Read Jean Baudrillard Fragments and Cool Memories about the way the Left abandoned the working-class in France and Europe. By the same token the Democrats have abandoned the working-class and the rural population to their fate; in fact, their leaders (together with the Republican plutocrats) have been instrumental in letting neo-liberal capitalism destroy the manufacturing dimension of rural America and the Mid-West. If one drives through rural America, one can witness the ambient poverty, de-culturation, and disarray of its people suffering from depression and addiction, marginalization and resentment... Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico are full of little towns with boarded shops and a lot of derelict trailers and housing, without doctors, schools, or post-offices: the 'nomanland' of Captial. Hilary's "deplorables" got even!!! They sold their souls to the devil in the process.
Now where is the re-construction work that the Democrats must do, or better the grass-root movement/ecologist movement which has to grow beyond its roots by expanding its rhizomes horizontally and shoot up some trees too? Where is the wo/man who can take on Vance in 2028?
The death-drive (always present in a society) has now been hijacked by the oligarchs and the Grand-Jester-General. It is going to be hard to dis-arm its lethal potential. Let's hope that the economic crisis and inflation D.T. is preparing with his insane tariff-wars and economic protectionism will force the people who voted for him to finally awaken and realize what they did. As usual, Ms. Wallace your analyses are on target and also witty!!!
Well, Kathleen, guess what I'm called back here in the Upper Midwest? Same as you. Cassandra. Funny (also) that CP identifies you as writing "out from the Midwest." Like, "out where they still don't have broadband?" Anyway, I hope you'll allow me to be hopeful for just one second. It's true that blatantly fascistic billionaires are shredding the government, but at least they're blatant. I much prefer that to the double-taking DNC we've had to endure for decades and that I blame 100% for abandoning the majority of Americans—i.e., those who are not rich and don't care to be as long as they can have a decent life. The DEI and USAID revelations are stunning and long overdue. Neither the public nor the private sector should be spending my tax dollars ensuring that I'm not a bigot. I can go to church if I need help with that. Suffice to say, I don't. And I'm sick of being called a racist because I'm not that either, at least to the extent that I've always supported fairness including reparations for the harm my ancestors may have done. Much more to the point, in my view, is the carnage going on right now, thanks to the U.S., in Ukraine and Gaza, and the prospect, thanks to Trump, that's now in sight for an end to both these conflicts that were not just paid for but planned by the CIA and the Pentagon for the purpose of securing and/or handing over other nations' natural resources to Western transnationals. I do not support either the DNC or the GOP. I do support BRICS. We've run out of credibility; our fake effort to "spread democracy" at the point of a gun has been exposed. The rest of the world is sick of our shit. That that so many nations are determined to work as a bloc to topple the global hegemon is pretty much the only ray of light at the end of this long tunnel we've been driving through (as you so beautifully describe it) seemingly without headlights for decades. We just hit the inevitable BRICS wall. If we decide to rebuild our failed democracy, maybe this time we'll let other nations to decide how they wish to be governed and promote our values by example, as most of the Founders hoped we would, instead of through violence.
We have similar views... there are scores of posts expressing mine in one of my substacks.(This One, the other is my second novel serialized. Both are free) ... that suggest there is no hope for the country until the Democrats depart the scene forever, to be replaced by a party that represents the people, and that is anti-war and anti-genocide and anti-FIRE sector... The Democrats must vanish if we wish to even think about saving USA-America. This example is my take on the Anti-Free Speech Democrat John Kerry. picked at random from the archive.
City abortion funding saves city school tax, so much so that cities can then fund country abortions as well, all without answering to country voters.
In this way, my guess is that 10 cities can cover the USA and 25 can cover the world, coordinating via the World Council of Mayors and ignoring state and national governments completely. Think globally act locally.
Israel is defending Middle Eastern abortion rights through annexation, hopefully in Gaza, the West Bank and greater Golan as to Golan and Kashmir. Palestine solidarity is blatantly anti-choice.
I only read so far in then stopped. For I am one of those whose rear view mirror extends all the way back to the days of colonialism here in these lands, when the genocide of indigenous cultures and the onset of Manifest Destiny took place. These lands do not even belong to “us.” The continual crimes from a government, in league with profiteers, with the ability to kill and plunder without retribution, for me, means that until these crimes are stopped, acknowledged, and made just; all the myths and lies will eventually lead to downfall. Not enough people will ever come to this same conclusion to make things right. Too much self interest, too much belief in a system that was never intended to be what all the pretty words declare this nation to be. You cannot plant seeds with selfish intention and expect your fruit to flourish. Too much poison, too much rot, and what surfaces is not something I will ever believe in or follow. I remain an outlier until a revolution of the hearts and minds of people in vast numbers begins to take place. I recognize that that is what many on these sites desire, but our propensity to write about and discuss these things will not lead to such an outcome. To quote the Warden in Shawshank Redemotion, they “are like a fart in the wind.” It will take more than words, though not being an activist, I will just try to survive and find some semblance of joy before I die, or before we all die. I am an antagonist who believe we are a failed species who do not deserve the beautiful Planet we were gifted. Deserving such a gem would require proper stewardship, and we have failed miserably at that. Good riddance humans, the Earth will thrive without our deadly presence.
