adding to this, aesthetics will only defeat material conditions if the contradictions of capital are sufficiently blunted

the entire point of imperialist, 'divide and conquer' constructs such as racism is to create an illusionary gradient of proximity to capital in order to funnel mainstream demographics towards its defense in the form of reaction

barring an utter breakdown of the capitalist state apparatus, only the most marginalized groups of the core will be able to develop class consciousness of their own accord