Probabbilment m'hemm l-ebda dnub ikbar fil-politika Amerikana milli timmaġina dinja mingħajr gwerra, inugwaljanza u kapitaliżmu. Fil-fatt, nimmaġina biss verżjoni aktar ġentili u aktar ġusta tal-kapitaliżmu, waħda li fiha l-eżistenza tal-ġid tal-elite hija mtaffija mid-dritt tal-popli għall-kura tas-saħħa, edukazzjoni kulleġġarja, akkomodazzjoni affordabbli, unjins b'saħħithom fuq il-post tax-xogħol, drittijiet riproduttivi sħaħ għan-nisa, u it-tmiem tad-diskriminazzjoni razzjali huwa biżżejjed biex jiġi mkeċċi bħala ideologu utopiku mill-qassisin il-kbar tal-midja korporattiva u l-establishment politiku.
Indeed, it’s probably easier as some observe for most media pundits and mainstream politicians to envision the climate crisis bringing a cataclysmic end to all human civilization than to imagine the end of capitalism. To advocate the socialist vision of a world beyond capitalism, where the human needs of all prevail over the private profits of a few, is the quickest route to the trash dumpsters parked in the alleys outside the headquarters of CNN, MSNBC, and other corporate purveyors of news.
Of course, this near-sighted outlook is intrinsic to establishment politics. But it’s also increasingly out-of-touch with the outlook especially of many younger Americans. Consider one recent poll that shows about 70 percent of U.S. millennials (between the ages of 23 and 38) would vote for a socialist presidential candidate. Similar pro-socialist sentiment exists among teens and college-aged youth. Earlier this year another Gallup poll żvelat 43 percent of Americans embrace the idea of “some form of socialism” as a positive direction for the nation. As well, a 2018 Harvard Institute of Politics poll found a majority of young people support “democratic socialist” policies for health care, education, and jobs.
Significantly, among young adults (ages 18 to 29), the Harvard survey found majority support (56 percent) for a federal jobs guarantee and at least $15 an hour with paid family/sick leave and health benefits. There was also majority support for eliminating tuition and fees at public colleges and universities for anyone from a family earning under $125,000, with free community college for all income levels. Single-payer health care was supported by 55 percent of young Americans. There was also support (37 percent) among young adults for the idea of “building a militant and powerful labor movement…rooted in the multi-racial working class.”
Il-Qawmien tas-Soċjaliżmu
Dan il-ftuħ ġdid għall-perspettivi soċjalisti huwa parti minn bidla dinamika fix-xenarju politiku tax-xogħol mill-inqas mill-protesti Occupy Wall Street tal-2011. mod ir-realtà demoralizing tal-inugwaljanza tal-ġid dejjem tikber fl-Istati Uniti.
Min-naħa tiegħu, kien hemm tnaqqis twil u bil-mod tal-istandards tal-għajxien Amerikani, immexxi mit-tħaddin tal-ideoloġija ta 'neoliberaliżmu ta' "suq ħieles" miż-żewġ partiti stabbiliti. In-neoliberaliżmu huwa l-ideoloġija għerja tal-politiċi korporattivi kontemporanji ta’ kull tip, miljunarji l-biċċa l-kbira tagħhom, pjaga opportunista ta’ ideat u politiki li ilhom jisirqu t-tamiet għall-futur mingħand nies li jaħdmu ordinarji għal aktar minn erba’ deċennji issa.
According to the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) 2017 report, Billionaire Bonanza: The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us, the wealthiest 400 Americans now have combined wealth greater than the bottom 64 percent of the U.S. population. That’s 400 people vs. 204 million people! Additionally, three corporate CEOs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett, now own more wealth than 160 million Americans combined. That’s three people versus half the population of the entire United States!
How is it even possible to pretend a healthy democratic society exists when such extreme wealth inequality prevails?
Kif huwa possibbli li nippretendu li teżisti soċjetà demokratika b'saħħitha meta tipprevali inugwaljanza estrema tal-ġid? L-Istati Uniti jistgħu jiġu deskritti aħjar bħala "aristokrazija ereditarja tal-ġid u l-poter," kif tikkonkludi IPS, li tikkwota l-valutazzjoni tal-ekonomista Franċiż Thomas Piketty.
