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Michael Meeropol writes "I hope a broad coalition that includes capitalists can beat back the domestic neo-cons..." The US capitalists beat back the neo cons when they installed Obama in office. Or, more accurately, they became convinced that a different strategy was necessary. We see how great that worked out. Now, the problem is a lot more serious. In any case, what was required was the near collapse of Iraqi society, a collapse from which it has not recovered and may not ever recover. But we are talking about a global situation here, and it's not only Trump. We have Netanyahu in Israel, Morsi in India, Putin in Russia, Duterte in the Philippines, Erdogan in Turkey, Assad in Syria and Bolsonaro coming to power in Brazil. In my opinion, Ortega is also moving in a similar direction, although I suspect that some on this list will strongly object to this belief. All represent similar dynamics, some to a greater extreme than others. They all represent capitalism entering into a greater and greater stage of crisis on the one hand, while the working class on the other hand is confused, divided and nearly paralyzed. When and if the working class really moves, it will be to assert its class interests. The very second there is the slightest hint of that, the capitalist class - all wings of it - will desert the movement in droves. In fact, before any such movement even starts to get under way the capitalist class and its representatives will do all in their power to prevent the working class from playing any serious role. To the extent they succeed will be to the same extent that they demobilize and demoralize the working class. In other words, help maintain the present direction of things. John Reimann On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 5:43 AM Michael Meeropol <mamee...@gmail.com> wrote: > The analogy to the destruction of the German capitalists who supported > Hitler is chilling -- > > today's neoconservative capitalists are presiding over the destruction of > the planet --- perhaps some hundreds of millions of humans will survive and > SOME organized forms of society may even flourish (Oreskes' novel THE > COLLAPSE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION envisions a second Chinese People's > Republic cerca 2093) but will it be socialist and humanist or authoritarian > -- almost fascist?? ---- > > I hope a broad coalition that includes capitalists can beat back the > domestic neo-cons --- > > Don't think that there will be a strong left to pick up the pieces if the > neo-cons prevail (even if they don't the odds against civilization -- > ANYWHERE --- decrease every day). Resistance is mostly existential (as in > French existentialism not survival) --- we struggle even though we 're > almost certain to lose! > > > -- *“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: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
