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In reply to the discussion: What too many Americans will never admit [View all]OldBaldy1701E
(5,117 posts)Just as too many will not admit that unbridled capitalism is also responsible for much of the horror we face today. Hell, one of the more sobering aspects of 'Star Trek' was that they would occasionally point out that racism and classism are still ingrained in our society, even centuries into the future. I always wondered why they did that, and now that the 'future' is on those of us who grew up watching the original show it is apparent that those writers were nothing short of prophets. And, yet... the only protestors I see are those from the RW who are just sheeple, protesting the fact that they cannot exploit people on the scale they are used to. The only thing progressive I see is Covid. Our repressive, oligarchical government is still in place. As you said, we won't admit that we are not the greatest thing since sliced bread, and refuse to see the forest for the trees. Sad, really, but not a surprise.