What's a New Deal Democrat (AKA Berniecrat) to do, when the entire formal apparatus of the mega-donor controlled Democratic Party conspires to destroy any true reformers?
Pelosi blocked lawmaker stock purchasing reform. Schumer's major interest seems to be protecting Wall Street, and most other Democrats are afraid of their own shadows. None seem to be willing to wield power, when they have it, to benefit the vast sea of Americans forgotten over the decades after Tony Coelho threw Labor under the bus and married Wall Street. The choice of Democrats to become Republican-lite and to continue to support neoliberal austerity is mind-boggling.
What is a New Deal Democrat to do? Who will lead us out of the wilderness if not ourselves?
What I find most hard to stomach is how most Democrats are too cowardly, crooked, conservative- choose your adjective- to do the things that need to be done. I’m a GenX lifelong independent who’s sick to death of voting blue in what feels more & more like a fruitless attempt to stop the US from sliding so far right. Even worse, we’re talking about a GOP that’s well & truly lost the plot at this point, so why are the Dems still so damn reticent?? The increasing # of independent voters & fact that America even gave Trump the time of day speaks volumes to how tired people are of the status quo in government
i just finished reading the 49-page Guide To Understanding The Hoax Of The Century. It’s a lot. If it seems too much, i’d ask that ppl read the intro and then skip to the last two sections. What Jacob Siegel is asserting is that there’s only one Ruling Class and they don’t give a flip about what we think. They’ve got the entire intelligence community behind them; all big tech social media; all legacy media, paid-for influencers and anyone ‘who matters.’
the takeaway for electoral politics is that all hell will be raised using all the tools at their disposal to elevate the candidate who best serves the interests of The Ruling Class regardless of party affiliation. We no longer matter.
i’ve seen this play out in the interplay of state parties with local and congressional campaigns. They do NOT look toward NPAs. The only voters who matter are voters who’ve voted previously.
all that to say, soon, the largest voting bloc may well be non-voters.
"What Jacob Siegel is asserting is that there’s only one Ruling Class and they don’t give a flip about what we think. They’ve got the entire intelligence community behind them; all big tech social media; all legacy media, paid-for influencers and anyone ‘who matters.’"
I am not the first to figure out that the United States is not a democracy, nor is it a democratic republic or whatever, but rather, the United States is an oligarchy featuring unlimited political bribery for those who can afford pricey lawyers.
Now the reason I can still freely write this is because We The People do not matter.
Once you recognize that Team D is the political manifestation of the PMC, with minorities as junior partners, and Team R is the political will of the local gentry, with white evangelicals as junior partners, everything makes sense. All Will Be Revealed.
Corporate imperialist muppet Team D Tweedledee vs corporate imperialist muppet Team R Tweedledum. The biggest difference is which brand of identity politics you find less noisome.
> The biggest difference is which brand of identity politics you find less noisome.
Or more right. The 'junior partners' comment is interesting. There are many who are certain that white evangelicals will end up running that party. Not sure I agree, but I'm not sure I disagree. That group certainly drives legislation, and seems to rule the Court.
Plenty of Team R stalwarts insist that the minorities run the show at Team D, or will end up running the show there, but they don't and won't, at least not any time soon. In fact, if Team R were to disappear, the PMC yuppies and the various minorities making up the Team D coalition would quickly discover that not only do they not have a lot else in common, they don't even like each other really all that much. To be fair, there is some overlap here. For instance, Asian-Americans skew PMC and skew Team D.
I suppose that there's also overlap between the local gentry and white evangelicals, at least until someone wants to get an abortion for his other mistress on the QT.
I find most, if not all identity politics obnoxious. But I consider both Team R and Team D to be unreformable. Besides, in my experience, tribal affiliation is not very feline, as it is a sure way to cut off critical thinking.
This well thought out article makes us wonder who is really on our side, the people’s side. We must learn not to trust flowery political rhetoric no matter how much it tickles our ears.
Very well done Thomas.
What's a New Deal Democrat (AKA Berniecrat) to do, when the entire formal apparatus of the mega-donor controlled Democratic Party conspires to destroy any true reformers?
