agree with Dennis completely --- the only "good" news is that TRUMP''s success has FORCED the Dems to abandon neoliberalism --- If it hadn't been for Manchin, the entire Build Back Better Bill might have passed with is basically Bernie's domestic program ...
The Democratic Party establishment having experienced a "near death" experience during Trump's first two years have been willing to "accommodate" (somewhat, I'm not going whole hog here) the progressive wing of the Democratic Party --- If Harris wins, it will be VERY INTERESTING to see the content of her economic program --- Obviously, the campaign is somewhat ridiculous (the flag, patriotism, militarism --- mixed with acceptance of the multi-cultural, multi-racial nature of the US melting pot --- actually best to call it a fruit salad! --- the good and the bad all mixed together) but the PRO act and the John Lewis voting rights act -- and if the DEMS get the SEnate, no more filibuster -- all of these are positive (admittedly baby) steps. The last time the American left "scared" the politicians was with the POPULIST PARTY before 1896 --- (before Southern Populists when all in for Jim Crow) --- WELL - maybe Gene Debs' Socialist Party before WW I as well ---- and the "movement" did scare the ruling class in the 1960s which gave us the Powelll Memo etc.) --- who knows if there will be upsurges in the near future or not --- as climate reality sets in, the tendency towards authoritarianism might take hold completely --- but maybe there will be some serious democratic upsurges --- we can only hope. On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 10:49 AM Dennis Brasky via groups.io <dmozart1756= [email protected]> wrote: > > https://jacobin.com/2024/08/trump-workers-trade-populism-rhetoric > > My 2 cents - After long supporting Democrats since The New Deal era, many > working class people were devastated by the policies of "New Democrats" > such the Clintons, Obama, Biden and others who formed the Democratic > Leadership Council (DLC). These policies sucked many jobs from one or two > industry towns in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. > These towns dried up and those who had finished or almost finished paying > off their home mortgages were trapped - the value of their homes (most of > their wealth) had dropped precipitously - where could they go? Jesse > Jackson labeled them "Democrats for the Leisure Class." He was right but > was never willing to take the next logical step and leave the party. Many > of these victims of neoliberalism either stopped voting or were willing to > take a chance out of desperation, on Trump. For them, he was "the lesser > evil." The Left failed to be the real alternative - and are still failing! > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31821): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31821 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/108104997/21656 -=-=- 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
