ArticlesJanuary 9, 20231 min read

More inflamatory

Sam Webb

While millions were repelled by Trump’s declaration that the Constitution should be terminated, one audience that wasn’t was the most extreme pole of the MAGA base. It was a red meat offering to this motley lot — right wing extremists, racists, and fascists — who gather around this pole and constitute a clear and present danger to the democratic fabric, norms, and rights of our state and society.

While Trump is their leader, he is also increasingly dependent on this faction of his base if he hopes to win the nomination and then the presidency again. It obvious to him that many at the top levels of the Republican Party desire an alternative to him in the next presidential elections. In their calculus Trump is a “loser” who will bring down the whole party.

Thus don’t expect Trump to rain in his rhetoric. If anything it will become more inflamatory, ominous, and dangerous as the country moves into the new year.

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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.

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