November 6, 2024. 9 am. Donald Trump won the popular vote and the electoral vote this time. The electorate has opted for the less flashy shell game being run by the worst elements of modern day capitalism.
In 2016, the response from progressives and liberals was “resistance.” Millions of people marched, Democratic politicians made brave speeches, and too many of us assumed that our righteousness would win out as history inevitably turned toward justice.
History has arrived, and brought with it the reality that authoritarianism is ascendent. This election was a critical juncture, not unlike those surrounding the civil war and the great depression.
The losers of those battles, with some modernized camouflage, have made their comeback. The South has risen. The Gilded Age is officially upon us.
I expect we’ll see a circular firing squad in the Democratic party, as liberal patricians play the blame game. Nothing will be changed, and, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, we’re likely to end up with some semblance of a loyal opposition.
California’s Governor says he’s been preparing for the possibility of a Trump win all along. Politico this morning says they have a plan, down to what lawsuits are to be filed when.
What’s missing from the various pathways coming from establishmentarian sources is the fundamental truth that this is not the time for tactical discussions/actions/propaganda. This is a moment when strategy needs to emerge, based on some uncomfortable truths.
The question of what is to be done by us losers needs to start with a reassessment of the social, economic, and political battlefield we find ourselves in.
I’ll start with a couple of observations soon, and will expand upon them in the days to come.
Going forward my writing will be focused on winning, what does winning mean, and what progressives can do to protect the afflicted (including our own mental health), and envisioning a better world. A lot of bad things are going to happen. But not tomorrow.
We lost. Now we must deal with the consequences.
Tomorrow: Legacy Media’s Upcoming Death by a Thousand Executive Orders