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No I’m not catastrophising.

The world is slowly lurching towards a fully fascist led America, India, Hungary, Russia, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Argentina.

Instead people are either ignorant or blaming “wokeism”* for their problems.

I have no clue what to do and this is literally a car crash in slow motion.

I’m despondent because I’m going to be crushed under the boot when the time comes and my morals get in the way of my survival instinct.

Humans are repeating the mistakes of the past. It’s just so anxiety inducing.

*Woke is a useless term promulgated by fascists to dog whistle the things they really want to hate - feminism, socialism, LGBTQIA+, immigration, brown/black people, equality and diversity.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (7 children)

So we can track that back and see that the real reason is the system that motivates and allows for accumulation of wealth and power, not necessarily fear alone.

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Having power over others is certainly not system-unique.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Not unique, certainly, but having a system built on it doesn't seem to be a good idea.

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Stop edging yourself, you want to say capitalism is the problem so bad.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It is, I thought that was obvious.

[–] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I think Capitalism is also just part of the problem. China and north Korea are somewhat to not at all capitalistic but still none of the citizens who live there have any freedom.

I don't know what causes countries and their citizens who fought and sacrificed their lives for freedom to give it all up.

I don't know how we can fix this.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

It's human insecurity (read: fear).

And maybe greed, too

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

It is. It was just funny how you were edging yourself with it.

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