Pelosi blocked lawmaker stock purchasing reform. Schumer's major interest seems to be protecting Wall Street, and most other Democrats are afraid of their own shadows. None seem to be willing to wield power, when they have it, to benefit the vast sea of Americans forgotten over the decades after Tony Coelho threw Labor under the bus and married Wall Street. The choice of Democrats to become Republican-lite and to continue to support neoliberal austerity is mind-boggling.
What is a New Deal Democrat to do? Who will lead us out of the wilderness if not ourselves?
What I find most hard to stomach is how most Democrats are too cowardly, crooked, conservative- choose your adjective- to do the things that need to be done. I’m a GenX lifelong independent who’s sick to death of voting blue in what feels more & more like a fruitless attempt to stop the US from sliding so far right. Even worse, we’re talking about a GOP that’s well & truly lost the plot at this point, so why are the Dems still so damn reticent?? The increasing # of independent voters & fact that America even gave Trump the time of day speaks volumes to how tired people are of the status quo in government
Well put, Kim. For answers, go to Naked Capitalism, where this piece was picked up today. Several of the commentators there are onto something.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/04/do-dem-party-leaders-want-to-increase-support-from-independents.html
Thomas
Thank you I will, & congrats! Always enjoy your work
i just finished reading the 49-page Guide To Understanding The Hoax Of The Century. It’s a lot. If it seems too much, i’d ask that ppl read the intro and then skip to the last two sections. What Jacob Siegel is asserting is that there’s only one Ruling Class and they don’t give a flip about what we think. They’ve got the entire intelligence community behind them; all big tech social media; all legacy media, paid-for influencers and anyone ‘who matters.’
the takeaway for electoral politics is that all hell will be raised using all the tools at their disposal to elevate the candidate who best serves the interests of The Ruling Class regardless of party affiliation. We no longer matter.
i’ve seen this play out in the interplay of state parties with local and congressional campaigns. They do NOT look toward NPAs. The only voters who matter are voters who’ve voted previously.
all that to say, soon, the largest voting bloc may well be non-voters.
"What Jacob Siegel is asserting is that there’s only one Ruling Class and they don’t give a flip about what we think. They’ve got the entire intelligence community behind them; all big tech social media; all legacy media, paid-for influencers and anyone ‘who matters.’"
I am not the first to figure out that the United States is not a democracy, nor is it a democratic republic or whatever, but rather, the United States is an oligarchy featuring unlimited political bribery for those who can afford pricey lawyers.
Now the reason I can still freely write this is because We The People do not matter.
Brook, send this to Notes as well. It's good.
restacked to Notes with the comment!
Once you recognize that Team D is the political manifestation of the PMC, with minorities as junior partners, and Team R is the political will of the local gentry, with white evangelicals as junior partners, everything makes sense. All Will Be Revealed.
Corporate imperialist muppet Team D Tweedledee vs corporate imperialist muppet Team R Tweedledum. The biggest difference is which brand of identity politics you find less noisome.
Thanks for this note.
> The biggest difference is which brand of identity politics you find less noisome.
Or more right. The 'junior partners' comment is interesting. There are many who are certain that white evangelicals will end up running that party. Not sure I agree, but I'm not sure I disagree. That group certainly drives legislation, and seems to rule the Court.
Thomas
Plenty of Team R stalwarts insist that the minorities run the show at Team D, or will end up running the show there, but they don't and won't, at least not any time soon. In fact, if Team R were to disappear, the PMC yuppies and the various minorities making up the Team D coalition would quickly discover that not only do they not have a lot else in common, they don't even like each other really all that much. To be fair, there is some overlap here. For instance, Asian-Americans skew PMC and skew Team D.
I suppose that there's also overlap between the local gentry and white evangelicals, at least until someone wants to get an abortion for his other mistress on the QT.
I find most, if not all identity politics obnoxious. But I consider both Team R and Team D to be unreformable. Besides, in my experience, tribal affiliation is not very feline, as it is a sure way to cut off critical thinking.
This well thought out article makes us wonder who is really on our side, the people’s side. We must learn not to trust flowery political rhetoric no matter how much it tickles our ears.
Agree. And we must learn to respond more effectively. That's the big lesson for me. Stay tuned for more.
Thomas