I've got a new video out, finally. You can watch it, or if you prefer reading or want to check my sources, the script is below.
We’re now nearly a year and a half into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When the war started, many predicted a swift Russian
They’re taking for granted that liberal “democracy” is actually democratic as opposed to what it really is - dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Sure, the state owns a large amount of wealth or industry in these social democracies but the state itself is ultimately run by the bourgeoisie, their institutions are not really “democratic” and the decision to distribute that wealth via social programs was always a concession the bourgeoisie made in order to avoid losing state power to the proletariat, an alternative which seemed especially likely in the 20th century owing to the success of the proletariat in taking power in other countries (namely, the USSR). Watch as they are now clawing back those concessions, over the protests of the people, since they never ceded the power to do so, the power of the state.
They’re taking for granted that liberal “democracy” is actually democratic as opposed to what it really is - dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Sure, the state owns a large amount of wealth or industry in these social democracies but the state itself is ultimately run by the bourgeoisie, their institutions are not really “democratic” and the decision to distribute that wealth via social programs was always a concession the bourgeoisie made in order to avoid losing state power to the proletariat, an alternative which seemed especially likely in the 20th century owing to the success of the proletariat in taking power in other countries (namely, the USSR). Watch as they are now clawing back those concessions, over the protests of the people, since they never ceded the power to do so, the power of the state.