Preface
We rarely ever know what's really going on in politics. Whatever we do know about it has been filtered through public and private Oligarchs, as well as the Corporate Media. Whistleblowers effectively are criminalized, and soon essentially marginalized or forgotten, or both. Though they've made great progress in the last ten to twenty years or so, alternative media sources often simply don't get the exposure necessary to have a significant impact.
Decades ago, the "Dean of American Journalism", Walter Lippmann, referred to the American public as the "bewildered herd". He also stated:
1) "Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion."; and,
2) "The effort to calculate exactly what the voters want at each particular moment leaves out of account the fact that when they are troubled the thing the voters most want is to be told what to want.". [Emphasis added]
Incidentally, Lippmann was a political "liberal".
The point being: I believe for the most part, Main Street has little to no idea what the "good-guy" Elites really have as a worldview, and even less idea of how much we are propagandized by the Movers-and-Shakers in high places. Some people are aware, but way too few.
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Biden, Trump, Neoliberalism, the Ecosphere, and Politics
There is no doubt that Neoliberalism in politics, finance, and economics has been a major contributor to the following:
1) income inequality;
2) social inequality;
3) privatization and austerity;
4) ecological/environmental damage and destruction;
5) increased susceptibility to disease;
6) lost manufacturing;
7) a much less resilient economy; and
8) several other maladies.
Neoliberals have managed to rule the roost right through today primarily by the use of massive Edward Bernays style propaganda. It saturates the public and private spheres every day. It promotes false ideas of both "freedom" and "capitalism". It wraps its supporters in the American flag, Big Daddy in the Sky, and the American Dream. It ignores the reality of what Nature is telling us. Its supporters claim to be "Moderates", when in fact they are Corporatists, essentially NeoFeudalists... or the puppets of same.
It has been clear for quite awhile that Trump is an unmitigated disaster. In any arena of national life - emergency management, economics, health care, stewardship of natural resources, diplomacy, national security, statesmanship, ethics, monetary policy, fiscal policy, & yes, even politics - he is inept, incompetent, and dangerous. On top of that, he's a psychological gaslighter and serial liar. [Again, a reminder - I'm not a Democrat or a Republican.] He's not a Neoliberal, but he is a wannabe fascist.
The Democratic Party is firmly controlled (at the highest levels) by Neoliberals and/or Corporatists. That's been true since Bill Clinton's Admin and is still true today. The "Progressive" surge in the last few years essentially has been marginalized*** by the DNC and its so-called "Moderates". Those Corporatists include Pelosi, Schumer, Perez, Obama, Biden, Harris, and any other "Establishment" Democrat.
***[How long does Ocasio-Cortez get to speak at the Dem Convention? Ten minutes? Oh, I forgot - one minute.]
Joe Biden is either a Neoliberal or one of their puppets; that's true even if he doesn't realize it. In any case, he's firmly in the back pocket of the Financial Sector and Wall Street. Nevertheless, he's orders of magnitude better for the country than Trump. In November, Trump must be kicked out of office. Again we have the Evil of Two Lessers, but Trump is much, much worse than Biden.
Trump's policies relative to the ecosphere are egregiously outrageous, arguably criminal. Most sane people know how damaging his actions have been to our social fabric, our standing in the world, and our peace of mind. I suspect, though, that not enough know how horrible his impact has been on the nonhuman portion of Nature. Please: vote him out of office in a landslide.
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Conclusion
The first step in the path forward should be crystal clear: if you care at all about the human part of Nature, Nature in general, and the world in general, then vote Trump back to private life. If you want to help "save the world", here's your chance. Just do it. Thanks in advance. Younger generations thank you, too.
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Not only my opinion. Be Well
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