Best comment is "I think you mean Neoliberalism."

Worst is "Anyone who says the US is being an idiot"

  • iridaniotter [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    lol this is mostly just a classic dictatorship of the bourgeoisie

    regime has no consistent political ideology like fascism or communism,ruling elite is solely interested in keeping themselves in power for as long as possible regardless of what happens to everyone else (if being far right will keep them in power they will do it. If being far left will,they will do that too. Only power matters.)

    What having no class analysis does to a mf. Ideology is simply how class interests manifest. The only reason your ruling class would not appear to have an ideology is because their ideology is already hegemonic and unchallenged. And this ruling class cannot simply "be far left" to stay in power if they had to. Government officials are either explicit members of the ruling class (in America, we have plenty of capitalists in congress) or representatives of the ruling class that stand to gain something (bribes lobbying & future well-paying easy job opportunities). The far left wants to abolish private property, money, etc. It is completely anathema to the ruling class. This person probably thinks far-left means a basic income lol.