Happy, productive people are not collectivists. From Jeff Thomas at internationalman.com:
In any country, during prosperous times, the great majority of people go to work each day with the understanding that productivity results in an improved life. Even for those of humble means, the existence of prosperity around them is a daily assurance that, if you work hard and/or work smart, your life will steadily improve.
This is the normal state of affairs and has existed since time immemorial. Whether progress is quick or slow in a given location, the principle remains the same. A general condition of prosperity is a continual reminder of the value of a strong work ethic.
In a collectivist country, however, this is missing. The leaders live quite well, but they’re small in number and, for the most part, are outside of the view of the proletariat. What the common man sees around him is uniform poverty. No one in his midst is visibly progressing, so there’s no one to be jealous of.
This breeds complacency and so it’s not surprising that collectivism may be tolerated by the populace for many decades, even generations. People are invariably worse off under collectivism, but collectivism rarely ends due to rebellion. It ends because it’s a dysfunctional non-productive system that eventually collapses under its own weight.
But, if that’s so – if people living in a free-market system will instinctively reject collectivism and those living under a collectivist system also rarely rebel – how is it possible that, periodically, revolutions occur?
Why might the people of, say, the US, have been staunch supporters of a free-market system half a century ago and now be demonstrating a dramatically increased belief in collectivism? How is it even possible that political candidates with no experience in either politics or leadership positions be elected to Congress by promising collectivism?
The hive is doom for all times.
The peoples collective or gibsmedat what’s mine is yours we’re all in this together, comrade?
Human nature says oh hell NO.
Reading about comrade commissar Kemp of the CCP not Georgia having a Bud Light moment as he scratched his donors list from a web page.
Those with a browser and search engine to find his cozy with the comrades photos knew all about this.
This is why I have a thimble full of faith in normies.
Some fun trivia regarding James Earl Jones, he is also in the underrated By Dawn’s Early Light from HBO in the early 1980s and with a similar premise of B-52 crew on doomsday mission but not as funny or pointing up of human foibles manner.
This lust to make sure that no one is left alive in Gaza/Ukraine is straight up terminal madness and it may lead to a mass awakening and Bad Hair Bojo will do his part with the unhinged rant to keep the war going.
The Anti-Social network is on the teevee makes your brain peewee tube, if the memes didn’t work then why make our memes are in crisis, the crisis of memes, asbestos in obstetrics only nurse Karen Ratched can save us mode mockumentary?
Ten women for every man you say Dr. Strangelove?
It sounds like a great idea.