Recently somebody, most likely a Democrat, quoted Obama's "Elections have consequences". What they seemed to imply was: if you were stupid enough to vote for Trump, now you've got what you deserve. The real consequences, however, should be some deep introspection on the part of the losers as to what they did wrong, and have been doing wrong for some time now, and how to change going forward. Unfortunately, introspection, self-criticism and responsibility are nowhere to be found either in government or in society at large. What is too painful to own up to, you blame on someone else and indulge in self-pity. While looking in the rearview mirror now and then is a smart practice, people really need not only to keep their eyes on the road but to have a darn good idea of where the hell they're going.
The first two sentences of your piece brought to mind a Chinese proverb that featured in the highly system-critical documentary, ‘What a Way to Go: life at the end of empire’, which has become something of a cult classic among highly system-critical people: “If we don’t change our direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed.”
Once again you speak truth to power or lack thereof from Democratic leadership. Has been gnawing on my psyche since the 90's how Dems pissed on the working class, compromised too much on quality of life, water, and air issues, and caved in to corporate interests at the expense of progress. I'll never forgive what Hillary did to Bernie.
This is a brilliantly written analysis of how the Democratic Party has failed us. Right now we are marching rapidly towards fascism. Many of us have done all we can to prevent this. My advice to the Democratic Party is to do absolutely nothing to aid the fascistic Republican majority so they can take 100% responsibility for the harm being perpetrated by this lawless Administration. I will continue to speak out and protect the vulnerable in my community.
Read Jean Baudrillard Fragments and Cool Memories about the way the Left abandoned the working-class in France and Europe. By the same token the Democrats have abandoned the working-class and the rural population to their fate; in fact, their leaders (together with the Republican plutocrats) have been instrumental in letting neo-liberal capitalism destroy the manufacturing dimension of rural America and the Mid-West. If one drives through rural America, one can witness the ambient poverty, de-culturation, and disarray of its people suffering from depression and addiction, marginalization and resentment... Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico are full of little towns with boarded shops and a lot of derelict trailers and housing, without doctors, schools, or post-offices: the 'nomanland' of Captial. Hilary's "deplorables" got even!!! They sold their souls to the devil in the process.
Now where is the re-construction work that the Democrats must do, or better the grass-root movement/ecologist movement which has to grow beyond its roots by expanding its rhizomes horizontally and shoot up some trees too? Where is the wo/man who can take on Vance in 2028?
The death-drive (always present in a society) has now been hijacked by the oligarchs and the Grand-Jester-General. It is going to be hard to dis-arm its lethal potential. Let's hope that the economic crisis and inflation D.T. is preparing with his insane tariff-wars and economic protectionism will force the people who voted for him to finally awaken and realize what they did. As usual, Ms. Wallace your analyses are on target and also witty!!!
Well, Kathleen, guess what I'm called back here in the Upper Midwest? Same as you. Cassandra. Funny (also) that CP identifies you as writing "out from the Midwest." Like, "out where they still don't have broadband?" Anyway, I hope you'll allow me to be hopeful for just one second. It's true that blatantly fascistic billionaires are shredding the government, but at least they're blatant. I much prefer that to the double-taking DNC we've had to endure for decades and that I blame 100% for abandoning the majority of Americans—i.e., those who are not rich and don't care to be as long as they can have a decent life. The DEI and USAID revelations are stunning and long overdue. Neither the public nor the private sector should be spending my tax dollars ensuring that I'm not a bigot. I can go to church if I need help with that. Suffice to say, I don't. And I'm sick of being called a racist because I'm not that either, at least to the extent that I've always supported fairness including reparations for the harm my ancestors may have done. Much more to the point, in my view, is the carnage going on right now, thanks to the U.S., in Ukraine and Gaza, and the prospect, thanks to Trump, that's now in sight for an end to both these conflicts that were not just paid for but planned by the CIA and the Pentagon for the purpose of securing and/or handing over other nations' natural resources to Western transnationals. I do not support either the DNC or the GOP. I do support BRICS. We've run out of credibility; our fake effort to "spread democracy" at the point of a gun has been exposed. The rest of the world is sick of our shit. That that so many nations are determined to work as a bloc to topple the global hegemon is pretty much the only ray of light at the end of this long tunnel we've been driving through (as you so beautifully describe it) seemingly without headlights for decades. We just hit the inevitable BRICS wall. If we decide to rebuild our failed democracy, maybe this time we'll let other nations to decide how they wish to be governed and promote our values by example, as most of the Founders hoped we would, instead of through violence.
