It’s like saying “Sure my husband’s a serial killer, but he’s great with the kids.” If someone said that to you, the only conclusion you could possibly come to is that…
They are not “trying to actually effect positive changes to society”. That is exactly what being a liberal is all about - zero understanding of the material reality. What they are actually trying to do every day is upholding the interests of capital. And that means serving a specific economic group - the capitalists, or “the bourgeoisie”. Whether by starting wars all over the globe, instigating coups, financing fascist death squads, supporting actual genocide, what have you. They don’t give two shits about you, positive changes to society, anyone really but their donors and themselves.
And yet so many benefits that workers enjoy today were brought about through collective bargaining, trade unions, and pro-labor legislation (not to such a great extent in the US, but whatevs) introduced by principled politicians who weren’t wholly under the boot of the ruling classes.
I know in this sub that sounds like a cop-out, but it’s true. Not everyone has the stomach for yet another bloody revolution.
Edit: please don’t bother to engage in further dialogue. I’ve been banned so can’t reply. Ciao!
They are not “trying to actually effect positive changes to society”. That is exactly what being a liberal is all about - zero understanding of the material reality. What they are actually trying to do every day is upholding the interests of capital. And that means serving a specific economic group - the capitalists, or “the bourgeoisie”. Whether by starting wars all over the globe, instigating coups, financing fascist death squads, supporting actual genocide, what have you. They don’t give two shits about you, positive changes to society, anyone really but their donors and themselves.
And yet so many benefits that workers enjoy today were brought about through collective bargaining, trade unions, and pro-labor legislation (not to such a great extent in the US, but whatevs) introduced by principled politicians who weren’t wholly under the boot of the ruling classes.
I know in this sub that sounds like a cop-out, but it’s true. Not everyone has the stomach for yet another bloody revolution.
Edit: please don’t bother to engage in further dialogue. I’ve been banned so can’t reply. Ciao!
But seeing Palestinians die is fine? I don’t think the lack of bloodlust is the issue at all.