Credit the Republicans for having a plan and sticking to it. However, they are rightly and increasingly nervous about the failure and rejection of capitalism. So, today they are launching a new populist conservative movement in economics. This cannot be part of any new humanitarian democracy. It comes under the guise of a new capitalism and a new strain of Republicans.
Today four Republican senators — Cotton, Rubio, Vance and Young — are speaking on Capitol Hill to promote a tyrannical manifesto. It is called “Rebuilding American Capitalism: A Handbook for Conservative Policymakers.” This strategic effort comes from the Romney school of predatory capitalism, and is a heartless doubling down on the eradication of democracy.
The Bipartisan Duopoly Prohibits Humanitarian Democracy
Thanks to David Leonhardt of the New York Times for exposing (NYT) this fresh assault. An aide to Senator Romney coordinated a manifesto. It is the strategy to keep making the rich richer at the expense of working people. So, the wannabes pictured below gladly sit at the feet of the old guard capitalists in hopes of keeping the gravy train alive. They are relatively young and eagerly do the dirty work. They do the grunt work, while making excuses for the likes of Trump.
These Republicans are trying to breathe new life into the deadly supply-side trickle down economics trick. The trick that eliminated the middle class. But, if they were truly conservatives, they would realize the economy cannot work without a middle class.
The only thing more diabolical than the Republicans running this play again is this. The Democrats have supported it in the past and they will, if given the chance, do it again. Since the days of FDR, the “compromise” Democrats have done as much or more damage than the Republicans. Whenever the chips are down, Biden is most adept at doing the opposite of what you would expect from the party of the people. The recent railroad and budget fiascos are examples. He does not hesitate, especially in these dire times, to undermine democracy. The Democrats are right of center, conservatives.
America’s Last Hoorah in the crucible of democracy
Leadership has failed; not democracy. Government is smugly functioning as a bipartisan duopoly. America as a true functioning democracy will not be salvaged without an openly socialist movement that fights for the working class.