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Yesterday’s “debate” may have broken some brains.
Vacuous statements, like ‘we got what we deserve’ not only hollow out any systemic understanding of *how* & *why* we got here, they also insinuate blame on the people with the least power.
Stop that shit.
Vacuous statements, like ‘we got what we deserve’ not only hollow out any systemic understanding of *how* & *why* we got here, they also insinuate blame on the people with the least power.
Stop that shit.
Lost in the MSM’s post-debate conversation is the fact that this debate was NOT an aberration from a normally engaging, meaningful & participatory democratic political process – but rather a logical extension of consolidation of power by corporations & the 1% for over 40 years.
And since both political parties first & foremost represent the interests of corporations & the 1%, virtually nothing of substance could be offered by either party.
Mudslinging about taxes, but neither candidate could talk about how BOTH parties have cut taxes & increased tax loopholes for the wealthy for over 40 years! Any substantive talk about how both parties contributed to extreme wealth inequality – off-limits.
Posturing on ‘law & order,’ but neither candidate can state the most obvious fact: corporations & the 1% are *the most* lawless among us.
See this thread for many examples of how the “justice” system systemically targets people of color & the poor: https://twitter.com/ArashKolahi/status/1298384188261842944
See this thread for many examples of how the “justice” system systemically targets people of color & the poor: https://twitter.com/ArashKolahi/status/1298384188261842944
The segment on race was not about proactive anti-racist dismantling of institutional racism – but rather the entire spectrum was between overt white supremacy on one side & a softer, more subtle institutional racism on the other.
The discussion on climate was a joke. No talk about how capitalism inherently & systematically destroys the environment nor the systemic changes necessary to save our planet & ourselves.
Again, anything that might make corporations unhappy is ‘off the table’ by both parties.
Again, anything that might make corporations unhappy is ‘off the table’ by both parties.
Virtually any policy that is *widely supported* by the population, but that is at odds with the interests of corporations & the 1% is (and has been) automatically ‘off the table’ by BOTH parties. https://twitter.com/ArashKolahi/status/1283648404598386688
And that is the path paved by BOTH corporate parties: pervasive alienation, feelings of powerlessness, and continuously increasing authoritarianism... that have led us to this moment https://twitter.com/ArashKolahi/status/1294322016086941699
‘We got what we deserve’ gets it wrong.
The corporate/state nexus has been consolidating power for over 40 years, aided by both of their political parties & the corporate media.
It’s been a one-sided war against the powerless by the powerful & the powerless don't deserve this.
The corporate/state nexus has been consolidating power for over 40 years, aided by both of their political parties & the corporate media.
It’s been a one-sided war against the powerless by the powerful & the powerless don't deserve this.
