This is why the far right will lose in the end....
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Things are tough for progressives at this moment in time, but however bad things are, and however much the right tries to convince that going backwards is the only way to stop the ‘decline’ of our nations, they are talking absolute rot.
We all know that one of the consistent and persistent themes of the far right, both in the States and elsewhere in the West is that we are in a state of decline. Immigration, gay rights, equality, reproductive rights, feminism, fair wage for fair pay and a myriad of other issues are marching us into a period of decline, or so the male, pale and stale leaders that have been imposed on us would have us believe. The hate filled narrative used by those on the far right to denigrate and abuse anyone that is not exactly like them says much more about them that it ever could about the wider community.
Let us look at the facts, shall we? The reality is we are much more cohesive as a community than the times that came before. The two big differences between now and then that is that we have much more access to information about what is going on, and generally people are more accepting of others who are not exactly like them. This is way the far right will lose in the end.
People have always had sex before marriage. Women are just a little less likely to be branded a slut for it today.
People from ethnic minority communities have always had ambition and the wish for betterment for their children. They are a little more likely to achieve that today.
People from the LGBT community have always existed and formed loving relationships. They are a little less likely to be demonised for this today.
People have always accepted that women should get paid less than men. We are a little less likely to be paid less today (not by much though!)
Previous generations just didn’t get to hear about equality and justice, or inequality and injustice, the way we do today. The changes that have taken place have strengthened the just framework of our societies; it is just not a framework that the far right recognises. They want to hark back to that ‘simpler’ time. The time of no economic power for women, disenfranchisement for ethnic minority communities and sexual orientation criminalised.
Today we have equality (kind of), we do accept people who are not just like us (kind of) and we don’t have kids going down mines or sweeping chimneys. We are not in decline, we are fairer and stronger and more aware that we have ever be and for those who would try and take us back, in the end they will not win. You cannot put the Genie of Justice back in the bottle!!!! That is why they will lose in the end..
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The fight never ends, because there will always be some people who yearn for a mythical yesterday that lives mostly in their dreams.
running a cartoon on the Socrates quote in the 1970s.
We have to be at a tipping point at some point, things can't get much worse than they are now. 
-Lack of young people in significant numbers.
-Older right-wing fucks dying off.
-Inflated Twitter/Facebook/YouTube followers due to fake accounts and Russian troll farms.
-Eventually the rich assholes funding them will stop funding due to their spoil brat asshole kids fighting over the estate after their dads hopefully die someday.
-Infighting among these right-wing internet shitheads.
Anyway, that's what I wanted to add. Have a nice day everyone! 