The D-RNC, a uniparty of extreme wealth, loath humanity. The 99%, are but slave labor, or even more, obstacles, to their imagined utopia, of lavish lifestyles, sycophantically in service, to the 1%. This is entirely predictable. We warned the world, tax cuts, and reshuffling capital gains, the endless creation of loopholes and shelters, …
The D-RNC, a uniparty of extreme wealth, loath humanity. The 99%, are but slave labor, or even more, obstacles, to their imagined utopia, of lavish lifestyles, sycophantically in service, to the 1%. This is entirely predictable. We warned the world, tax cuts, and reshuffling capital gains, the endless creation of loopholes and shelters, would lead to the rise of an Oligarchy, where it's rarified air of inheritance, would only tolerate super transnational elites, easily able to buy and sell policy and legislators, and nations.
Economic Power is exponentially more meaningful that petty political power. And we, the people, have sponsored this disparity.
Neoliberalism or neo-liberalism is the 20th-century resurgence of 19th-century ideas associated with laissez-faire economic liberalism and free market capitalism.
What neoliberalism is NOT, is a new way to describe “liberals” (in 2020 popular context) Both the DNC and RNC are neoliberal organizations
Neoliberalism is more closely aligned with Libertarianism, Conservatism (although there is NOTHING conservative about it, it is in fact, Extremist)
Neoliberals abhor competition, (despite promoting "free markets"),but LOVE monopolies, cartels, and organization of capital
Neoliberals abhor "public debt", but LOVE "private debt".
Neoliberals abhor organization of Labor, but LOVE monopolies, cartels, and organization of capital.
Neoliberals abhor “regulations” on business, but LOVE regulation of the people
Neoliberals abhor shared resources of “the commons” (public land, water, air, energy), But LOVE Privatization of Everything (for rent extraction purposes)
It's interesting that Trump gets lumped in with the others in that group. You may be right, but after seeing the full court press to unseat him- put on by the entire establishment- I have a tough time swallowing the idea that he is just one of them. It just seems he offered a completely different dynamic. You may think his followers were duped- there is a lot of that sort of thing going on these days.
I've said it before and I'll say it again- one only has to look at who a thoroughly owned and complicit media comes after and you will know who just might be on your side. And it's not just about Trump, for if anyone cares to actually pay attention to what Matt just wrote, he made it very clear that the DNC came after Bernie with plenty of malice and purpose.
its theater. the full court press, meaningless. sure talking head morons on tv love to hate trump, there's good money is hating trump. but do not for one minute imagine that means, he's the good guy, and because he's hated, that he's a hero. not even for a second. id the real power.. the unseen hand, didn't want him, he would have had a dallas moment long ago. of that, you can be as clear as it gets. exactly zero rogues or champions will ever be tolerated.
There is no reason to be that cynical or to hate Trump so much. Just watch the actual events as they unfolded the past four years. Fake Dossier, Russiagate, Christine Blassy Ford, Media coverage of T and his supporters (Sandman, good ppl both sides hoax), Lockdown protest vs BLM protest double standard, Total blackout of any good news about Trump's accomplishments, lackout of Laptop scandal. Big biz growing exponentially vs small biz going under, mothers quitting their jobs to teach manage their kids education.
