Looking for a succinct primer for those politically disengaged folks who are tuning out because "both sides have gotten so mean". Obviously the contradictions are heightening but how do you ease in a materialist perspective when someone is already so exhausted by "bias"
The contradictions of capitalism are heightening, and the high standards of living generated by centuries of imperialism have been shaved away by the bourgeoisie in the name of profit. As people feel their quality of life slip, they become disillusioned with the status quo, and seek extreme change.