Bernie Sanders and Cuba

by J. Thompson

Bernie Sanders has been sharply criticized by his apologist competitors for the office of the President of the United States (POTUS) for uttering a few syllables that might be construed as positive about Fidel Castro. Senator Sanders was positive about the literacy program which was initiated by Fidel Castro. A maelstrom of redbaiting erupted in response to the few syllables of truth uttered by Sanders.

A similar statement was made by President Obama a few years ago. Does this mean that the apologists for capitalism, i.e. Sanders opponents in the Democratic primary, believe that President Obama was a red? Perhaps in their confusion, they believe that Obama was really a Soviet loving Republican like Trump. Who knows what morons believe?

Does anyone remember that the Cubans provide free medical education to qualified students from the United States who cannot afford a medical education in the United States? Does anyone remember that Cuba puts a priority on providing medical education to students of color? Does anyone remember that the students must agree to return to their community and provide medical treatment to underserved populations such as African-American communities?

Does anyone remember that Fidel Castro offered Cuban healthcare professionals to serve the people on the Gulf coast affected by Hurricane Katrina? Does anyone remember that these professionals were especially trained in hurricane recovery? Does anyone remember that the vile President George W. Bush arrogantly declined Fidel Castro’s offer while people in the South died? Does anyone remember that the people who died were largely African-American? Does anyone remember that President Obama and VP Biden did not accept Fidel Castro’s offer to help underserved populations on the Gulf coast?

Trump and the Coronavirus

by J. Thompson

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! (Walter Scott) Something wicked this Way comes. (Ray Bradbury)

The coronavirus is on everyone’s mind these days. The MSM reports a number of talking points which are generally accepted to be the truth. Let’s look at what we know to date.

This week it was reported that in 2018 President Trump reduced funding for Health and Human Services, the Center for Disease Control and eliminated jobs on the Security Council which were devoted to preparing for and responding to pandemics. Most authorities and experts agree that if the coronavirus is not a pandemic, it will be soon. Did Trump know something that the rest of us did not know in 2018? Was his decision made on the basis of upper-class greed and contempt for working people or was it something more sinister?

It appears that China and Iran are the hardest hit countries by this virus. It has been reported that at least 210 people in Iran have died. Apparently, their health minister and vice president have been infected. Many people have died in China and other Asian countries. China and Iran have been two of Trump’s main targets in terms of tariffs and other diplomatic blunders.

Yesterday, Trump opined about the virus. He said that it would be like a miracle and it would just go away. Was he making fun of religious people who believe in miracles?

Meanwhile, he put a gag on his administration and commanded that no government official release any information about the virus unless approved by Vice President Pence. Pence has recently been criticized for opposing drug programs in Indiana because he believed that they would encourage drug abuse. Some may wonder if Mr. Pence believes that treatment for the virus would encourage people to contract the virus.

Do these cretins not understand that the wealthy and powerful have no immunity to the virus?

Is Trump the Last Hurrah for Capitalism (Part 2)

by J. Thompson

Who Is Trump? Trump is a wealthy person sitting on top of and benefiting from a real estate empire. Trump is a former TV personality who was famous for firing working people. He is a sycophant, demagogue and a bamboozler the likes of which the world has never seen. He is a smokescreen for people wealthier than he is and he is their puppet. He is a leader of mass distraction. He is a mirror of the brutality, chaos and inherent self-destructiveness of the tiny minority who control the vast majority of wealth in the USA.

It is clear that the people who control the vast majority of wealth in this country have selected Trump to be their flimflam man. It is likely that they will keep him in office by any means necessary. It is unclear what authoritarian mechanisms will be devised in order to protect the interests of the people who control the vast majority of wealth. It should be remembered that the people that Trump is famous for firing are the very people who produce the wealth in this country.

We don’t know if Trump is the last Hurrah for capitalism. It appears to be quite possible that he could be a modern day Nero gaslighting working people as the modern day Rome starts to burn.

Working people need a movement that supports their interests. We don’t know if the movement supporting Bernie Sanders for president is that movement. If it is not, perhaps it is the beginning of a larger movement to fight those wealthy, anti-worker interests for which Trump is the most visible cheerleader.

By J. Thompson

As the Democratic candidates bicker about how to appease the working people in the US, it is important to consider what they’re saying.

Bernie Sanders seems to be saying, “More power to the working people.”

The rest of the Democratic candidates seem to be saying, “A little power to the working people.”

Trump seems to be saying, “No power to the working people.”

No one seems to be saying, “All power to the working people.”

Coronavirus and the Fall of the Dow

by J. Thompson

Question: Is the coronavirus causing the plummet of the stock exchanges around the world?

Answer: No, it’s the economy stupid!

Is Trump the Last Hurrah for Capitalism?

By J. Thompson

There has been a lot of MSM chatter about Russian interference with the 2016 election. There seems to be a lot of MSM chatter about Russian interference with the upcoming 2020 election.

A reasonable analysis of the 2016 election would be that clearly there was interference and that electoral struggle. Clinton won a majority of the popular vote and Trump won the electoral college vote.

Basic political science teaches that the electoral college was put in place by the founders as a stopgap against working people gaining political power. The electoral college is controlled by the wealthiest sector of the US population. Clearly, the wealthiest sector in the US decided that Trump was the candidate that best represented their interests. We all know the results of the 2016 election.

There is been a lot of chatter about the 2020 general election. The MSM proclaims that the Russians have decided that Sanders or Trump should be the next president because they will throw the US economic system into chaos.

The reality is that the US capitalist economic system has thrown itself into chaos with very little, if any, help from the Russian capitalists.

If people in the US are searching for enemies to blame for the current chaos, they should look in the mirror.