Donald Trump: polls of approval and favorability

[David Horn]

(02-20-2021, 05:02 PM)Einzige Wrote:

(02-20-2021, 10:41 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(02-20-2021, 05:01 AM)Einzige Wrote: The Democrats aren't eager to do shit except to continue to extend the rule of Capital - not "the rich" but Capital, which is a system ordering and governing all human capacity on Earth today.

Capital is a tool like a cruise missile or backhoe.  None of them matter if the human actor is removed.  So no, it's the capitalists not the tool they use that is at fault.  Can their destructive nature be tamed by limiting the impact of their chosen tool?  Sure, but they're predatory by nature.  Remove one tool and they'll find another.  Look at Trump: predator to the core.  He chose celebrity and anger, and they worked for him.

Again, it really isn't the capitalists "fault". They do what they do precisely because they are as governed by Capital as the workers.

I can't disagree more. Fault must lie with the actors, not the motivators. Only the actors have agency and the requirement to exercise it responsibly. Most fail the test, but it's their failure first and foremost.  Blaming the system is like blaming the house after its owner paints in pink.