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> cover their callous complicity in disinformation campaigns. They've been on the defensive for years now. Recall how vehemently they downplayed Russian attem
by TAForObvReasons 9y ago
> cover their callous complicity in disinformation campaigns.
They've been on the defensive for years now. Recall how vehemently they downplayed Russian attempts to influence via Facebook ad buys and troll accounts
But to the general point, we've known how to fix the problems for decades but actually attacking issues of income and wealth disparity is asking for the people who are currently benefitting most from the system to give something back. And if history tells us anything, it may take violent revolution to see a real fix.
- ttonkytonk 9y agoNot necessarily. William Barber and others are resurrecting Martin King's "Poor People's Campaign", and it probably follows that non-violent resistance of some sort can work, and is the best path both practically and on principle. Also I believe in empathy as an intellectual response, i.e. in some sense the "enemy" can't help the way they are and should be given complete amnesty after they lose.