I have two substacks, both are free... one is a serialization of my 2nd novel. the other is thoughts and essays and music. Video embeds... etc.
An all inclusive examination of our history. https://open.substack.com/pub/heininger/p/a-legacy-of-deceit-the-historical?r=16lm0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
We have similar views... there are scores of posts expressing mine in one of my substacks.(This One, the other is my second novel serialized. Both are free) ... that suggest there is no hope for the country until the Democrats depart the scene forever, to be replaced by a party that represents the people, and that is anti-war and anti-genocide and anti-FIRE sector... The Democrats must vanish if we wish to even think about saving USA-America. This example is my take on the Anti-Free Speech Democrat John Kerry. picked at random from the archive.
https://open.substack.com/pub/heininger/p/living-in-a-loathsome-land-dispatches?r=16lm0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
City abortion funding saves city school tax, so much so that cities can then fund country abortions as well, all without answering to country voters.
In this way, my guess is that 10 cities can cover the USA and 25 can cover the world, coordinating via the World Council of Mayors and ignoring state and national governments completely. Think globally act locally.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4992336894196490
Israel is defending Middle Eastern abortion rights through annexation, hopefully in Gaza, the West Bank and greater Golan as to Golan and Kashmir. Palestine solidarity is blatantly anti-choice.
I only read so far in then stopped. For I am one of those whose rear view mirror extends all the way back to the days of colonialism here in these lands, when the genocide of indigenous cultures and the onset of Manifest Destiny took place. These lands do not even belong to “us.” The continual crimes from a government, in league with profiteers, with the ability to kill and plunder without retribution, for me, means that until these crimes are stopped, acknowledged, and made just; all the myths and lies will eventually lead to downfall. Not enough people will ever come to this same conclusion to make things right. Too much self interest, too much belief in a system that was never intended to be what all the pretty words declare this nation to be. You cannot plant seeds with selfish intention and expect your fruit to flourish. Too much poison, too much rot, and what surfaces is not something I will ever believe in or follow. I remain an outlier until a revolution of the hearts and minds of people in vast numbers begins to take place. I recognize that that is what many on these sites desire, but our propensity to write about and discuss these things will not lead to such an outcome. To quote the Warden in Shawshank Redemotion, they “are like a fart in the wind.” It will take more than words, though not being an activist, I will just try to survive and find some semblance of joy before I die, or before we all die. I am an antagonist who believe we are a failed species who do not deserve the beautiful Planet we were gifted. Deserving such a gem would require proper stewardship, and we have failed miserably at that. Good riddance humans, the Earth will thrive without our deadly presence.
You will appreciate this. It is all inclusive from the pilgrims forward.. Our history. I made it for myself and then decided to share it as substack post sometime back. https://open.substack.com/pub/heininger/p/a-legacy-of-deceit-the-historical?r=16lm0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Recently somebody, most likely a Democrat, quoted Obama's "Elections have consequences". What they seemed to imply was: if you were stupid enough to vote for Trump, now you've got what you deserve. The real consequences, however, should be some deep introspection on the part of the losers as to what they did wrong, and have been doing wrong for some time now, and how to change going forward. Unfortunately, introspection, self-criticism and responsibility are nowhere to be found either in government or in society at large. What is too painful to own up to, you blame on someone else and indulge in self-pity. While looking in the rearview mirror now and then is a smart practice, people really need not only to keep their eyes on the road but to have a darn good idea of where the hell they're going.
Thank you for expressing every thought I have had in this moment but didn’t have ability to express.
The first two sentences of your piece brought to mind a Chinese proverb that featured in the highly system-critical documentary, ‘What a Way to Go: life at the end of empire’, which has become something of a cult classic among highly system-critical people: “If we don’t change our direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed.”
Aristotle had it right; tyranny or revolution. We are at that juncture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EDKRGkgLsI
Once again you speak truth to power or lack thereof from Democratic leadership. Has been gnawing on my psyche since the 90's how Dems pissed on the working class, compromised too much on quality of life, water, and air issues, and caved in to corporate interests at the expense of progress. I'll never forgive what Hillary did to Bernie.
Well-written, and perfectly said!
Thjank you so much Kathleen. It us si good to see someone so logically put a good part of the blame on the Dumbcrats where it so rightly belongs.
This is a brilliantly written analysis of how the Democratic Party has failed us. Right now we are marching rapidly towards fascism. Many of us have done all we can to prevent this. My advice to the Democratic Party is to do absolutely nothing to aid the fascistic Republican majority so they can take 100% responsibility for the harm being perpetrated by this lawless Administration. I will continue to speak out and protect the vulnerable in my community.
TheDems are doing nothing at all. As usual.
Actually, they are sending out fund raising texts.