They tried that by positioning social media moderators as the ruling class but that’s so absurd on its face that it doesn’t go anywhere.
I think they’ll have more success positioning teachers as their elitist enemy, maybe? There’s a huge reactionary movement against schools themselves right now.
You’re right though, we’re in a position where American fascism is attempting to become a coherent ideology and movement rather than the ambient feelings of suburban white people. But they’re their own enemies right now, like you said. They’re so primed against adopting socialist rhetoric they can’t articulate their nonsense grievances without sounding too socialist for their own tastes.
I think academia in general seems to be going well as a target. Teachers can be seen by fascists as footsoldiers of the liberal academy, trying to funnel kids onto campuses where they’re taught to be less conservative.
That said, college campus politics are a dead end. There’s an upper limit on how much people give a shit about fascists getting talked over by college students in places they’ve never heard of. So, like you said, teachers are a good bet.
They tried that by positioning social media moderators as the ruling class but that’s so absurd on its face that it doesn’t go anywhere.
I think they’ll have more success positioning teachers as their elitist enemy, maybe? There’s a huge reactionary movement against schools themselves right now.
You’re right though, we’re in a position where American fascism is attempting to become a coherent ideology and movement rather than the ambient feelings of suburban white people. But they’re their own enemies right now, like you said. They’re so primed against adopting socialist rhetoric they can’t articulate their nonsense grievances without sounding too socialist for their own tastes.
I think academia in general seems to be going well as a target. Teachers can be seen by fascists as footsoldiers of the liberal academy, trying to funnel kids onto campuses where they’re taught to be less conservative.
That said, college campus politics are a dead end. There’s an upper limit on how much people give a shit about fascists getting talked over by college students in places they’ve never heard of. So, like you said, teachers are a good bet.