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How bad do we all think things are likely going to get in the west/imperial cores? How quickly do we think the west's internal spiral to fascism is going to proceed? (hexbear.net)

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Saw this thread, and it really hit a chord with me, as these similar fears tend to constantly weigh on me (for various reasons- being trans, ethnic Chinese, commie, etc).

I think we all (leftists, but also just most minorities) know, shit is bad and will get worse, it's just a question of how bad it will get. People mention it offhand without usually going further into the details, and similarly in other spaces - non-leftist ones as well, for instance Asian diasporic and LGBT spaces in my experience, these fears come up, but ultimately we keep the bulk of our concerns to ourselves. What are our expectations here, for the west? Not just for the US, but the Anglosphere and Europe?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

For the US I see it in the short-term being in another Gilded Age. Class consciousness will begin to spread, but there will be heavy pushback. A few riots will take place that will need the military involved to shut them down. Opinions will vary with many in support and others unsupportive.

I think terror groups like the White League could make a comeback with their presence stronger in the climate-ravaged south, possibly able to overwhelm state governments before the military is sent in.

Being openly queer might be made illegal under some purity sex bullshit. I can see a few military excursions into Mexico as well. There will probably be a couple of economic depressions with one of them being especially bad.