I didn't read this as an apologia for the Democrats. The phrase Trumpocene is a reference to this ugly political era, minus the wave of wonderful pro-Palestine protests!
Dennis On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 3:31 AM John Edmundson via groups.io <[email protected]> wrote: > The Trumpocene??? Does this guy realise it's a Democratic Presidency. He > had one term (and yes, he will probably get another). But he's not in power > now while this stuff is happening. He can't just blame Trump for everything. > > Comradely, > John > > On Sat, 11 May 2024, 01:50 Dennis Brasky via groups.io, <dmozart1756= > [email protected]> wrote: > >> You know who has good reason to fear for their safety? People, many of >>> them Jews, getting pummeled by cops and fascists. People getting >>> high-powered rifles aimed at them from rooftops by agents of the state told >>> to be ready to shoot.... >>> >>> >>> >>> Angry kids setting up tents on university quads, taking over >>> administration buildings, cops dragging them away: The more energy we spend >>> on baby boomer games of compare and contrast, the less we can understand >>> how, this time, the response to students protesting Israel’s war on Gaza >>> has taken shape as a pure product of the interlocking derangements of the >>> Trumpocene. I’m trying desperately here to start *that* conversation, >>> because what we’re witness to now has the potential to make Kent State on >>> May 4, 1970, seem like a spring picnic. >>> >>> https://portside.org/2024-05-09/new-anti-antisemitism >>> >>> >>> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30297): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30297 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106020934/21656 -=-=- 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. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
