a revolution in Russia was possible because everyone hated the form of government

@Sorghagtani Beki Urban americans aren't.

well

obviously not everyone

but you get the idea

Not true, most of them were illiterate peasants (literally) and really didn't know much about Tsarism or Socialism.

but they still had shit lives

Which is why the proletariat's party had to seize power for both

and therefore were open to revolution

especially against their evil lords and the tsar

who permits these lords

The peasantry was revolutionary but not consistently like the proletariat

hell, the bolshevik party was actually a very small minority in the beginning

If a shit life is all it takes for a successful revolution, the US is destined to fall.

that level of hatred simply does not exist in the US right now

when it was still the russian social democratic labor party

I mean, there's a renewed interest in socialism and most young people hate capitalism at the very least

this makes them ripe for agitation and education on marxism.

baby boomers were also very supportive of socialism

we had a lot of protests and movements

mid to late 20th century united states

"The Harvard University survey, which polled young adults between ages 18 and 29, found that 51 percent of respondents do not support capitalism. Just 42 percent said they support it."

I think this is a bit different than that, baby boomers were fairly conservative, and the millennials are much more open to radicalization

even better

https://heatst.com/politics/poll-millennials-capitalism/

I think the fact that Bernie Sanders almost secured the nominee for the democrats is a good sign of that

Yes, GWB killed more people than Stalin.

@Sorghagtani Beki Exactly

even the DSA has marxist caucuses in it that are beginning to grow in number

Capitalism reduces the material conditions of the worker, and poor conditions lead to revolutions.

I've always supported a return to a more New Deal Democracy that the Democratic party was known for in the past

right now it's a party of neoliberals

New Deal would delay capitalism's downfall for another half a century

We don't need that happening

we need better than that, actually

we need workers to be entitled to the full value of their labor

You don't believe socialism can ever come democratically?

well

not really

The US' "democracy" is a joke

If there's enough public support, it'll happen regardless of what political elites think