No Way Out
The two major candidates have merged into one foreign policy. That's why Dems are supporting Trump and Republicans are supporting Harris. The tricks of the Oligarchs are becoming obvious.
They try to make us think the presidential election is like a football or baseball game. Cheer for your favorite team and we’ll beat the other side. That’s all it takes to get back to our endless dream of happy days.
This time around it’s not so easy to distinguish good from evil. A plot was cooked up to discredit everyone’s friend, old Joe Biden. Suddenly, he was an incompetent old guy who had no business being our leader. If you are naive, you’ll believe there was no Democratic leadership conspiracy. It was just another work day for Vice President Kamala Harris when she was called to be the standard bearer for the free world. Being a selfless individual, she assumed the burden and the hundreds of millions of campaign contributions that went with it.
But wait. The Pretender to the Throne, Donald Trump, was not giving up. He survived a bullet to the ear, and came out stronger. He is a true hero just like Kamala. So now the race is on, as millions of passive voters sit in front of their TVs waiting for the next exciting development. Trump, the former Democrat, and Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, vie for the prize. No matter who wins, it will be another victory for the greatest country the world has ever seen.
What will the next four years be like?
If Kamala Harris wins, it will be a continuation of the Biden years. There is no record of Harris contributing anything meaningful to Biden’s administration in the past four years.
Four more years without change will mean more wars, including with Russia and China; more violence in the homeland, including mass shootings (we can’t disturb the gun manufacturers); and more arms to aid the genocide by Israel.
If Donald Trump wins, it will be a return to his previous term in office. This time, he will have a cause, which is wholehearted support for the continuing genocide. He will show liberal U.S. Jews that Republicans are even more dedicated to being Israel’s lap dog, than are the Democrats. The underlying message, no matter how many Palestinians are murdered, is that liberal Jews should desert the Democratic Party for their friends, and Israel’s friends, in the Republican Party.
Trump would likely regard China as a major enemy, since its industrial might is depriving his Oligarchic billionaire benefactors of profits. Of course, the Democrats are also a party of the Oligarchs and have similar sentiments.
Some voters may think that by joining Trump’s campaign the former Democrats, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, might moderate the next Trump administration. However, judging from Trump’s past behavior, he is quick to ostracize anyone who disagrees with him. A break between Trump and Kennedy/Gabbard might come as early as the choosing of a cabinet, with the liberals wanting a change-oriented cabinet, while Trump is focused on rewarding his cronies. If that happens, RFK Jr. and Tulsi may find themselves out on the street.
Both contenders will pursue a domestic policy designed to shift even more of the nation’s wealth to the rich and super-rich. Any suggestions for improvements in the lives of working class people, the largest class in the country, have been noticeably absent from the presidential rhetoric.
Who Duped the American People?
If you haven’t guessed already, it was the Oligarchs. Ever since their first appearance in ancient Greece, they have been demanding a strong government with no funny business by pro-democracy types. When leaders got into power, who were genuinely for the people, the Oligarchs screamed that they were tyrants who cared only about themselves. Revolutions and counter-revolutions ensued for hundreds of years.
Today, we have a strong cadre of political Oligarchs because of recent policies that encouraged the growth of billionaires. What do billionaires want? They want to keep their billions, and get even more of them. Either Harris or Trump will serve them well. More wars and more weapons will enrich those Oligarchs who profit from the arms industry. The National Security State, which has become a thing since 2001, ensures its survival and growth by having constant “enemies” abounding. Harris and Trump are not alone in catering to these Oligarchs. Nearly all of the members of Congress, and most Generals, are also held in thrall by their patronage and power.
What Can Be Done?
At this writing, there is about one month remaining in the melodrama called, “Who’s going to win?” Even though it is not a holiday, the Great Presidential Election Day is once again hot on the heels of Halloween, as it should be.
There is nothing in this election cycle that should surprise anyone, considering what we have been through. But a real shocker would be if either major candidate came out for an arms embargo to stop Israel’s bloodthirsty rampage against its neighbors.
That is exactly the subject of a recent poll by the Arab American Institute (AAI). The online poll of 2,505 American voters was held during July 31 and Aug. 1. It showed that Harris’ rating could go up by 5 percent if she endorsed an arms embargo, according to the news source, Common Dreams. She would go from 44 percent to 49 percent, likely enough to defeat Trump. The war goes on and the polling results probably haven’t changed much.
So what are you going to do, Kamala? Are you going to stop a genocide and win the presidency? Or are you going to continue to supply weapons of mass carnage and lose the presidency to Donald Trump?
That should be an easy decision for most people, but not for Kamala. Does she even care about the people of Gaza? Does she even care about becoming president? Time will tell.
If Donald Trump, or Kamala Harris, stumble into the Oval Office while still upholding genocide, our response should be swift and long lasting. We have to organize. We have to educate our neighbors and friends to understand that the Oligarchs and their loyal servants are marching us closer and closer to World War 3, the last war of our species.
We have to organize an unbreakable alliance of all the working class and the poor, if we are ever to walk into that Age of Abundance that awaits us just a few years down the line.