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Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. I basically agree on every point, I am just very cynical on the prospect of people on the whole conquering the massive zeitgeist of anti-intellectualism right now, at least in the imperial core. I am not sure people are ready to go beyond a Sanders or a Mamdani which is nowhere near the level of urgency required for the severity of the polycrisis we are facing. I understand "baby steps" and all, but I think the tab for that is long overdue and we need to be sprinting to meet this moment. You can't meet people where they're at when the flood is already at your knees, you need to move; that seems impossible with such an inured population.