Chris Hedges shares his views on the current political conditions in the USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EDKRGkgLsI
Opening talking points
- American economic decline started with Carter’s policies
- Democracy in the USA does not exist. The Unaparty rules.
- 2024 election was a battle between Corporatists (Democrats) and Oligarchs (Republicans)
- Corporatists want stability (eg trade agreements), Oligarchs desire chaos (eg deconstructing the administrative state – because it’s Rentier capitalism [rent seeking – eg toll booths like Amazon, Netflix])
- The Oligarchs won. Aristotle said the end result of Oligarchy is either tyranny or revolution...
Gets really interesting when they start talking about the fascist Christian right’s (ie which is not genuinely Christian) worldview of magical thinking…
And much more.
The solution? Destruction of the current system and the ruling class through mass action – disruption of economic, social and political life. Militant labor movements to shut the rulers down.
Likelihood of success? Marginal.