Watched some of Trump’s rant in Georgia last night and I could only think that the explanation I hear from some on our side of the divide that white workers who still support him aren’t necessarily buying into his raw racist invective. I find this delusional. Racism is at the core of Trump’s message. It’s what he peddles, and practically nothing else. Moreover, in this election, Biden and the Democrats did offer an alternative working class agenda, including robust support for the labor movement. White privilege — and it comes in many forms — is a stubborn thing. And class politics that ignores it really isn’t class politics.
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Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