Soċjetà ddominata min-normalizzazzjoni tal-inugwaljanza tal-ġid, fejn id-demokrazija politika hija biss sostenn ieħor għall-ħakma tal-klassi mill-elite, hija wkoll soċjetà vulnerabbli ħafna għaż-żieda ta’ demagogi tal-lemin estrem, il-populisti foloz li jitkaxkru mid-drenaġġ politiku b’leħen għoli. iwiegħed li "tħawwad" l-istatus quo. Il-miri tagħhom qatt ma huma dawk li għandhom il-ġid u l-poter, iżda dejjem l-aktar nies vittmi u oppressi.
Sfortunatament, fin-nuqqas ta’ oppożizzjoni politika tal-massa ġenwina, organizzata biex tikkompeti fl-elezzjonijiet, tappoġġja l-istrajks tal-ħaddiema, u tibni movimenti soċjali fit-toroq, ftit hemm x’jwaqqaf il-qawmien ta’ dawn il-Logotenenti tal-lemin estrem milli jgħollu tislima kerha. għall-agħar krudeltajiet immaġinabbli taħt il-ħakma tal-kapital.
Illum, hemm miljuni ta 'Amerikani li jidher lesti jemmnu kwalunkwe nonsense idjotiku li joħroġ minn Donald Trump. Dan in-negozjant korrott, razzist, misoġiniku, gideb u rgħiba li sar politiku tal-lemin estrem huwa taħwid fuq kull impuls deċenti fil-kundizzjoni umana. Trump u d-difensuri Repubblikani tiegħu fil-Kungress huma għedewwa kbar tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem, il-ġustizzja soċjali u d-demokrazija. Fir-rigward tal-partitarji tagħhom fil-popolazzjoni ġenerali, huma fil-biċċa l-kbira plebji miseducati ta 'sistema soċjali li qed tmut, inġenji wisq jew mhux aġġustati biex ikunu jafu li l-"mexxejja" għonja tagħhom jistgħu jimpurtahom inqas mill-benessri tagħhom. Huma props tal-palk bla ma jintebħu f'ħmar il-lejl distopiku li qed jitfaċċa.
Il-kapitaliżmu jirreżisti r-riforma
Fortunatament, hemm miljuni taʼ oħrajn li jridu xi ħaġa aħjar. Mill-protesti Occupy Wall Street sal-mewġa aktar reċenti ta 'strajks ta' għalliema nazzjonali, il-popolarità tas-Senatur Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) u l-kampanji "soċjalisti demokratiċi" tiegħu għall-presidenza, is-suċċess tal-membru tal-kunsill tal-belt soċjalista Kshama Sawant fi Seattle u aktar, is-soċjaliżmu m'għadux kelma projbita fil-vernakulari politiku Amerikan.
What’s especially notable is the particularly strong support among younger voters for Sanders “socialist” presidential primary campaign. For example, one recent Emerson poll among voters ages 18-29 showed 45 percent support for Sanders. The Vermont senator also just won the approvazzjoni of the California Young Democrats, swamping his closest primary contenders with 67 percent of the votes in one of the state party’s largest caucuses.
the Sanders idea of socialism is basically a modernized version of the old 1930s New Deal liberalism
Naturalment, l-idea ta’ Sanders tas-soċjaliżmu hija bażikament verżjoni modernizzata tal-liberaliżmu New Deal antik tas-snin tletin. Dan mhux is-soċjaliżmu ta’ Karl Marx jew Eugene V. Debs. M'hemm l-ebda viżjoni ta 'rivoluzzjoni anti-kapitalista attwali fuq l-aġenda ta' Sanders, l-ebda viżjoni tal-kontroll tal-ħaddiema tal-industrija u l-produzzjoni. Dan mhux is-soċjaliżmu tad-demokrazija ekonomika tal-massa, bl-awtoritarjaniżmu minn fuq għal isfel tal-korporazzjoni moderna mdawwar fuq rasha u s-setgħat tat-teħid tad-deċiżjonijiet imqiegħda f’idejn il-ħaddiema nfushom.