Needs/desires of World Economic Forum (we should own nothing by 2030 - they want us all on a universal income, weakened and demotivated - they are purposely gutting the middle and working class - presumably to save the environment and for world peace?? Idk why.. bc really China is the biggest polluter so why do they want to kneecap US as a world power. Don't know why but they do.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER04dbt5p74), Cynical use of critical race theory to divide us, calling Antifa an idea when they are literally rioting everyday in Portland and threatening Trump supporters lives (stop the steal march - there are 100s of videos. NOT A PEEP BY MSM ), using Covid as a reason to push mail-in ballots on an unprecedented scale - which now will never be rolled back. Trying to roll it back will be called "racist" or voter suppression.. oh and Big Pharma announcing Trump's fast track vaccine after the election. Phew - he had a lot working against him!!! It's amazing he got anything done.. but here are a few Progressive policies he managed to roll out: https://forward.com/opinion/458172/5-major-progressive-trump-achievements-for-biden-to-build-on/
He and Bernie are two sides of the Same Coin. They are both the Good Guys. They were both against NAFTA which is the Defining thing that really ruined our country. It ruined our country. For the sake of shareholders. NAFTA was explicitly to make the rich richer - and for no other reason. Oh they said it would democratize China - haha ya right. We Really need to all get on the same side and FAST. It's little ppl ..plebes of all sorts (even those that make six figures or more) vs the Establishment Ruling Class. That is all that is gong on here.
That's all that is going on here.. Forget Left vs Right. Forget Trump vs Sanders. We need to find commonality or we will lose our freedom and what civil rights we have left. I wish this was an exaggeration - I don't think it is. This identity talk and global warming is a huge distraction. There is no way plebes will come together who are on different sides of those issues - passions run too high. There must be a way that people can come to realize that a populist Liberal order will create the best possible solutions for both the environment and for racial equality. If we could find a way around the media and get ppl on both the Left and the Right to understand each other's positions on those issues and to see that they have More in common than not - we could be an unstoppable anti-corruption populist party.
The current debate in the house is whether or not to take my family up to Canada. I am a citizen and can do so. If the picture you paint- hopelessness pretty well describes it- is true then there would be no point to staying here.
Then what is/was Trump? Bernie too. What role(s) did they play? What were their motives? It had to be something. As an 18 year old, I voted in 1972 and voted 3rd party as a protest vote. Didn't vote again until 2016. I voted for theater, huh? By your definition, theater defined both Bernie and Trump.
Where were you in '72? I had some of the theater figured out then. If what you are trying to say is that it's an imperfect world full of illusion, trickery, fuckery and various deceptions then I'd agree. Is political correctness theater? What about "woke", virtue signaling, BLM, choosing gender? Aren't they theater? None of those things existed in '72. I know, I was there.
Is everything theater? What about your life, my life, or that of the average citizen.
For certain, the legacy media is all theater all the time.
Give this one some thought- is there a reverse correlation between traditional values and theater? IE, when one goes down the other goes up.
The new young people that joined the Republican Party are A LOT better than the ones that left (Lincoln Project, Bill Kristol, etc.) Good trade. I hope you're right and a new party is formed.
The elite are neoliberals and the Trumps, Bush's, and Clinton's are careerist useful idiots. Most of the elite know better than to expose their plans and always pay someone to do their dirty work.
They only hate him because he is one of them that they shunned for decades and he exposed them because of that. He's was raised and schooled with them, played golf with them and payed their bribes up until he accidentally became president.
Trump is an unveneered version of the elite. His only motive is to convert from being a bribe payer to a bribe taker.
Haven't you read any of his books ? His whole game is gaining leverage by being an obstinate ass until he can frustrate you into paying his price.
Lame. Sorry, way too thin. If he was truly one of them, he certainly blew any future chance of regaining their favor.
Why did he even run? Maybe he saw assholes like Clinton, Bush and Obama become wealthy and wanted in on the grift. Seen any sign of that? From what I heard he gives away his salary, with no fanfare.
JFK was raised within the pinnacle of society- he had it all. But he signed on for combat duty and when it came time to think of the good of the country, he chose nation over self. It got him killed, of course. But the point is that one's upbringing or past does not set in stone future actions. To say or imply so means that you yourself can never change due to the way you once were. Don't demand of Trump what you can not deliver.
The D-RNC, a uniparty of extreme wealth, loath humanity. The 99%, are but slave labor, or even more, obstacles, to their imagined utopia, of lavish lifestyles, sycophantically in service, to the 1%. This is entirely predictable. We warned the world, tax cuts, and reshuffling capital gains, the endless creation of loopholes and shelters, would lead to the rise of an Oligarchy, where it's rarified air of inheritance, would only tolerate super transnational elites, easily able to buy and sell policy and legislators, and nations.
