Exactly. And "anarchist" fits well into the current propaganda needs of the neoliberal world order. Like, "all this... this is all great! We live in the greatest time ever in the greatest country ever! End of history! But those angry anarchist just want to destroy everything we have!"
(They always slander anarchism with the "tearing stuff down" but never discuss the second half of it, actually building something BETTER)
I think it's mainly that anarchism isn't associated with much except smashing shit in most Americans' minds, making it a safe "apolitical"-ish target for this kind of "plot".
Exactly. And "anarchist" fits well into the current propaganda needs of the neoliberal world order. Like, "all this... this is all great! We live in the greatest time ever in the greatest country ever! End of history! But those angry anarchist just want to destroy everything we have!"
(They always slander anarchism with the "tearing stuff down" but never discuss the second half of it, actually building something BETTER)
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I think it's mainly that anarchism isn't associated with much except smashing shit in most Americans' minds, making it a safe "apolitical"-ish target for this kind of "plot".