tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post3564151106508920354..comments2024-01-04T19:27:02.335-08:00Comments on Zenpolitics: The real cause of Trump: rampant neoliberalism John Hilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-55859768697793769302016-11-21T06:57:56.152-08:002016-11-21T06:57:56.152-08:00Well, I'll just have to bow to your superior a...Well, I'll just have to bow to your superior analysis. However if racism was not a "cause" of Trump's victory, it's open emergence is a pernicious effect of it, and in his cabinet choices he is doing everything he can to enable it. Your sniffing dismissal of protests ignores this simple fact. We are up to our *** in alligators and we don't have the leisure to implement any directions to drain the swamp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-61621390519411024622016-11-21T03:21:17.058-08:002016-11-21T03:21:17.058-08:00Just superb. Thank you.Just superb. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-22206793035476907202016-11-20T00:53:27.502-08:002016-11-20T00:53:27.502-08:00Thanks for the reply John. Nothing much surprises ...Thanks for the reply John. Nothing much surprises me with regards to the Guardian/BBC but the level of bile, smear, and outright lies aimed at Corbyn this past 18 months has shocked me. I mean, they were cheerleading a coup on a democratically elected leader. They could barely contain themselves. So much so, it was counterproductive(from their point of view)as people could see through the naked propaganda. It's beyond satire that they are horrified at Trump's victory, yet actively campaign against the only antidote to this far-right populism in the shape of Sanders and Corbyn. The mental gymnastics involved is impressive. It's a wonder they know what day of the week it is. Again, thanks for a terrific piece. We need the likes of you, Media Lens, Jonathon Cook, and Mark Curtis more than ever. A true counterpoint to the corporate media. Keep up the good work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212380488271776398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-64031589016310824742016-11-19T09:16:23.409-08:002016-11-19T09:16:23.409-08:00Thanks for your kind and thoughtful comments. Yes,...Thanks for your kind and thoughtful comments. Yes, both Trump and Brexit have been enormous shocks to the liberal psyche. You have to assume, at least, some relative level of belated realisation over their failure to see the political dynamics and disconnections. Yet, guided by the Guardian and other vanguard liberal media, which remains in denial and deflected blame mode, they still seem unable to face the core causes of such outcomes, or the depth of feeling that saw people turn so readily against the establishment. I see the vote for, and further endorsement of, Corbyn as a similar rebuke to a condescending elite. All in all, it signals a real legitimacy problem for system-serving liberals. John Hilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-26458459053224474132016-11-19T02:36:24.840-08:002016-11-19T02:36:24.840-08:00Wonderful compendium on the undercurrents of Trump...Wonderful compendium on the undercurrents of Trumps victory(ditto Brexit)and the liberal media's response. Thanks John.One question though: Are the liberal media just circling the wagons at the moment or are they genuinely stupified at Trump's victory? Or both? I understand they're indoctrinated to within an inch of their lives, but i've been astounded at their inability to link Trump and Brexit to the economic circumstances that vast swathes of the population find themselves in. Thanks again for a terrific piece, best i've read post Nov 8, along with Greenwald's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212380488271776398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-56572328740014894222016-11-18T15:30:26.559-08:002016-11-18T15:30:26.559-08:00Many thanks for your valued comments.
"Diab...Many thanks for your valued comments. <br /><br />"Diabolical genius." For sure. Neoliberalism has society surrounded. Yet, its flanks are riddled with contradictions, its ideologues struggling to hold the line. The Trump regiment has now arrived, and time will tell whether they punch around like wild berserkers, or get brought into line by the usual Wall Street establishment. As all this unravels, with inevitable disenchantment over the Trump rescue setting in, new political possibilities are always likely to open up. Again, remember just how close Sanders came, something once considered unthinkable in America. <br /> <br /><br /> John Hilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-32057287853407286132016-11-18T09:46:53.071-08:002016-11-18T09:46:53.071-08:00An admirably brilliant summary of how we got to wh...An admirably brilliant summary of how we got to where we are.<br />I have mild quibbles about your optimistic conclusion, however. I cannot be optimistic as long as the super-stars of anti-establishment - Noam Chomsky and Michael Moore - get away with their outrageous lapse of consciousness during the election race. Their performance needs to be boldly confronted and exposed because they wield such enormous influence.<br />I agree with the analysis that this election was an historic snake oil sale. But the real diabolical genius of it is best described as a pincer move. All sides have been hijacked, the social division is almost perfect.<br />That said, terrific analysis and wonderful writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com