Joe Biden can't remember how to tie his shoe (but he can still reflexively and enthusiastically lie), and Trump is a psychological mutation that shames our entire species. These are the candidates to lead our country that are absolutely A-OK with the scrofulous capitalist imperialist ruling class that does not care one tiny twitch of a fuck what happens to anyone as long as they are getting an increasing return on their investments. The only answer to "Revolution anyone?" is YES. Put your boots on people, you don't want to get stuck wearing those cute flip flops when the shit hits the fan.
Seriously!!!,,,what does it say about a nation that can't or won't come up with anyone but a worn-out, fully compromised, (by a foreign lobby, AIPAC) "career politician" or a career criminal, with 92 indictments against him, for the presidency?? WTF!!!? If this doesn't call for a revolution, I don't know what would.
One thing is for sure... we don't have to wonder what a democracy gone wrong would look like. (!) We can vote, but not for anyone remotely honest who stands a chance of getting elected. In that one fundamental and basic way, the democracy is totally broken. Your vote is for shit when all you are voting for is to continue grossly mismanaging human affairs. 40% of the public doesn't have even $1,000 on hand for an emergency - and that does not begin to describe how much worse off many others are - yet enormously profitable industries exist for the purpose of public deception - PR, advertising, marketing, media. School fills your head with propaganda and selects for "hard working," "right thinking" conformity from the time you're 4 years old. (Hey, maybe the economy could be totally fixed if we all just got jobs lying?) People are mixed up with lies and truths and myths about Horatio Alger and "freedom," intermingled in an astoundingly confused world view that was mostly imposed on them and that they never break free of. It is impossible for the electable candidates not to lie or obfuscate about numerous important issues, or to simply ignore things in need of honest attention and serious policy adjustment (or creation) as if they didn't exist at all. Addressing actual problems ordinary citizens face in an honest and constructive way that would benefit the majority of people would be way too complicated a task when the idea is to keep the bullshit stories simple, for greater effect. Just keep the public focused on two or three big bugaboo issues they can "vote on." Invasion of illegal humans coming to take what's yours, bad scary words like "socialism," guns, abortion, staying "safe," creating "opportunity," blue vs. red, etc. All bullshit or binary issues where both sides can never get their way. No compromise or consensus is ever suggested or considered, because these issues, almost all based on lies, manufactured fears, and insane exaggerations, are the fodder for ginning up votes. The situation is possibly fixable, but not without making entirely different choices about how to conduct a society. Many other options are workable beyond the "deceptocracy" we have now.
It seems, to me at least, that you described not only the "total failure of the political system" but as well, the conditions which scream for a revolution.
Yes I do think fundamentally that capitalism is inherently anti democratic. Capitalism and the corruption and "pay to play" mentality it imposes on the world seems to me like it needs to get out of the way permanently. So, whatever it takes to move beyond capitalism. I don't have a dogmatic position on revolution as the only possible solution, but most days I confess I would like to see one. (!)
"Revolution anyone"? asks Paul. Well. one thing is for sure.And that i violent revolution would be put down with this massive terminal force that even the idea of revolt would fade. Could nonviolent revolution succeed? It could , but the economic and political damage would be so intense as to bring the American empire to its knees .
The point keeps arising about how Trump, in all of his 91 felony charges, was not once charged with insurrection, locally or federally. Well, I don't think that is just an oversight of the special prosecutor. I am quite sure, according to expositions read last year, that Smith and his team did consider this and carefully decided not to include that charge. I don't remember exactly why, but it may have something to do with the great difficulty they saw in generating a solid proof of this in a timely way even with the House investigation and all that that offered. I don't think it is a matter of negligence or forgetfulness.
Have you read the House January 6 Committee reports execu summary though? They lay out point by point an attempted insurrection, essentially. It was handed to Garland on a platter with a recommendation for prosecution for insurrection.
I did take a look at such a summary but found lots of quotes and comments. There wasn't a table of contents or index. So I didn't find what you mentioned in a neat list. I think the Dems are so afraid of doing something which could be termed "bias," that they've bent over backwards to give the ex-POTUS every break that no "normal" defendant in similar circumstances would ever hope to get. Then there are the judges who do the same. Then he's got just as ruthless a legal team getting millions of dollars in fees. (Will he ever pay that 83 million in penalties? Actually I thought that settlement sum was way exaggerated and should have been reduced.)
I think your writing on what the outcome will be is accurate, although it is all quite unprecedented. However, I have not as yet heard Palin's 2nd amendment solution mentioned.
