When out for dinner last night with friends all aged 55 + we talked about how when we were younger we took the post war welfare state consensus for granted & the belief life would continue to improve. Instead the wealthy elites over time & through control of media set about re-asserting their power & dismantling welfare state. Their strategy to sow division among ordinary people ( anti woke, anti immigrant, anti trans) to prevent us uniting to protect our interests. Time to wake up
@ScepticalScot1@simon_brooke In retrospect it's clear that "social democracy" was a concession by the bourgeoisie, due to the challenge of a "socialist" superpower.
@ScepticalScot1 Calling it a welfare state is part of the issue: the 1% have associated welfare with the specter of socialism and freeloaders living off the taxes of the workers. That’s the mantra that the GOP uses to get votes even though the GOP does nothing to help working class families. Tough to change that mindset.
@ScepticalScot1@bouriquet I call it by its old name: social security. Because it's meant to help you when your place in society is at risk due to accident, illness or old age
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