We're only allowed to make superficial changes to the culture, anything that would change the fundamental power structure of wealthy people controlling armies o

We're only allowed to make superficial changes to the culture, anything that would change the fundamental power structure of wealthy people controlling armies of labor without any accountability is verboten. These cosmetic changes are good, but they are like sucralose, sating the public's immediate desire for change without providing any calories. It's like the discourse around statutes. Bringing down statutes is substituting for the actual change that was routed by power's refusal to actually defund the police. In the context of a revolution, bringing down a statue is a powerful statement. In the context of not-a-revolution, bringing down a statue is like rearranging furniture to make a room less garish and more tasteful. Reading this book "Democracy Inc." rn on "managed democracy" and "inverted totalitarianism": https://www.truthdig.com/articles/sheldon-wolin-and-inverted-totalitarianism/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/sheldon-wolin-and-inverted...