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Trump victory: A kick in the teeth for the establishment (www.marxist.ca)

submitted 8 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Everywhere you look, in all countries, there’s a burning hatred of the rich and powerful: the bankers, Wall Street, and the establishment in general. This hatred was cleverly exploited by Donald Trump. And this has appalled the serious representatives of capital.

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That indicates at most he knows how to lie and say what people want to hear better than the candidates of the Democratic party do.

It's not a "kick in the teeth for the establishment". It is very much in line with the status-quo of American politics.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I think the distinction is between liberalism (the status quo) and fascism (the kick in the teeth).