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
this won't be that bad. who cares about the soc dem/dem soc separation when casting off profit isn't on the table? it would be genuinely better if the government did more stuff and wasn't expected to return a profit. kill the car and apply the post office model to amtrak. nationalize the fucking internet and the electrical grid in the name of national security. why the fuck not? make them better without letting at&t and verizon do nothing but pocket the cash anyway. take china's lesson. crack down on government corruption and the whole "the government wastes our money" argument will look fucking stupid. the world needs america to stop strangling it more than it needs to try and wait on america to pursue communism by revolution. if we stop spending money on coups and projection and cops, the rest of the world might stand somewhat of a chance.