NAOMI Klein on THE SUCCESS OF CORBYN AND THE FAILINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

[bronxiteforever]

We live in a time of unprecedented private wealth. It is stuck at the top. More and more of it is being courted at the top every year, and we need bold policies and a bold political project that is willing to engage in some redistribution of wealth . . . you know, scary words like that. And it turned out that it was tremendously appealing, particularly to young people. Many have really come-of-age since the 2008 economic crisis, which is what began the breaking of the spell of the neoliberal project—because we all witnessed that you can intervene in the market to save the rich. And if that’s true, well, maybe you can do it for everybody else too.

I think there’s lots of ways in which we need to see Trump as a mirror that’s being held up to the world and certainly to the country. He’s this kind of dystopian figure. All roads lead to Trump, and this is not just something that can be off-loaded onto the Republican Party. He is a product of the culture. None of his products are made in the USA, but I think Trump is very much a made-in-the-USA character, a product of the culture. My hope is that as people see this and as many many people are horrified by it he can become a wake up call.

More at


http://lithub.com/naomi-klein-people-are-ready-to-vote-for-something-not-just-against-it/

[emulatorloo]

1. Corbyn lost the election

A pesky fact.

Agree people need something to vote for.

[Madam45for2923]

2. Trump mirror my arse

[bronxiteforever]

3. I don't agree with all she said but I do think 45 is a mirror.

He is an example of how dumbed down our civics are. The fact that a person so unlearned in history and institutions got millions of votes is an example of that fact. He also is a mirror of how millions in the USA perceive race,religion and class.

[emulatorloo]

5. Clinton won the popular vote. He's not those voter's mirror.

I know Klein was always good for anti-Democratic and Anti-Clinton rhetoric during the election. That's her right. But I'm afraid that makes it difficult for me to take her analysis here too seriously.

Ymmv.

[emulatorloo]

4. Love how she claims we can't "off-load" Trump's dystopia onto the Republicans

He's the ultimate expression of today's Republican Party.

[bronxiteforever]

6. I agree with your point. Obama was dignified learned and optimistic.

Trump is the "American Carnage" guy, pretty much the opposite of everything Obama was and is.

[emulatorloo]

7. His inauguration speech was so dark! More like a script for a futuristic movie dystopia

then the hopeful speeches Obama gave. His Acceptance speech was the same, and a huge contrast to HRC's speech.

[bronxiteforever]

9. You are so right. Darkness is pretty much a GOP brand!

[Adrahil]

8. I don't think the failure of the Tories had much to do with Corbyn...

... so much as the utter failure of the Tories. Corbyn has all the leadership potential of a dried fish, IMO.

[bronxiteforever]

10. The youth quake in the snap election was a major factor

The positive platform Corbin ran also did create the dynamic. But unlike the U.K., we Democrats face the gerrymander, citizens united dark money,Russian cyber warfare, voter suppression and talk radio hate soup.

[hrmjustin]

11. Corbyn lost the election.

Labour won seats but they still lost.

[Blue_Tires]

12. Folks have gone all-in for this "Corbyn Great Success" narrative, aren't they?

Even though his approval rating was lower than May's?

[Blue_Tires]

13. Klein is usually better than this, is all I'll say.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Let's not embellish Naomi. This was a Brexit backlash, had very little to do with Corbyn. n/t