the THR interview with Bannon implies mega spending, mega tax cuts, and mega cronyism is what at least Bannon wants.
-
-
TLDR buy the working class with mega spending, reap the political benefits, and enjoy the benefits of power.
2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
turning the working class against themselves has always been a goal of fascists. https://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/works/1944/1944-fas.htm …
1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
or, more accurately, a tool used to achieve the goal of preventing proletarian revolution.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
I have to admit that even when I find myself agreeing with Marxist ideas, I find Marxist jargon to be grating.
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
the idea is that the failure of late stage capitalism is a tipping point with two likely outcomes, socialism or fascism.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
the main threat to the 1% is the working class, so they will try to manipulate them into fighting each other.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Trump has already started doing thishttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-working-class-unions_us_56ead51fe4b03a640a69c58d …
2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
fwiw I am able to translate Marxish in my head, but it's like translating a foreign language. Feels weird.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
fair enough, which is why I dropped the jargon.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
which I do greatly appreciate. I also more or less agree with big chunks of the critique.
-
-
fwiw, I am not a Marxist per se, but I find this analysis compelling.
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.