Another way you could summarize what you wrote is that they embraced the slogan, "America First" as meaning "Me First." Clearly, they were not concerned about all Americans. Furthermore, they derided anyone who understood the bankruptcy of the America First sentiment in a world that depends on international trade of raw materials, finish…
Another way you could summarize what you wrote is that they embraced the slogan, "America First" as meaning "Me First." Clearly, they were not concerned about all Americans. Furthermore, they derided anyone who understood the bankruptcy of the America First sentiment in a world that depends on international trade of raw materials, finished products, and labor. It is well-known that many Republicans depend on overseas labor (and illegal immigrant labor, too) while complaining about overseas labor in their pretend populism. Republicans have relentlessly redistributed wealth of the bottom 50% upward while deriding any efforts toward sustainable equilibrium as unacceptable redistribution of their wealth, and the base goes along because they see themselves as merely temporarily embarrassed millionaires whose ships will be coming in any day now.
Another way you could summarize what you wrote is that they embraced the slogan, "America First" as meaning "Me First." Clearly, they were not concerned about all Americans. Furthermore, they derided anyone who understood the bankruptcy of the America First sentiment in a world that depends on international trade of raw materials, finished products, and labor. It is well-known that many Republicans depend on overseas labor (and illegal immigrant labor, too) while complaining about overseas labor in their pretend populism. Republicans have relentlessly redistributed wealth of the bottom 50% upward while deriding any efforts toward sustainable equilibrium as unacceptable redistribution of their wealth, and the base goes along because they see themselves as merely temporarily embarrassed millionaires whose ships will be coming in any day now.
Nick Hanauer, a self-described plutocrat, has been sounding the alarm for some time. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/the-pitchforks-are-coming-for-us-plutocrats-108014/ His fellow plutocrats work very hard to aim the pitchforks at people with even less wealth and power than the pitchfork-bearers.
Great article by Nick. Saving that one in my reading list to refer to again. Thanx