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"When I was in second grade I befriended a kid who by today’s standards would probably be called “autistic”. He was incapable of relating to the other kids, or in fact the world around him, in a “normal” way, but he did have this one peculiar ability: He was fascinated by trains. He used to tear up little pieces of paper, label them with the different train’s numbers, and push them around his desk for hours. He also knew what seemed like every single train schedule in the United States. If you asked him, he could tell you what time the St. Louis Special left Topeka and when it arrived in St. Louis. "Donald Trump is kind of like that in the political world.... "Just three weeks before the 2016 election, Oaklandsocialist wrote “once Hillary Clinton is elected (which is almost certainly what will happen)….” We weren’t alone. Almost nobody expected Trump’s victory, including the socialist left. Unfortunately, today few have learned the lessons of our past mistake...." https://oaklandsocialist.com/2019/08/16/the-2020-elections-and-the-threat-to-capitalist-democracy/ John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
