Feudalism existed for centuries until it fell to capitalism.
Prior to WW2 there was a strong labor movement in the US. There was a reason the US was paranoid about communists. Abraham Lincoln was basically a Marxist in this sense [1][2]. That's how far right things have shifted, particularly since Ronald Reagan.
The Red Scare dstroyed any sense of class consciousness people had and neoliberalism ran wild. This doesn't happen overnight.
Feudalism existed for centuries until it fell to capitalism.
Prior to WW2 there was a strong labor movement in the US. There was a reason the US was paranoid about communists. Abraham Lincoln was basically a Marxist in this sense [1][2]. That's how far right things have shifted, particularly since Ronald Reagan.
The Red Scare dstroyed any sense of class consciousness people had and neoliberalism ran wild. This doesn't happen overnight.
[1]: https://www.cooperative-individualism.org/lincoln-abraham_on...
[2]: https://www.openculture.com/2022/01/how-karl-marx-influenced...