The presidency is decided by 270 Electoral College votes, not +5% of the popular vote. Biden has to win PA, even if he squeaks by with 5000 votes. Then another state for good measure, apart from those reliably blue. I don't think we're going to organize a proletarian revolution before November, and you're smart enough to see that, too. So find the tactics that will get us the 270 in the next 7 months. If we lose that, then you may have a point.
Because of how the EC overrepresents the red states, it is explained by those who crunch the numbers on this, the Dem candidate effectively has to win the national popular vote by 4-5 points to prevail. A lot can of course happen in the next nine months but things are looking bad for Genocide Joe getting another four years. In other news, the legal system is not coming to the rescue
Hillary exceeded Trump in the popular vote, 62,984,828 for Trump, 65,853,514 for HRC. Neither had a majority, Trump's 46.1 % to HRC's 48.2%. or 2.1% edge for HRC, not your 5% But in Trump's getting 270, he only needed about 60,000 votes divided in three states. You're right, maybe, that had HRC got 51% over the popular vote, it may have give her the additional 20,000 or so bigger margin needed in three states. Or you may be wrong, we can only speculate. She may have gotten bigger margins unevenly, in states where they were not needed.
But my point is it would be wise to reassign GOTV workers from NYC or Chicago, to move to PA or Michigan for a few months. The margins there matter much more than elsewhere. A deeper point is to get better at training our cadre in educating the vote, GOTV, counting the vote, securing the vote, and after the vote, consolidating the best of voters to our party-building, are much need skills. We know how to do street actions well. But we are weak in these areas. My point? Correct the weakness, along with making use of strong points as needed.
Since no one can foresee what things will look like in Nov., I perhaps optimistically, recognize the wisdom of Brother Cornell West when he accurately states 9 months is a long time. Many of the assumptions espoused may be a bit premature. As a famous revolutionary realized there are weeks where decades can happen....
I think what the author may have meant here is that it would take 4-5% of a plurality of popular votes for Biden to be able to generate those necessary 270 electoral votes. Whether he can or not is anybody's guess, and whether even that would be enough is another guess. Right now, I would be amazed but not surprised if perp Trump never spent a day in jail or prison. He really seems to be another Teflon Don.
Joe Biden can't remember how to tie his shoe (but he can still reflexively and enthusiastically lie), and Trump is a psychological mutation that shames our entire species. These are the candidates to lead our country that are absolutely A-OK with the scrofulous capitalist imperialist ruling class that does not care one tiny twitch of a fuck what happens to anyone as long as they are getting an increasing return on their investments. The only answer to "Revolution anyone?" is YES. Put your boots on people, you don't want to get stuck wearing those cute flip flops when the shit hits the fan.
Seriously!!!,,,what does it say about a nation that can't or won't come up with anyone but a worn-out, fully compromised, (by a foreign lobby, AIPAC) "career politician" or a career criminal, with 92 indictments against him, for the presidency?? WTF!!!? If this doesn't call for a revolution, I don't know what would.
One thing is for sure... we don't have to wonder what a democracy gone wrong would look like. (!) We can vote, but not for anyone remotely honest who stands a chance of getting elected. In that one fundamental and basic way, the democracy is totally broken. Your vote is for shit when all you are voting for is to continue grossly mismanaging human affairs. 40% of the public doesn't have even $1,000 on hand for an emergency - and that does not begin to describe how much worse off many others are - yet enormously profitable industries exist for the purpose of public deception - PR, advertising, marketing, media. School fills your head with propaganda and selects for "hard working," "right thinking" conformity from the time you're 4 years old. (Hey, maybe the economy could be totally fixed if we all just got jobs lying?) People are mixed up with lies and truths and myths about Horatio Alger and "freedom," intermingled in an astoundingly confused world view that was mostly imposed on them and that they never break free of. It is impossible for the electable candidates not to lie or obfuscate about numerous important issues, or to simply ignore things in need of honest attention and serious policy adjustment (or creation) as if they didn't exist at all. Addressing actual problems ordinary citizens face in an honest and constructive way that would benefit the majority of people would be way too complicated a task when the idea is to keep the bullshit stories simple, for greater effect. Just keep the public focused on two or three big bugaboo issues they can "vote on." Invasion of illegal humans coming to take what's yours, bad scary words like "socialism," guns, abortion, staying "safe," creating "opportunity," blue vs. red, etc. All bullshit or binary issues where both sides can never get their way. No compromise or consensus is ever suggested or considered, because these issues, almost all based on lies, manufactured fears, and insane exaggerations, are the fodder for ginning up votes. The situation is possibly fixable, but not without making entirely different choices about how to conduct a society. Many other options are workable beyond the "deceptocracy" we have now.
