here is the synopsis
A former Marine and a public school teacher in two different states find themselves broke and unable to sustain their livelihoods through their jobs. Activated by the energy of the 2016 Sanders presidential campaign and the murmurs of a state-wide teacher strike, both turn to socialism, a once-fringe ideology, to tackle problems larger than themselves.
THE BIG SCARY “S” WORD delves into the rich history of the American socialist movement and journeys with the people striving to build a socialist future today.
With inequality growing, a climate catastrophe looming, and right-wing extremism ascending around the world, many Americans are wondering whether capitalism is to blame.
But what is the alternative? Socialism is plagued by conflicting definitions. Is it dictatorship or democracy? Norway or Venezuela? Reform or revolution?
This film explores where American socialism has been, why it was suppressed, and imagines what a renewed American socialism might look like.
hot take
bernie and the squad were a bad thing for the US left
Whats more american and socialist than Naomi Klein, a Canadian radlib?
The Shock Doctrine was a good book.
Yeah, even No Logo was good, but she's not a socialist
She's anti-capitalist.
She's coming around, but has been a lifelong liberal. This is why struggles to make coherent anti-capitalist arguments. She wants to, but she's spent 4 decades believing in liberalism (not neoliberalism), and is now trying to make the shift.
That's good but she doesn't seem like she fully grasps the leftwing that resides beyond Liberals.
I don't think that disqualifies her from being included in some SucDem take on Socialism. If anything, it seems like she's a perfect fit.