Economic Power is exponentially more meaningful that petty political power. And we, the people, have sponsored this disparity.
Neoliberalism or neo-liberalism is the 20th-century resurgence of 19th-century ideas associated with laissez-faire economic liberalism and free market capitalism.
What neoliberalism is NOT, is a new way to describe “liberals” (in 2020 popular context) Both the DNC and RNC are neoliberal organizations
Neoliberalism is more closely aligned with Libertarianism, Conservatism (although there is NOTHING conservative about it, it is in fact, Extremist)
Neoliberals abhor competition, (despite promoting "free markets"),but LOVE monopolies, cartels, and organization of capital
Neoliberals abhor "public debt", but LOVE "private debt".
Neoliberals abhor organization of Labor, but LOVE monopolies, cartels, and organization of capital.
Neoliberals abhor “regulations” on business, but LOVE regulation of the people
Neoliberals abhor shared resources of “the commons” (public land, water, air, energy), But LOVE Privatization of Everything (for rent extraction purposes)
there is no easy way out of this condition.
folks seem to fail to understand. Trump, the bushes, clintons, mcconnel, etc etc.. they are all Neoliberals.
It's interesting that Trump gets lumped in with the others in that group. You may be right, but after seeing the full court press to unseat him- put on by the entire establishment- I have a tough time swallowing the idea that he is just one of them. It just seems he offered a completely different dynamic. You may think his followers were duped- there is a lot of that sort of thing going on these days.
I've said it before and I'll say it again- one only has to look at who a thoroughly owned and complicit media comes after and you will know who just might be on your side. And it's not just about Trump, for if anyone cares to actually pay attention to what Matt just wrote, he made it very clear that the DNC came after Bernie with plenty of malice and purpose.
its theater. the full court press, meaningless. sure talking head morons on tv love to hate trump, there's good money is hating trump. but do not for one minute imagine that means, he's the good guy, and because he's hated, that he's a hero. not even for a second. id the real power.. the unseen hand, didn't want him, he would have had a dallas moment long ago. of that, you can be as clear as it gets. exactly zero rogues or champions will ever be tolerated.
There is no reason to be that cynical or to hate Trump so much. Just watch the actual events as they unfolded the past four years. Fake Dossier, Russiagate, Christine Blassy Ford, Media coverage of T and his supporters (Sandman, good ppl both sides hoax), Lockdown protest vs BLM protest double standard, Total blackout of any good news about Trump's accomplishments, lackout of Laptop scandal. Big biz growing exponentially vs small biz going under, mothers quitting their jobs to teach manage their kids education.
Needs/desires of World Economic Forum (we should own nothing by 2030 - they want us all on a universal income, weakened and demotivated - they are purposely gutting the middle and working class - presumably to save the environment and for world peace?? Idk why.. bc really China is the biggest polluter so why do they want to kneecap US as a world power. Don't know why but they do.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER04dbt5p74), Cynical use of critical race theory to divide us, calling Antifa an idea when they are literally rioting everyday in Portland and threatening Trump supporters lives (stop the steal march - there are 100s of videos. NOT A PEEP BY MSM ), using Covid as a reason to push mail-in ballots on an unprecedented scale - which now will never be rolled back. Trying to roll it back will be called "racist" or voter suppression.. oh and Big Pharma announcing Trump's fast track vaccine after the election. Phew - he had a lot working against him!!! It's amazing he got anything done.. but here are a few Progressive policies he managed to roll out: https://forward.com/opinion/458172/5-major-progressive-trump-achievements-for-biden-to-build-on/
He and Bernie are two sides of the Same Coin. They are both the Good Guys. They were both against NAFTA which is the Defining thing that really ruined our country. It ruined our country. For the sake of shareholders. NAFTA was explicitly to make the rich richer - and for no other reason. Oh they said it would democratize China - haha ya right. We Really need to all get on the same side and FAST. It's little ppl ..plebes of all sorts (even those that make six figures or more) vs the Establishment Ruling Class. That is all that is gong on here.
