I'm already hearing a lot of rhetoric about how Americans will just have to suck up much higher inflation in the coming years and shouldn't complain because we all have to make sacrifices. Except the sacrifices will be much easier for the affluent and will drive many workers into desperation and even homelessness.
It's seeming like people talking about their personal struggles will become faux pas because the global struggle is what really matters. I remember the Iraq War and the Bush years, and in the 2000s the plight of the working class became far worse than it had been. But discussing it often brought mockery and dismissal because “terrorism” was the REAL issue, not people's personal problems like poverty and struggling to afford necessities.
The situation today looks like it will go in that direction but even more severely. Am I the only one sensing this?
Edit: Will discussing problems like income inequality or personal financial struggles be considered a lack of patriotism or akin to subversion? The ruling class will no doubt use war to keep the national focus off of economic problems, while their incomes skyrocket.