But assuming the Russian revolution originated from the workers, how could anyone ever hope to avoid either oligarchy or dictatorship? Is there some mistake they made that you believe we could avoid, or do you we can never escape having a government like this?
I think the key is to not let evil rulers like Lenin or Stalin use the socialist sentiments that rise during hard times. People love it when someone makes their problems easier, even if it’s only in words. Authoritarians love to use such opportunities to lie to people to take power.
Just look at Trump. What messaging did he win on? Nationality and empty promises to better peoples’ lives while he cut the rich’s taxes. If he weren’t such a self-centered pr*ck, we’d have been in much greater danger of going much further down the fascist-in-actuality path.
It takes people recognizing that someone offering too-easy of solutions either doesn’t know what they’re talking about or is trying to pull a fast one, or both. So… we’re screwed.
But assuming the Russian revolution originated from the workers, how could anyone ever hope to avoid either oligarchy or dictatorship? Is there some mistake they made that you believe we could avoid, or do you we can never escape having a government like this?
I think the key is to not let evil rulers like Lenin or Stalin use the socialist sentiments that rise during hard times. People love it when someone makes their problems easier, even if it’s only in words. Authoritarians love to use such opportunities to lie to people to take power.
Just look at Trump. What messaging did he win on? Nationality and empty promises to better peoples’ lives while he cut the rich’s taxes. If he weren’t such a self-centered pr*ck, we’d have been in much greater danger of going much further down the fascist-in-actuality path.
It takes people recognizing that someone offering too-easy of solutions either doesn’t know what they’re talking about or is trying to pull a fast one, or both. So… we’re screwed.