Minneapolis, MN. There is a reason the federal govt continues to attack MN. We have free health care for poor, free school lunches for kids, safest US city for LGBTQ+, low rate of housing cost increase, etc. And we have a surplus every year. The electoral college has not gone to a republican in decades. It’s not even close to socialism but people here do want some kind of functional sensible leaders, not weird demagogues whining about trans. Voting rate is highest in the country (not that I am a big electorialist or anything, but it’s a sign of a somewhat engaged public). Basically by US capitalist standards it’s one of the better places you could end up. Hit me up if you want more info. I live in a commune with 5 others right outside the city.

A not insignificant part of the cultural revolution was uplifting women from various subservient roles in society and supporting gender equality as they understood it. Part of that was banning pornography, prostitution, and various other exploitative practices that primarily subjugated and harmed women. It feels kind of old fashioned here in 2026.

They can’t win in real life. They have to search for victories within the spectacle .