"America’s quest for global dominance primarily serves the interests of giant corporations that suppress labor movements worldwide.
While US politicians from both parties cover it in euphemism, the proper role they see for the working class in foreign policy is as fodder for factories and battlefields, valorized in rhetoric to obscure their exploitation.
“We’re gonna get yelled at to stay in our lane, and focus on our jobs or whatever, but we’ve waited for the Democrats forever to become this great institution of working people and peace throughout the world, and they suck. We no longer can trust the Democrats,” Vicente said."
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/working-class-labor-foreign-policy-uaw/
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@LisaKalayji I mean what's the alternative?
If you're not producing, if you're not helping out your fellow human, what would you prefer people to be doing?
@volkris @LisaKalayji the alternative this cycle is much, much worse.