I don’t know if it’s just me or that I spend too much time reading YouTube comment sections or occasionally the enemy’s subreddit that is has given me a distorted perception of the masses or if it’s actually true that the broad masses are as reactionary and fascistic as they seem online and in media. It gives a kind of paranoia, a correct paranoia, that the Soviets felt in the 30s. I guess what I’m asking or looking for is whether my view of the American masses is distorted because of what I see online or if my view is correct. I prefer to be wrong on this.
Reading blackshirts and reds makes me realize how basically fascism wasn’t defeated in the 20th century but rather retreated to the west capitalist countries and buried themselves in the systems of those nations. Since 91’ capitalism has been largely unchecked and fascism allowed the safely to exist. Won’t lie that it almost kills my hope but that would be reactionary to fall into such a rabbit hole. The work before us is insurmountable, we have two beasts to kill; capitalism and latent fascism that has been allowed to grow.