Don Jr.? Ivanka? Matt Gaetz? Q Shaman?

  • Not_irony [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    It'll be dozens of tiny fractions for a while, and then the true new figure will emerge in a few years. There wasn't a true successor to Obama for the libs, either. Pete, Beto, Harris, Biden, etc, all are a tiny fraction of his following

      • Not_irony [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That was intended by obama and the political class, but she never had his following as a personality cult leader. Not even close

    • PhaseFour [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Also, the faction that gets mass support will be the one which demonstrates itself most capable of addressing their material interests.

      Trump became so popular because he was a negation of globalism, a primary characteristic of capitalist development under neoliberalism. This is seen through his anti-China, anti-trade deal, anti-immigration policies.

      However, it was not a negation of capitalism itself. Therefore, it was ripe for opportunism and reaction.

      The faction supported by the masses must both:

      1. present itself as a real political force.
      2. brand itself as a negation of capitalist development.

      The only pro-capitalist negation left is fascism, explicitly motivated by the Jewish conspiracy. But this is not inevitable. We are historical actors. We can provide them socialism instead.

      There wasn’t a true successor to Obama for the libs, either. Pete, Beto, Harris, Biden, etc, all are a tiny fraction of his following

      I'd include Bernie here, too

      Bernie was the faction that most clearly articulated a path forward. He was a negation of the capitalist influence in bourgeois elections, another characteristic of capitalist development. Therefore, he received the most mass support.

      • Not_irony [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I’d include Bernie here, too

        Good points all around. Yeah, bernie was the best lib, but a lib non the less