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It was good to see a socialist group mention Trump's money-laundering past, even if it was just a throw-in along with a whole list of other crimes of Trump. The article lists all the examples of the divisions at the top, how different wings of the capitalist representatives are moving against Trump. I think overall they will prefer to leave him in office and try to get him out in 2020... as long as he's not a threat to domestic stability. That means, as long as there's not a mass movement from below. And that is exactly the question that the article completely fails to even consider - in other words, the role of the working class. Will the US see a renewed mass protest movement, maybe similar to the yellow vests in France? If so, when and around what issue? If the government shut down lasts much longer, then not only will nearly 1 million federal workers not get paid, recipients of federal aid such as food stamps and WIC won't get their money. This means, literally, that they will have nothing to eat. Nothing. Will this lead to food riots or something of the sort? I think it is such a movement that would be decisive in getting the main tops of the capitalist class and their representatives and strategists to move against Trump now, rather than wait till 2020. (I'm not saying they wouldn't without that, but I think it's a lot less likely. I think they were starting to conclude they had to when Trump announced his withdrawal from Syria, but it now seems he's backing down from that move.) 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
