing friendly adults
People have apathy because most people realize they don't have any power in the system
They did have power when they used it in the past
No, not really, though
the New Deal was essentially the Democrats' plan to stop communism from coming to America.
Did you know FDR asked labor union leaders to force his hand?
http://www.hoover.org/research/how-fdr-saved-capitalism
FDR and his successors wanted to address unrest without revolution
that included universal healthcare
And look how it turned out
some of it still left but it's on life support
because, again, bourgies won't allow reforms to last for longer than they're useful.
Trump is already planning a 800 billion dollar cut to medicare, which is MASSIVE
He's going to artificially cause a crisis with the ACA by preventing funding for insurers
and eventually with his own shitty replacement
His stupidity will cause people to vote for more comprehensive healthcare policies when he gets impeached
And what? It will continue going like that forever.
Reformist policies implemented ---> reactionary repeals them, ruins them ---> reformist policies get implemented --> reactionary repeals them, ruins them ---> reformist policies get implemented
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the main reason I am not very revolution friendly is because I doubt that it would work anytime soon in America
what can I do right now to make that more possible?
Join a communist organization that promotes revolutionary changes
they have no political power right now, and have no power to introduce change
read Marx, Lenin, Stalin, etc.
it is better for the people to infiltrate political groups right now and attempt to ease the situation
time will tell if a revolution is to come
but right now that's the best we could do
Political power isn't important because working within the rigged system isn't the tactic.
it's the best thing the average person could do right now
The best thing the average person could do would be to join a communist organization
and study theory
and what will that achieve?
and then spread that to others.
the revolution will not come in my lifetime
Building the foundation for a future revolutionary change.
nor the decades after mine
I mean, you don't know that
