It is full of votes in favor of the middle/lower classes.
I wouldn’t call it full of them, but this statement is in essence true. However, they don’t go nearly far enough. The Democrats promise bandaids as the country is dragged towards late stage capitalism hell by the ultra rich, and then they apply some of those bandaids as the country is—predictably—dragged toeards late stage capitalism hell by the ultra rich. The Republicans promise to end that and finally Make America Great Again. This strikes close to home because things have been getting worse for the majority of people for the last four decades, so when someone tells them that’s the cultural Marxists’ fault and if we end DEI things will get better like they were in the pre-DEI past they listen. That’s what I meant by democracy not doing anything for them; the bandaids don’t feel like they matter when they do nothing about the guy squeezing the wound for blood.
Sure, but the change is always negative. Economically and socially.
That’s what they actually do. What they promise to do is Make America Great (and white) Again. It’s the fascist playbook to the letter; they redirect the working class’s resentment rooted in their worsening circumstances from the ruling class to an imaginary enemy (Jews, immigrants, etc) that they then persecute while promising their followers that one more pogrom and things will get better. There’s only one counterplay to this and it’s to actually go after the ultra rich and build a more equitable society.
I wouldn’t call it full of them, but this statement is in essence true. However, they don’t go nearly far enough. The Democrats promise bandaids as the country is dragged towards late stage capitalism hell by the ultra rich, and then they apply some of those bandaids as the country is—predictably—dragged toeards late stage capitalism hell by the ultra rich. The Republicans promise to end that and finally Make America Great Again. This strikes close to home because things have been getting worse for the majority of people for the last four decades, so when someone tells them that’s the cultural Marxists’ fault and if we end DEI things will get better like they were in the pre-DEI past they listen. That’s what I meant by democracy not doing anything for them; the bandaids don’t feel like they matter when they do nothing about the guy squeezing the wound for blood.
That’s what they actually do. What they promise to do is Make America Great (and white) Again. It’s the fascist playbook to the letter; they redirect the working class’s resentment rooted in their worsening circumstances from the ruling class to an imaginary enemy (Jews, immigrants, etc) that they then persecute while promising their followers that one more pogrom and things will get better. There’s only one counterplay to this and it’s to actually go after the ultra rich and build a more equitable society.