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I didn't comment on whether it was a gain or not. I simply reported on the change. However, I should have added this: If socialists were seriously following world developments and knew how to handle perspectives, they would be explaining the irreversible decline in the power of US capitalism. They would be explaining how only the working class, organized as an independent global force, can even start to prevent the global chaos that is developing. They would not be so paralyzed by fear of supporting liberals that they dismiss these developments. It doesn't mean socialists should support the liberal capitalist order; it simply means it is disappearing no matter what the capitalists do. Instead, all too many socialists simply dismiss the significance of the Trump/Putin meeting. "We don't care" they literally say. But that's not what those voters are saying. Unfortunately, these socialist sectarians have no means of influencing the thinking of those workers. John Reimann On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 9:55 AM, Dennis Brasky <[email protected]> wrote: > So if white males and the ruling class want a "stronger" leader of > imperialism, that is not a gain for our side. > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 12:39 PM, John Reimann via Marxism < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Trump committed the unforgivable sin of appearing weak in Helsinki. It's >> causing his approval ratings to sink like a stone. >> https://oaklandsocialist.com/2018/08/15/trump-approval-down- >> maga-turned-on-its-head/ >> >> >> > -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
