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[–] SwitchyWitchyandBitchy@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The term kids these days has been forever ruined for me by boomers following it with some bullshit reactionary drivel.

[–] Unbecredible@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can I ask what you mean by reactionary in this context? I've been seeing lots of people say that lately.

[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

It's the opposite of "revolutionary"; when the ruling class in a country opposes revolutionary movements stay in power.

When a capitalist state (ie. ruled by the capitalist class) is in decline (rising costs, worsening working conditions, etc), workers tend to unionize and organize into political parties with the goal of overthrowing capitalist rule.

Capitalists react to this (reactionary) by shifting the blame onto already marginalized people to scapegoat them so they can stay in power, which leads to fascism if capitalists manage to stave off a working class revolution; hence why socialists say fascism is capitalism in decay. This is what happened to the Weimar republic for example and is what led to Nazi Germany.

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

You forgot to explain "revisionist"

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[–] skeletorsass@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Want to reverse the progress of society.

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

Kids these days aren't even taught who Marx was in school! Smdh