Kamala Harris is the loser of the 2024 presidential election. Donald Trump has 277 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press, with several states
My point is that you don’t have to be an analyst, mind reader, or Trump supporter to try to understand why people “reject reason,” as you say.
In my opinion, as a Marxist, the rise of Trump is a very clear symptom of Capitalist decay. As the Petite Bourgeoisie is proletarianized, ie as the Middle Class (small business owners and the like) face downward pressure from competition against massive, monopolist syndicates and cartels, they turn against the Proletariat, ie the working class.
This is in combination with the DNC’s failure to meaningfully address real working class concerns, by running to the right of Biden in 2020, they disconnected themselves even further from the will of the working class, and lost support.
My point is that you don’t have to be an analyst, mind reader, or Trump supporter to try to understand why people “reject reason,” as you say.
In my opinion, as a Marxist, the rise of Trump is a very clear symptom of Capitalist decay. As the Petite Bourgeoisie is proletarianized, ie as the Middle Class (small business owners and the like) face downward pressure from competition against massive, monopolist syndicates and cartels, they turn against the Proletariat, ie the working class.
This is in combination with the DNC’s failure to meaningfully address real working class concerns, by running to the right of Biden in 2020, they disconnected themselves even further from the will of the working class, and lost support.
Bingo. Not just capitalism though, but specifically the neoliberalism Dems offered as “solutions” to the ongoing crises created by Capitalism.