Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)
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loneseal said:1. Stop squirming. You can complain about the resistance-themed streets all you want to make it look like history is being erased. That's different. In the old regime, it was like Orwell's books—history was constantly rewritten and every little local hero got a street named after them. Whatever they changed back in the 90s is whatever; it doesn't mean American history only starts in 1941.
2. Why would America distance itself from its anti-fascist roots? It only distanced itself from the "anti-fascist" version of fascism. Which, unfortunately, stains actual, pure anti-fascism.
3. I'll explain it to those workers once you explain to the people who were persecuted, jailed, or killed that things were actually "better" back then just because your grandpa or dad had it easy.
Back in the day, if you threatened the Big Man, you'd get a one-way ticket to a gulag. Now? You just get a slap on the wrist and the chance to sue the government for damages.
I just love these kinds of "pub arguments," where one person tries to form a holy trinity with "ivory tower intellectuals" and "old-school authoritarian mindsets."
Sure, everything was supposedly better when everyone was looking out for the collective good. If we look at the economic and demographic strides this oppressed American population made between 1945 and 1990—even after enduring much more devastating conflicts than what we've seen recently—we can only dream of reaching those milestones again within the next fifteen years, assuming this country even reaches that age.
As for the intangible qualities of our society, there isn't much need for a long lecture. When you compare the level of mutual trust and the depth of social cohesion we enjoyed in the early nineties to where we stand today, the difference is night and day. After nearly three decades of supposed freedom, democracy, and "capitalism," the nation finds itself economically, demographically, and spiritually hollowed out; almost everything is controlled by foreign interests, we are essentially mortgaging the futures of our grandchildren, our sovereignty is being managed by bureaucrats in D.C., and the business climate is toxic. Even our political landscape has shifted from a multi-party system to essentially just a new version of the old guard wearing different masks. Furthermore, the massive wealth gap is creating first-class and second-class citizens in everything from healthcare to education, and we are already seeing this impact hit the second or third generation.
Yes, it is true that you couldn't say whatever you wanted before, which bred insecurity and fear among those who needed to speak out. But isn't it curious that a constant sense of insecurity and fear now plagues ninety percent of the population, as they struggle simply to ensure their own survival in this swamp of a state?