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
Meh. They'll be footnotes in history, one way or another.
People on The Left are just desperate to see and hear leaders who seem like they are at least trying to do the right thing. Obama created that illusion in 2008. Sanders/AOC created that illusion under Trump. I'm sure we'll have new people to do it in the future.
But when the illusion breaks, people don't come out of it thinking their insincerity is a strike against Leftism. They come out of it thinking we should do better. That's good for Leftism.
I think that these people do exist. We don't see them here. They go off to become like Tim Pool fans.