The idea that America has always been fascist isn't just inaccurate. It also makes it easy to underestimate the threat that Trump poses and view him as just more of the same. America is currently on track to become significantly worse than just an oligarchical republic with structural racism.

The claim that libraries are an alternative to libgen is ridiculous. Almost all libraries don't have expensive academic books. Libgen is the university library of the world, open to everyone regardless of wealth, location, or academic credentials.

Lots of American progressives advocate ideas like a green new deal without examining the conditions that have historically led to these kinds of policies being implemented eg a strong labour movement and rulers being genuinely afraid that revolution could break out.