On Sun, Feb 2, 2025 at 05:18 PM, hari kumar wrote: > > I don't usually read Klein, but I thought he has an interesting take which > makes sense. > > What do others think? I am truly curious. > >
FWIW, I also found Klein’s article interesting, but at bottom mainly intended to rally the Democratic troops discouraged by Trump's election and flurry of activity. Klein points to Trump’s low approval ratings, the contradictions within MAGA and the still formidable checks on executive power by the courts and Congress as reason to believe any ambitions he has of an imperial presidency will be thwarted. I've felt for a long time that the danger of Trump usurping the powers of other branches of government is greatly overblown since the existing system continues to serve the US ruling class very well, notwithstanding its internal differences over trade policy and how much state regulation and spending is warranted. The margin of Trump’s victory this time round gives the right-wing Republicans more scope to deepen their long-standing support of tax cuts and deregulation which marked his first term. I expect these changes will continue to proceed quietly behind closed doors with the support of Congress and the courts and involving some compromise. The more theatrical public action will be mainly intended to secure the Republican base whose material interests run counter to the administration's agenda. The executive orders over the past two weeks, including the intended purge of the federal bureaucracy, fits this pattern. They were designed to create the impression of radical action against the “elites” and the “deep state” but were aimed at soft targets, the customary scapegoats fed to the MAGA base - liberal academics, civil servants, trans people, and immigrants as well as foreign states, friends and foes alike, perceived to be unfairly taking jobs away from hard-working Americans. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34960): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34960 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110963525/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