Il-viżjoni Sanders tas-soċjaliżmu hija aktar waħda mill-mudell soċjo-demokratiku aktar ġentili u ġentili tal-kapitaliżmu li ilu jeżisti f’partijiet tal-Ewropa, fejn benefiċċji soċjali bħal vaganzi itwal, leave tal-familja bi ħlas, kura tas-saħħa pubblika b’xejn, u appoġġi soċjali oħra għandhom il-passat għen biex jiġu stabbilizzati ekonomiji kapitalisti. Din hija inqas viżjoni tax-xogħol fil-poter milli waħda ta 'ħaddiema fi sħubija mal-kapital, li jaqsmu siġġu fuq il-mejda tat-teħid tad-deċiżjonijiet.
Taħt is-soċjaliżmu stil Sanders, id-dinosawri ta’ Wall Street setgħu jieħdu nifs ta’ serħan. Huma mhux se jiġu divestiti mill-ġid u l-investimenti privati tagħhom u jintbagħtu jippakkjaw lejn xi gżira diżabitata tal-Paċifiku tan-Nofsinhar biex jgħixu l-ġranet tagħhom jilagħbu l-kapitaliżmu ta’ pretenzjoni bejniethom. Iżda jistgħu jkunu sfurzati jħallsu aktar taxxi u jsegwu regoli regolatorji aktar faċli għall-ħaddiema.
The progressive reforms Sanders proposes are hardly a bad thing, but whether it is enough to save society is questionable. In fact, the rule of capital is increasingly toxic to social development. Those with vested interests in perpetuating this dying system cannot allow themselves much in the way of latitude, even for reforms in the people’s interests based on old social-democratic models. As Glen Ford recently observed in Rapport dwar l-Aġenda l-Iswed, “late stage capitalism is relentlessly eviscerating the European model and has no intention of allowing a replica to be erected in the United Corporate States of America, the global headquarters and armory of the Lords of Capital.”
Ironically, the political center in the United States has shifted so far to the right that the New Deal-style politics Sanders espouses are now perceived by establishment ideologues as some sort of way-out, radical vision rather than a program entirely within the purview of the capitalist order. Tellingly, the day after Sanders’ enthusiastic New York City rally of more than 25,000 people with speeches by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Michael Moore, and others, NBC News featured a story with this headline: Bernie Sanders struggles to rebound: Staffing, strategy, health.
In late-stage capitalism, Wall Street and the corporate media consider a return to even the New Deal programs that Sanders espouses, and which saved capitalism in the 1930s, a now intolerable option
In late-stage capitalism, Wall Street and the corporate media consider a return to even the New Deal programs that Sanders espouses, and which saved capitalism in the 1930s, a now intolerable option. Hence, their ongoing efforts to deflate the public’s enthusiasm for Sanders “democratic socialist” movement. Hence, the attempts by candidates Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, and basically the whole DNC crowd to undermine the Sanders vision of progressive change, such as Medicare for All, free college, and other popular reforms. These ostensibly liberal candidates essentially proclaim to the world that the United States, the richest global nation, can’t afford far-reaching progressive change, only permanent war spending,
Madankollu anke b'crackpot malinn tal-lemin estrem fil-kariga bħal Trump, il-biċċa l-kbira tal-mexxejja nazzjonali tal-Partit Demokratiku jippersistu fl-illużjoni li jirrestawraw il-kolleġjalità bipartiġjana rispettuża antika tas-sħubija Repubblikana-Demokratika, fejn kulħadd qabel li ma jaqbilx sakemm iservi. għal Wall Street baqgħet id-definizzjoni impliċita ta 'politika "leġittima".
Għal ħafna żgħażagħ, dawk il-ġranet spiċċaw. Kif tirrikonoxxi Ford, huma “iż-żgħażagħ ta’ kull razza li jafu li l-kapitaliżmu m’għandu xejn x’joffri ħlief awsterità ekonomika u gwerra bla tarf.”
