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Thank you for all your efforts in combatting western chauvinism, its been wonderful to see your channel gain the traction it has.
I’m sure we all feel like we’re fighting a losing battle against US propaganda, especially recently given the increased racism from liberals against China and Russia. Do you think there’s any hope of overturning that ideological stranglehold within the imperial core, or will the engine of revolution continue to be located in the global south?
I’m glad you like the channel! We certainly have an uphill battle to face in the imperial core. I don’t think there will ever be a moment where class consciousness overtakes the deeply ingrained ideology we’ve been fed for the last hundred years. Our job is to do the best we can. Fight fascism when it appears, educate our friends, family, coworkers, build resilient communities, and be prepared to weather the coming storm of warmongering and reactionary hate. As the US empire wanes, it will continue to lash out ever more violently. The people with the most to lose - those on the receiving end of the violence in the global south, will be the torchbearers of revolution. All we can do is help in whatever little ways we can.
good lord I shudder to imagine what an even more violent US empire would look like
Thank you! 100% agree. If we can just get the imperialists to stay in their own lane, by creating enough traction and support for an anti-war movement in the imperial core, then we can have the multi-polar world we all dream of; reduced inequality between nations, decolonization / return of native lands, and socialism allowed to grow unhindered by US fuckery.