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ZJW wrote:
‘What is the challenge to the imagination supposed to be?’
That Trump positions himself as a racist & xenophobe, & yet, he greatly increased his share of the vote from ethnic minorities.
BTW, whenever I write ‘can you imagine!’ or ‘imagine!’ I’m just copying Natalie Wood, who said the former in ‘the Affair’ & the latter in ‘Penelope’.
Young Master Smeet wrote:
‘I do wonder if the slight margins of sexism (say worth 5% of the vote) come into play in a tight contest – say, would Walz on his own have won?’
I don’t think sexism had anything to do with it. After all, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote 8 years ago, & Biden won 4 years ago with a female running mate.
In response to DJP’s post (at the bottom of page 2):
There are no considerable differences in economic policy between the Republicans & Democrats. The USA didn’t significantly reduce its GHG emissions during the Obama & Biden presidencies, & illegal immigrants weren’t exactly treated like royalty, either.
When it comes to the issue of women’s reproductive rights, Trump has already said he will not work for a federal ban on abortion, & believes the states should have authority on that issue.
Its very undemocratic that the president is allowed to appoint supreme court judges. This is because the supreme court is the government’s watchdog, so, it goes without saying that the government’s watchdog shouldn’t be appointed by the government!
According to BBC News, 48% of Hispanic-Americans & 50% of Asian-Americans voted for Trump! Can you imagine!
Trump has won.
All I will write is, thank god for the amendment that limits US presidents to two terms.
According to ITV news, Trump has won 266 electoral college votes & Harris has won 219.
This means there are 53 more electoral college votes to be cast; so, Harris could still get the (at least) 270 electoral college votes needed to win.
I hope Harris does win; not because she’s significantly better than Trump, but because the MSM will spend the next 4 years blaming the problems caused by capitalism on Trump (if he wins).
New book about the history of money, which might make for a good review in the ‘Standard:
Money by David McWilliams [economist]
Waterstones says:- “Charting the relationship between humans and money, McWilliams’ eye-opening and entertaining volume ranges across trade, science, art and philosophy.”
The synopsis:-
“‘Money. The object of our desires. The engine of our genius. Humanity’s greatest invention.’ [sic!]
“Whether we like it or not, our world revolves around money, but we rarely stop to think about it. What is money, where does it come from, and can it run out? What is this substance that drives trade, revolutions and discoveries; inspires art, philosophy and science?
“In this illuminating, sometimes irreverent, and often surprising journey, economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money – from a tally stick in ancient Africa to coins in Republican Greece, from mathematics in the medieval Arab world to the French Revolution, and from the emergence of the US dollar right up to today’s cryptocurrency and beyond. Along the way, we meet a host of characters who have innovated with money, disrupting society and changing the way we live, in an ongoing monetary evolution that has, for the last 5000 years, animated human progress.
“McWilliams unlocks the mysteries and power of money, explaining why it matters and how it shapes our world.”
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN: 9781471195433
Number of pages: 416
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 30 mmTo make matters even more confusing, a new Trotskyist party broke away from the SPEW*. What’s the name of this new party? Socialist Alternative.
*A bunch of Trotskyists leaving their party to start a new one! Can you imagine!
It would be great if Paddy’s talk, titled: ‘More Ways Socialism can Heal the World’ were uploaded onto the website.
Unfortunately, I missed that one.
Shake your Head – Was (Not Was)
The video has Kim Basinger (really) & Larry from the Three Stooges (not really) in it.