Tispiċċa ż-Żmien u d-Demokrazija
Fi intervista last summer with FOX News host Tucker Carlson, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) referred to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) the “Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse.” A former Democrat turned Republican, the “folksy” Kennedy dismissed the congresswomen as “left-wing cranks” and “the reason why there are directions on a shampoo bottle.”
Kennedy sostna li Omar u l-kollegi jemmnu li l-Amerika dejjem kienet pajjiż "ħażin" u "ħażin". X'għandek tagħmel dwar dawn l-Amerika-haters? "Din mhix iċ-Ċina, din hija l-Amerika," iddikjara Kennedy. "U fl-Amerika, jekk tobgħod lil pajjiżna, int liberu li titlaq."
Apparentement, il-qadim tal-Gwerra tal-Vjetnam shibboleth ta '"love it jew leave it" issa hija miżmuma bħala ġest ta' tolleranza magnanimo min-naħa ta 'awtoritarji tal-lemin. Imma forsi għandna nkunu grati. Wara kollox, it-thuggery retoriku ta’ dawn il-lemini tal-lemini qed jagħti ċans lil kulħadd b’ilment dwar l-ispiża għolja tal-kura tas-saħħa jew l-edukazzjoni tal-kulleġġ, pagi baxxi, attakki fuq id-drittijiet riproduttivi jew inġustizzji oħra ċans li joħroġ l-infern minn hawn qabel il-nazzjon. patrijotti onesti jitolbu li l-martell tar-repressjoni tal-gvern jinżel fuq il-kranji injoranti tagħhom.
Hemmhekk qed iwassal dan kollu. Kemm idum qabel ir-retorika mhux raffinata u tal-bullying tar-Repubblikani fil-poter eventwalment iddur għas-“soluzzjoni” Bolivjana tagħhom stess applikata għat-toroq li ma jaqblux mal-Istati Uniti?
Enough! The clock is ticking on the capitalist system, both in the United States and globally. The present system with its unfolding climate crisis is leading us into a social and environmental abyss where a raw and brutal, even fascist future, is not out of the question. Now, there is only so much time for the mass of humanity to get organized politically, to seize the reins of society from the right-wing demagogues, corporate polluters, Pentagon militarists, and Wall Street elites who have brought society to the brink of disaster.
The sooner the capitalist profit system can be relegated to history’s proverbial dustbin, the sooner our species can get on with the work of discovering what it actually means to be fully human, fully alive
Biex insalvaw is-soċjetà u l-pjaneta, m’għandniex bżonn biljunarji bl-isem ta’ Bezos jew Buffet biex iberikna bil-largezza tagħhom, sakemm nagħrfu l-qdusija tal-ġid estrem tagħhom. Fil-fatt, l-alfabett kollu tal-biljunarji minn A sa Z mhumiex meħtieġa għas-sopravivenza taċ-ċiviltà. Ġerarkiji soċjali bbażati fuq il-klassi, il-ġid, u l-poter armat huma brejk għall-iżvilupp uman. Dak li għandna bżonn issa huwa aktar protesta soċjali tal-massa, aktar kritika tal-limiti tas-sistema ta’ żewġ partiti, u forsi dalwaqt l-ewwel passi kuraġġużi lejn il-ħolqien ta’ partit soċjalista ġdid u indipendenti tal-massa.
Iktar ma s-sistema ta’ profitt kapitalista tista’ tiġi relegata malajr għall-bin tal-iskart proverbjali tal-istorja, aktar malajr l-ispeċi tagħna tista’ tkompli bil-ħidma li tiskopri xi jfisser fil-fatt li tkun bniedem għal kollox, ħajja għal kollox. Għalissa, ftit hemm lok għall-perspettiva ta 'rivoluzzjoni anti-kapitalista fid-dibattiti attwali tal-elezzjonijiet tal-Istati Uniti. Madankollu, l-għażla ta' futur soċjalista, jew ta' ebda futur, tiddependi fil-bilanċ.
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