@88m3, do you seriously think that fascism is solely a rich white phenomena? When you see TLR threads openly pushing fascism, do you assume they're just white trust fund babies in blackface? When Duterte or Bolsonaro or Modi win elections, who do you blame? Do you think African fascism or Caribbean fascism are fairy tales?
Let me quote the prophet Silvio Gesell again. This is what he wrote in 1918:
"In spite of the holy promises of people to banish war once and for all, in spite of the cry of millions “never again war” in spite of all the hopes for a better future I have this to say: If the present monetary system based on interest and compound interest remains in operation, I dare to predict today that it will take less than twenty-five years until we have a new and even worse war. I can foresee the coming development clearly. The present degree of technological advancement will quickly result in a record performance of industry. The buildup of capital will be fast in spite of the enormous losses during the war, and through the oversupply [of money] the interest rate will be lowered [until the money speculators refuse to lower their rates any further]. Money will then be hoarded [causing predictable deflation], economic activities will diminish, and increasing numbers of unemployed persons will roam the streets … within these discontented masses, wild, revolutionary ideas will arise and with it also the poisonous plant called “Super Nationalism” will proliferate. No country will understand the other, and the end can only be war again."
Gesell knew how nationalists found their power, to the point where he was able to perfectly predict the most dramatic story line of the 20th century.
Racist pricks will always exist. Beyond improved integration and better moral education in public schools (which I'm sure only has a slow impact), I don't really know an effective government strategy to reduce their numbers. But what we can do is reduce their power. And the way you reduce their power is by creating a better system than they can offer so the critical mass of support doesn't enter their corner.
It's ironic that
@Pressure called me an accelerationist, when the only hope you seem to have for voter turnout is when Trump and company create a reality so bad that your piss-poor alternative looks good in comparison.
