It’s completely predictable that young people today would be more susceptible to fascist beliefs than they have in decades for the same reason more of them are interested in communism than they have been in decades. Contradictions of capitalism are sharper and clearer than they have been in a long time, and people feel the consequences of this in their lives. They understand through their lived experience that something is broken, so they’re looking for explanations and alternatives. Fascism is the easier alternative, and it’s also important that socialists are organized and prepared to give them a different alternative. A majority of young people in the US support socialism (at least in concept in polls), and communist parties are growing at an unprecendented rate. Young people aren’t just turning into fascists; they’re getting radicalized.

My point is that the increased interest in fascism doesn’t mean we’re doomed. It’s a natural response to material conditions, which we should see as an opportunity.

This is hilarious. I think what they’re saying in your last image is basically “we are so much better; you just can’t tell from the work we do”

This is posted by the ACP, not anything real. It’s still a fringe online ideology, nothing like the actual leftist groups doing work. And if there were anything academic or substantial backing this up, they would have to justify claims like the one about its “unprecedented rise,” which wouldn’t be possible. This is just an attempt at fooling people who don’t understand how academia or philosophy work, and it doesn’t really matter because, like everything else they do, it’s all happening online.

It is a PPI and is used to treat GERD and ulcers. It definitely sounds like you have a lot to talk with your doctor about! I hope you get feeling better.

This person doesn’t have a materialist analysis and doesn’t show any kind of seriousness. This is the kind of cynical criticism that is common from online leftists who are disconnected with the real world.

No, I’m just talking about the ones you said you’re taking, ondansetron (for nausea), omeprazole (PPI, which is maybe what you’re calling anti-GERD, but it’s also used to treat ulcers), and maalox. These are all completely normal for the condition you’re describing. I don’t know what you were prescribed the Trintellix for, and it sounds like something you should definitely talk with your doctor about!

These medications are normal for your condition and pretty low-risk. It’s good you’re seeing a gastroenterologist soon, but I wouldn’t worry about continuing to take what you were given as prescribed.

Yeah, and I think this is why they end up sounding ultra-left when they lack political clarity.

Immature black-and-white thinking is separate from the self-identification you’re talking about. I don’t think a statement like “I’m a gamer” is liberal. It’s natural for humans to try to understand themselves and their purpose and identify this way. I think any ruling class does use this natural characteristic for its own ends though.

His example proves how committed and educated and principled people can become a true threat to capitalist power very quickly, and it should inspire all of us.

There are many. I know some of them. Zionism really isn’t pro-Jewish, no matter how much they want to convince people it is because that’s the last thin justification they have for what they’re doing, so Jews should have even more reason than anyone else to support the resistance.