There were of course riots and protests
I think this was what I was thinking of. I remember reading the move join NATO was not popular or something like that.
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Or, they think what Bangladesh et al are experiencing is their “bad” phase of capitalism, and eventually living conditions will rise and all the suffering will be worth it. “The US/UK had to go through that phase, but so does every capitalist economy. Eventually you get to where we are now”. They say something similar about the former USSR - the socialist economy was so warped that they had to go through the horror of the 90s in order to reap all the wonderful benefits of capitalism.
They ignore the fact that the British working class had to fight for some of those improvements. But really, it was when British imperialism got supercharged in the late 19th c. that things actually did get better for the English working class.
Different languages for different contexts: Arabic, Spanish, and Chinese to start.
Building Tatlin’s Tower to the precise dimensions originally envisioned.
Death to America
(We really need a “Death to America” emoji, ideally one in Arabic.
Also how some people will tell you how to read all 3 volumes of Capital.
Pretty sure there were US/UK shenanigans in Iceland when the people of that country didn’t want to join NATO.
Took me a moment to realize this is from the movie, and not a description of actual living conditions in 2022.
Biden will move heaven and earth to try and attract all seven Haley voters, but will tell millions of people in his base that are angry about the genocide he is committing to F off.
Most movies about the near future are simply ridiculous. Like Back to the Future II, which predicted flying cars by 2015, hoverboards, and silly fashions.
Then you have Children of Men, made in 2006 and takes place in 2026. We’re not quite there yet but that movie is basically prophesy come true.
It wasn’t long ago I would talk to people about how that world of Star Trek is actually possible under socialism, at least in the future. Especially with replicators, imagine living in a post-scarcity world where our basic needs are met.
But then I realized, we could basically have all that now, globally. We don’t even need replicators. We are at post-scarcity already, it’s just we as a species refuse to do things rationally and fairly.
I have no doubt that in 2024, current productive forces would allow for everyone on earth to have what they need and to thrive. And under global socialism, it would probably just take a few years to get everything to be ecologically sustainable, too. But in short order we have the resources to give everyone on earth good food and water, a comfortable home, clothing, education, healthcare, plus all the stuff that makes life fun. And do it all in a sustainable way. Our current productive capabilities really are almost hard to comprehend.
Every person suffering from their material conditions is there because capital wants them to be in that position.