02-23-2021, 11:18 AM
(02-23-2021, 12:44 AM)Einzige Wrote: No, you twit - they're all in cahoots with each other.
Actually, this is a gross oversimplification- they genuinely believe that they are all in opposition to each other, and this false consciousness impels them to act in ways that are self-destructive of the system. But there is a fundamental unity of class interest st the very bottom of things, which manifests as different competing strategies (the needs of a rural capitalist miner are very different from a NYC importer). They are a band of warring brothers, and this extends to AOC, Sanders, Paul, all of them.
Both the Democrat representing NYC and the Republican representing OKC rely on the same strategies (identity politics etc.) to get elected. Once elected, they tie those strategies into the needs of their local capitalist class. They are all the enemy, every last one of them.
If all the politicians are on the other side of the line, then it's unlikely your side of the line will ever win.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.