Before my father died in 2018, he spent the previous decade using the history of his life and working-class contemporaries as a political canvass to paint the dangers of unfettered capitalism for humanity and democracy.
With societal breakdowns, economic implosions, and constant environmental catastrophes, it's difficult to envision a positive future...even a generation from now.
My parents also participated in the war effort during WWII. They were proud that the
Welfare State was created out of the ruins of war. Now we have a lot of silly people who have forgotten all this and prefer to vote for fascists. Shame on them.
I treasure these excerpts...the portraits they paint of a moment in time are peerless.
It's sobering to acknowledge that Harry's past is increasingly likely to be our future.
A catastrophic and preventable fork in the road.
Cheers. I know but this time we aren't going to beat fascism in 5 years. It is going to be a long, and dark teatime for society.
With societal breakdowns, economic implosions, and constant environmental catastrophes, it's difficult to envision a positive future...even a generation from now.
My parents also participated in the war effort during WWII. They were proud that the
Welfare State was created out of the ruins of war. Now we have a lot of silly people who have forgotten all this and prefer to vote for fascists. Shame on them.
Really? So genocide is fine, then?