ID: 3 panel comic:

  1. A surprised looking person pops in to existence on a floating rock surrounded by fire, next to the devil.

  2. The person asks “wait a second-- why’d I end up in hell??”

  3. The devil, now taking up the entire frame, replies: “because centrism enables fascism”

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    113·
    3 days ago

    middle ground between the unregulated facists capitalism of today and the anarchy or authoritarian socialism

    Sure. You can enjoy the moderate centrism of the LAPD, the United Fruit Company, and Focus on the Family.

    Nazis and supremacist groups and systems are stamped out like the filth they are.

    No they aren’t. They’re in the highest eschalons of authority.

    • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
      52·
      3 days ago

      Bud, I’m talking about what a middle ground centrist would want. It’s certainly not the past or current US government. It’s a lot lefter than is even available as choices besides maybe Bernie and the Squad. It just isn’t as left as tankies dream of.

        • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          2 days ago

          I usually don’t listen to videos but since you’re respectful so far I did listen to this one. We agree with the current reality of the system. I think what is neglected is that additional regulation (laws and constitutional amendments) are the only nonviolent way for a society to change. Enough good regulation results in first social democracy then moving closer to socialism. The major requirement is for companies/ceos/shareholders to be prevented from having the poison pill influence that they do under even Nordic social democracy. Sufficient taxation above a given limit is a relatively simple way of preventing the wealth hoarding that lets a person or company have that influence and preventing acquisitions and mergers that prevent diversification of economies.

          I just don’t see the class/general consciousness necessary for “true” socialism to succeed being present in our lifetime. I can see social democracy as possible because of Bernie, AOC, and renewed working class solidarity.