[smhost]

Each of those moves to the left were made possible only by a very angry and mobilized coalition of communists, socialists, trade unionists, and other desperate working-class people. Nothing like that exists currently, and also we never had to contend with a hostile digital media empire. Just look at what happened with Trump's impeachment, compared to what would've happened at any other point in history.

Corrupt oligarchs are also capable of learning from the past.

[Spooky23]

I watched 3000 people march past my house in a city of 100,000 this summer. And remember those “deplorable” people who fell for the Trump speil are still disaffected and still have no prospects.

Society is a powder keg. A spark can come from anywhere.