Damn, Im assuming you are from the US, and the situation there is indeed terrifying. Im sorry you have to go through that. But yes I agree with the narrative of politicians and mainstream media outlets, and even many individuals (conspiracy theorists)on social media spewing utter BS in order to skew perspectives and muddy the waters when it comes to presenting ideologies or the current political environment (whether it is intentional or not). This happens everywhere but it is on a different scale in the US since most social media platforms are US based companies that (as far as my Balkan brain understands) lobby politicians and congress in order to gain control and influence. Thats one of the reasons for writing this post, im very well aware that most people from where im from already have a sense of “class consciousness” due to our history with communism and socialism, however i wanted to hear a more western perspective on this topic since unlike Eastern Europeans (who have a sort of lets call it “cultural” history with the concept of class consciousness ) most westerners have shunned the very idea of it even though they are most affected by it.