These are good points. Additionally, from our general understanding and historical application of theory, most communist revolutions are successful in moments of severe crisis. Regardless of your approach, it appears that the state must be toppling on its own before you, with proper organization, can kick it down.

What that means in the long run in the imperial core here is unclear, as the domestic economy is mostly run through a smoke show, which means it could theoretically weather an infinite amount of crisises until some outside force or state decides to make us put our mouth where our money is. However, at this point we are likely decades, if not over a century away from that actually occuring.

That being said, domestic political instability is increasing and at some point something will probably break. My bet is on the people breaking first, not the system, but when the people break, it sucks all life and invention out of the system, which can then no longer response effectively to crises. Basically, if you alienate your future Henry Kissinger, because it is easier and more profitable to be a Ben Shapiro or Tucker Carlson, eventually you can't do the proper geopolitical maneuvers required.

Sometimes I think there is a good reason that the Romans saw actors as lower than prostitutes.