cynesthesia [any]@hexbear.nettoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What is an event that changed how you view the world?English
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1 year agoThe run up to the start of the war in Iraq. Anyone who was paying attention knew that Afghanistan was already a disaster, a complete failure for everyone but arms dealers, and everyone also knew that the gwb regime was completely full of shit. Massive rallies worldwide saying no, yet they did it anyway. Fucking murderous assholes.
It’s easier to be right wing in the west because there are billions and billions of dollars sloshing around shaping the base and superstructure. Being left wing means pushing against that. It’s swimming upstream