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legitimately SO weird to read anything about trump's first term now. like what a weird pocket of time and discourse that is simultaneously so irrelevant and so relevant now

This book is a strong contender for one I’m going to recommend to people instead of ONE DAY. It covers similar issues about the corrupt U.S. system without exploiting Palestinian pain (while simultaneously condemning Palestinian resistance) to do so.

“Our modern capitalist economy was born thanks to two very large subsidies: stolen Indigenous land and stolen Africa labor. Both required creation of intellectual theories that ranked the relative values of human lives and labor, placing white men at the top.”

“Climate change detonates the ideological scaffolding on which contemporary conservatism rests. To admit that the climate crisis is real is to admit the end of the neoliberal project. That’s why the Right is in rebellion against the physical world, against science.”

“confusing engaged citizenship with brand loyalty” — Niiice.

“Trump didn’t create the problem; he exploited it.”

We don’t give enough shit to Democrats and mainstream media for deregulating banks (Clinton), failing to punish financial institutions for their responsibility in causing the 2008 Great Recession (Obama), and for focusing on gossip instead of “issues coverage” during presidential elections.

The Trumps seeing their political roles as opportunities to further their family’s corporate interests… F**k me.

Damn, Trump simply following market trends and selling his name as a brand rather than any products explains a lot about the cult-like worship of him.