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Power
Last week I stated that the Democrats are not the party of the Left. Instead, their job is to prevent a real party of the Left from coming to power. To put it in crude sexual terms–they are a cock-block. … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, Fredrick Douglas, Karl Polanyi, Kayfabe, neoliberalism
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Life on the Left
I’ve criticized liberalism enough that I should probably unpack my version of the Left. Hint–it’s not communism. Marx, as an economist was a trenchant and amazingly accurate critic of capitalism but his blueprint for utopia, at least as enacted by … Continue reading
Lies on top of lies
For the last 40 years we’ve been told lies on top of lies and we can’t process them anymore without losing our minds. Indeed, what we witnessed the other night at the presidential debate is evidence that America is suffering … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, propaganda
Tagged Democrats, Donald Trump, neoconservatism, neoliberalism, presidential debates, Republicans
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Enclosure
Capitalism requires the enclosure of the commons. The reasons are twofold. The first is straightforward primitive accumulation, whereby the commons (land, and natural resources) are seized through force. This process is essential to the creation of capitalist surplus, or … Continue reading
Neither New nor Liberal
Thomas Frank’s The People, No, is an amazing guide to our political milieu, tracing the history of populism from the 1890’s to the era of Trump. Frank examines not only the history of populism but that of anti-populism, especially as … Continue reading
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Tagged neoliberalism, The People No, Thomas Frank
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So much winning
I must confess to getting a key point completely wrong. Last week I claimed that we’ve had an unbroken string of elite failure, but that’s not correct. Their failure only effects us. For them, it’s so much winning. Allow me … Continue reading
Year Zero
One of the strangest things about Trump’s election victory is that 2016 became Year Zero. Everything bad with America began at that point and no history is allowed before. This willful blindness has the considerable advantage to our feral elite, … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoconservatives, neoliberals
Tagged Donald Trump, feral elite, neoconservatism, neoliberalism, Obamacare, propaganda, US empire
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Color Revolution
The recent Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests have got my spider sense tingling. After studying regime-change operations for decades I know one when I see one. Going further, this looks to be a continuation of the deep state coup that … Continue reading