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Glenn Kissack asks if anybody has studied whether the US capitalist class is at all concerned about having this lunatic in as president. I've actually written about that over and over. The US capitalist class is somewhat divided. One wing, as represented by the Wall St. Journal editors, thinks about next quarter's balance sheet - i.e., immediate profits - first, last and only. Prior to the 2016 elections, the WSJ was entirely hostile to Trump. Ever since he pushed through his tax giveaway, they have done a one-eighty and have been unstinting in their praise, despite what they called his "chaos theory" of government. Occasionally, such as when he first signalled his pullout of troops from Syira, they were critical, but overall they have supported him. His support from the more crazed wing shows in the tremendous war chest he has accumulated for the upcoming election. Aside from the sports and gambling wings (is there really a difference?), I cannot discern any particular wing that supports him. The mainstream, however, is extremely worried. This is reflected in the in-depth criticisms of him seen in the journal of the Council on Foreign Relations - "Foreign Policy" - as well as the even harsher criticisms of him by former top Republican strategists like Max Boot and George Conway III (husband of Trump representative Kellyanne Conway), as well as in the editorials of the NY Times and the Washington Post. We also see it in the number of top generals who cycled through the Trump administration. I think these military tops are in very close contact with the tops of the capitalist class. It is a symptom of the crisis of US capitalism that they cannot as strongly influence the consciousness of masses of workers anymore and, despite their opposition to Trump, he may still get reelected. John Reimann -- *“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
