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Is America Ready for Its Own Arab Spring?

Well, the nightmare we knew was coming is finally here. Donald Trump is in charge of America. In a matter of hours he proved just how belligerent his administration will be towards workers, women, scientists, and immigrants alike.

Yes this nightmare is now reality, and no amount of drinking will change that. I know, I tried.

Always eager to make matters worse, Senate Democrats have unabashedly voted to confirm Trump’s insane cabinet picks. Elizabeth Warren voted for Ben Carson for HUD secretary. Schumer and Feinstein voted for every one of them they could.

Some have wondered how establishment Dems could possibly go along with this. Isn’t it obvious? They were never afraid of Trump getting elected, just like they aren’t afraid to confirm Trump’s cabinet picks. They pose no threat to their Wallstreet backers, no threat to the status quo of capital. They were afraid of Bernie, he was the one they had to stop.

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The Betrayal of Bernie Sanders

Bernie and Hillary may be at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they do have one thing in common: they both want you to take Donald Trump very seriously. As do a lot of voters claiming they’re terrified of Mr. Solid Gold Dumpster Fire. Hillary’s only chance requires distracting us from her record by reinforcing just how terrified we should be. She’s even conned Bernie into fearing The Orange One.

But we’ve heard this same refrain every SINGLE election. We get served regressive neoliberalism on a platter. We’re told this is as good as it’s going to get, lest we waste our vote on some Third Party out of absurdities like principle or conscience.

It’s gotten damn disturbing lately, though. Hillary Inc. is scared of losing the presidency a second time. And now they’ve got Wikileaks and an army of hackers exposing their corruption.

So what’s their strategy to counter her growing unpopularity with independent voters? Copy Bush, of course. They’ve adopted his whole “You’re either with us or against us!” bullying tactic to mask how shitty their candidate truly is.

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