On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 09:16 AM, Jim Farmelant wrote: > > >> I see massive demoralization and cynicism and withdrawal from political >> activism – a disaster for the Left since the far right will not be >> demoralized but emboldened. > > Unfortunately, the last alternative appears to be the more likely > alternative, if the history of what has happened under past Democratic > administration is any sort of a guide.
Quite possibly, although a third possibility is that a Trump defeat will give the establishment Republicans the pretext they need to crack down on the MAGA movement in order to restore the party's electability through someone perceived as more "moderate" like Nikki Haley. As for the demobilization of the Democratic base if Harris wins, Marxist orthodoxy has always argued rightly or wrongly that victories embolden the masses and defeats demoralize them. In other words, very hard to say who is going to win the election and what the effects are going to be in US politics across the board. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#32958): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/32958 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109066560/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