That's all that is going on here.. Forget Left vs Right. Forget Trump vs Sanders. We need to find commonality or we will lose our freedom and what civil rights we have left. I wish this was an exaggeration - I don't think it is. This identity talk and global warming is a huge distraction. There is no way plebes will come together who are on different sides of those issues - passions run too high. There must be a way that people can come to realize that a populist Liberal order will create the best possible solutions for both the environment and for racial equality. If we could find a way around the media and get ppl on both the Left and the Right to understand each other's positions on those issues and to see that they have More in common than not - we could be an unstoppable anti-corruption populist party.
The toughest thing to watch is the level of crazy in the country. So much near-cult activity, even in otherwise decent intelligent people.
I credit the media (and some religion) and until people realize it and change how they obtain info of their world, it won't improve.
Your cynicism is unrivalled. I respect that.
The current debate in the house is whether or not to take my family up to Canada. I am a citizen and can do so. If the picture you paint- hopelessness pretty well describes it- is true then there would be no point to staying here.
Then what is/was Trump? Bernie too. What role(s) did they play? What were their motives? It had to be something. As an 18 year old, I voted in 1972 and voted 3rd party as a protest vote. Didn't vote again until 2016. I voted for theater, huh? By your definition, theater defined both Bernie and Trump.
The whole system is theater now and was in '72. Does that answer your question?
Where were you in '72? I had some of the theater figured out then. If what you are trying to say is that it's an imperfect world full of illusion, trickery, fuckery and various deceptions then I'd agree. Is political correctness theater? What about "woke", virtue signaling, BLM, choosing gender? Aren't they theater? None of those things existed in '72. I know, I was there.
Is everything theater? What about your life, my life, or that of the average citizen.
For certain, the legacy media is all theater all the time.
Give this one some thought- is there a reverse correlation between traditional values and theater? IE, when one goes down the other goes up.
But trump was still a disrupter. Which was valuable. A new, more aware populist party could be created out of it. Don't be to cynical!
And Bernie could have been a disruptor, but as Matt pointed out several times in his essay, Bernie didn't have the balls
The new young people that joined the Republican Party are A LOT better than the ones that left (Lincoln Project, Bill Kristol, etc.) Good trade. I hope you're right and a new party is formed.
The elite are neoliberals and the Trumps, Bush's, and Clinton's are careerist useful idiots. Most of the elite know better than to expose their plans and always pay someone to do their dirty work.
Again, why put Trump in with that group- they hated him and pulled every dirty trick in the book to get rid of him.
They only hate him because he is one of them that they shunned for decades and he exposed them because of that. He's was raised and schooled with them, played golf with them and payed their bribes up until he accidentally became president.
Trump is an unveneered version of the elite. His only motive is to convert from being a bribe payer to a bribe taker.
Haven't you read any of his books ? His whole game is gaining leverage by being an obstinate ass until he can frustrate you into paying his price.
Lame. Sorry, way too thin. If he was truly one of them, he certainly blew any future chance of regaining their favor.
Why did he even run? Maybe he saw assholes like Clinton, Bush and Obama become wealthy and wanted in on the grift. Seen any sign of that? From what I heard he gives away his salary, with no fanfare.
JFK was raised within the pinnacle of society- he had it all. But he signed on for combat duty and when it came time to think of the good of the country, he chose nation over self. It got him killed, of course. But the point is that one's upbringing or past does not set in stone future actions. To say or imply so means that you yourself can never change due to the way you once were. Don't demand of Trump what you can not deliver.
Being a cynic is ok, but try to be a smart one.
that is a better summary, thank you! well said