It is impossible for anyone on the left to like Trump.
He panders to the extreme right, he kisses Israel’s ass, he’s a belligerent ogre who is friends with Saudi murderers.
The only thing he has going for him is that he is not a warmonger and Joe Biden is.
Trump from the initial debates with Hillary Clinton made it clear he was going after Iran, China and illegal immigrants. He never wavers regarding his base.
No matter who they are individually, no matter how racist, fascistic or xenophobic they may be, Trump will not be made to criticize his base. We on the left of course find this far beyond the acceptable into the realms of the disgusting and utter loathsome. Naturally we despise all racists, fascists and xenophobes.
Due to our loathing (and some may even feel hatred) for 99% of what Trump stands for, if we are American citizens, we may be tempted to vote for Biden. I believe this would be a huge mistake. A huge mistake because Biden is clearly in the Clinton-DNC warmonger camp, fully signed on to the neocon agenda of the past and its hugely aggressive U.S. foreign policy.
Those of us on the left who are solely concerned with internal U.S. issues may feel that these are more important than U.S. foreign policy, that the nation needs healing, a greater emphasis on unity and an urgent need to move away from the confrontations of the Trump years.
But consider this. The left has risen in prominence during those years. The movement toward socialism has thrived in this time of turbulence when minds have become supremely focused in opposition to Trump and all he stands for.
How would the left fare under a Biden presidency? I would suggest that it would be sidelined just as it was sidelined under Obama. I would further suggest that the established elite of the Democratic party would assist wherever possible in that decline. And finally, without this clear enemy of the left, the denigrator of socialism in the White House how effective would the fighting spirit of the left be? Of course we would criticize the Dems, we would do our best to warn of the dangers inherent in a belligerent foreign policy where democracy had been abandoned in favor of demands and threats of punishment. But how effective do you think we would be in gathering support while the liberal backbone of the Democratic elite shore up their party and president at every available moment.
But the crucial issue I keep coming back to is the sentiment shown by Biden that he is up for a fight with any nation that doesn’t accept U.S. dominance and that he will only increase the murderous pressure we have already seen applied to Venezuela. You could expect Cuba, Nicaragua and yes, Bolivia to be on the receiving end of his neocon proclivities also. This along with Biden’s ‘hang ‘em high law and order agenda that has been a staple of his for decades would create a liberal movement toward totalitarianism I believe. Those speaking out would be silenced or at least every effort would be made to silence them by a liberal establishment determined to break all progressives and leftists for good and all. We might gain a little ground if this became too obvious... but they would tend to be subtle about our silencing using mainstream media as their most powerful tool.
All I’m saying is, vote Biden at your peril. You have heard him speak on the Crime Bill and you know he was enthusiastic about the illegal attack upon and invasion of Iraq. He has said he may well give more money to build up the U.S. military. You have heard him speak in aggressive terms against Russia and that there will be no change in U.S. policy toward Venezuela. And he is unequivocally for fracking.
Apart from Trump being anti-war, which is something of a misnomer as he is not a peace freak, he simply sees nothing in more unwinnable wars where there is no reflected glory in them for him to bask in, there is one more lesser point:
His aim is to promote policies for the working class as they constitute the most powerful section of his base along with some of the lower-paid middle class. Not that he’s a socialist, far from it! His interests lie in business and just maybe making America more prosperous. But it’s difficult to take the man at his word. The truth means little to him most of the time.
But think about all this if you would, and perhaps consider voting for the Greens or an Indie candidate rather than either of the two thugs on offer.
And lastly...
Be careful what you wish for all you American folks out there.
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