We must realize that fascism is a movement of the disappointed and of those whose existence is ruined. Therefore, we must endeavor either to win over or to neutralize those wide masses who are still in the fascist camp. I wish to emphasize the importance of our realizing that we must struggle ideologically for the possession of the soul of these masses. We must realize that they are not only trying to escape from their present tribulations, but that they are longing for a new philosophy. We must come out of the narrow limits of our present activity. – Clara Zetkin, 1923
Just totally untrue, at least when applied to the US, lmao. The "disappointed" and "those whose existence is ruined" aren't a bunch of "middle-class" white people who benefit from the subjugation of black people lmao. Any article like this telling you that you should waste energy trying to fix awful white people feels like total misdirection to me. There are literally millions of non-white/poor people who wold absolutely join a movement to fight white supremacy. No need to go out of your way to find the least helpful most-likely-to-be-wrecker most-likely-to-turn-off-the-people-you-actually-need-to-gain-support-from types to bolster your movement.
Not to mention, there are literally already hundreds of millions of people who AREN'T THE MAIN SUPPORT BASE FOR FASCISM, WHO ARE ALREADY ON OUR SIDE. There are already a gazillion "progressive" Americans who would become a communist waaaay before becoming a fascist. There's enough of those people that you don't need to scrape the bottom of the barrel lol.
Just totally untrue, at least when applied to the US, lmao. The "disappointed" and "those whose existence is ruined" aren't a bunch of "middle-class" white people who benefit from the subjugation of black people lmao. Any article like this telling you that you should waste energy trying to fix awful white people feels like total misdirection to me. There are literally millions of non-white/poor people who wold absolutely join a movement to fight white supremacy. No need to go out of your way to find the least helpful most-likely-to-be-wrecker most-likely-to-turn-off-the-people-you-actually-need-to-gain-support-from types to bolster your movement.
Not to mention, there are literally already hundreds of millions of people who AREN'T THE MAIN SUPPORT BASE FOR FASCISM, WHO ARE ALREADY ON OUR SIDE. There are already a gazillion "progressive" Americans who would become a communist waaaay before becoming a fascist. There's enough of those people that you don't need to scrape the bottom of the barrel lol.
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