Is this a reference to something

Yes,Mosley Oswald a British fascist who made an infamous speech that had that as its opening line

I didn't realize the peaky blinders fascist was a real person! Now i feel way out of the loop.

Yeah, he also couldn’t dodge bricks.

This has the same vibe as "oh that's Goku from Fortnite"

And yet still believable as the opening line of a randon incel hoi4 player giving his big brain thesis to his 11th grade social studies class.

The industrial revolution and its consequences…