The Right has worked to destroy liberal democracy and restore hereditary hierarchy.
The wealthy are obsessed with bypassing politics as an impediment to profit.
In these pursuits, they’ve worked together. Right now we’re watching them put us in check.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-intentio…
The wealthy are obsessed with bypassing politics as an impediment to profit.
In these pursuits, they’ve worked together. Right now we’re watching them put us in check.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-intentio…
And this is not just limited to Republicans. Democrats and Republicans have enjoyed an economic, hypercapitalistic consensus for decades because certain Democrats believed markets would lead to more freedom and dignity.
We’re watching the collapse of that philosophy.
We’re watching the collapse of that philosophy.
The belief remains, with certain political leaders, that this moment of crisis will solve itself. This is a delusional faith in this system, which is predicated and built explicitly on white supremacy and cruel exploitation. It was always heading here.
The goal is to completely dismantle actual representative democracy at every level while retaining a veneer of democracy. Meanwhile, white supremacy and obscene profits are both reinforced and grown. This can only happen through disenfranchisement and violence.
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