Well presented but just short of what it seems to suggest, in my view.
Curious as to what it seems to suggest? Total failure of the political system? Or maybe time to get out in the streets?
It seems, to me at least, that you described not only the "total failure of the political system" but as well, the conditions which scream for a revolution.
Yes I do think fundamentally that capitalism is inherently anti democratic. Capitalism and the corruption and "pay to play" mentality it imposes on the world seems to me like it needs to get out of the way permanently. So, whatever it takes to move beyond capitalism. I don't have a dogmatic position on revolution as the only possible solution, but most days I confess I would like to see one. (!)
👍....brilliant analysis, as always. NAZIS R US.....
"Revolution anyone"? asks Paul. Well. one thing is for sure.And that i violent revolution would be put down with this massive terminal force that even the idea of revolt would fade. Could nonviolent revolution succeed? It could , but the economic and political damage would be so intense as to bring the American empire to its knees .
The point keeps arising about how Trump, in all of his 91 felony charges, was not once charged with insurrection, locally or federally. Well, I don't think that is just an oversight of the special prosecutor. I am quite sure, according to expositions read last year, that Smith and his team did consider this and carefully decided not to include that charge. I don't remember exactly why, but it may have something to do with the great difficulty they saw in generating a solid proof of this in a timely way even with the House investigation and all that that offered. I don't think it is a matter of negligence or forgetfulness.
Have you read the House January 6 Committee reports execu summary though? They lay out point by point an attempted insurrection, essentially. It was handed to Garland on a platter with a recommendation for prosecution for insurrection.
I did take a look at such a summary but found lots of quotes and comments. There wasn't a table of contents or index. So I didn't find what you mentioned in a neat list. I think the Dems are so afraid of doing something which could be termed "bias," that they've bent over backwards to give the ex-POTUS every break that no "normal" defendant in similar circumstances would ever hope to get. Then there are the judges who do the same. Then he's got just as ruthless a legal team getting millions of dollars in fees. (Will he ever pay that 83 million in penalties? Actually I thought that settlement sum was way exaggerated and should have been reduced.)
I think your writing on what the outcome will be is accurate, although it is all quite unprecedented. However, I have not as yet heard Palin's 2nd amendment solution mentioned.
What....me worry.
The presidency is decided by 270 Electoral College votes, not +5% of the popular vote. Biden has to win PA, even if he squeaks by with 5000 votes. Then another state for good measure, apart from those reliably blue. I don't think we're going to organize a proletarian revolution before November, and you're smart enough to see that, too. So find the tactics that will get us the 270 in the next 7 months. If we lose that, then you may have a point.
Because of how the EC overrepresents the red states, it is explained by those who crunch the numbers on this, the Dem candidate effectively has to win the national popular vote by 4-5 points to prevail. A lot can of course happen in the next nine months but things are looking bad for Genocide Joe getting another four years. In other news, the legal system is not coming to the rescue
Hillary exceeded Trump in the popular vote, 62,984,828 for Trump, 65,853,514 for HRC. Neither had a majority, Trump's 46.1 % to HRC's 48.2%. or 2.1% edge for HRC, not your 5% But in Trump's getting 270, he only needed about 60,000 votes divided in three states. You're right, maybe, that had HRC got 51% over the popular vote, it may have give her the additional 20,000 or so bigger margin needed in three states. Or you may be wrong, we can only speculate. She may have gotten bigger margins unevenly, in states where they were not needed.
But my point is it would be wise to reassign GOTV workers from NYC or Chicago, to move to PA or Michigan for a few months. The margins there matter much more than elsewhere. A deeper point is to get better at training our cadre in educating the vote, GOTV, counting the vote, securing the vote, and after the vote, consolidating the best of voters to our party-building, are much need skills. We know how to do street actions well. But we are weak in these areas. My point? Correct the weakness, along with making use of strong points as needed.
Since no one can foresee what things will look like in Nov., I perhaps optimistically, recognize the wisdom of Brother Cornell West when he accurately states 9 months is a long time. Many of the assumptions espoused may be a bit premature. As a famous revolutionary realized there are weeks where decades can happen....
I think what the author may have meant here is that it would take 4-5% of a plurality of popular votes for Biden to be able to generate those necessary 270 electoral votes. Whether he can or not is anybody's guess, and whether even that would be enough is another guess. Right now, I would be amazed but not surprised if perp Trump never spent a day in jail or prison. He really seems to be another Teflon Don.
It's gonna be Weekend At Bernie's with Biden, or Rambo: Last Blood with Trump. A dilemma indeed.
Methinks you speak for a great portion of the population on the no-confidence/faith in our so-called justice system!