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THE END OF AN EMPIRE: SYSTEMIC DECAY AND THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN FASCISM (www.hamptonthink.org)

submitted 1 week ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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People must come to understand that the liberal democratic order which replaced monarchy and feudalism is no longer viable. Capitalism cannot be reformed. It cannot be regulated. And the US cannot be reindustrialized under capitalist control.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

It's barely a riot by any standards, much less LA's. If the NG was needed it would've been called. The protests were very much justified, even more so since the LAPD - which is, legally, a sanctuary city - started helping shield ICE.

Proud Boys and Oathkeepers will run false flags to instigate shit during Fridays parade, then comes martial law. Then, Dictator Trump is complete.