Too much of the discussion around whether or not to vote for Biden revolves around the political positions of the two candidates. Rather, I think we should focus on the consequences if one or the other wins.
The main difference is that if Trump gets back in, it will be a huge boost in confidence for the ultra-right, including the outright fascists. Not only that, but it will greatly strengthen Trump's bonapartist tendencies. Some point out that these same claims have been made about previous Republicans and they have always been proven false. That reminds me of the story of the boy who cried "wolf!" The point of that story is that ultimately the wolf DID come. I know some claim that the US is not and never has been a "democracy". This can only mean that the US capitalist class has always ruled through bonapartism (unless those who make that claim think we've been living under fascism). I think these claims actually demonstrate illusions in capitalist (bourgeois) democracy. Of course this form of capitalist rule is necessarily always filled with lies and repression. But it is different from bonapartism. If the capitalist rule in the US is not through the "democratic" form, then where has it ever been? John -- *“Science and socialism go hand-in-hand.” *Felicity Dowling Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1991): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/1991 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/77153511/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
