In his speech, Trump laid out an agenda of unrestrained American imperialism, in which the United States will not be bound by any alliances, treaties or international laws. It was a manifesto of a ruling class that intends to resolve its deepening economic crisis through trade war and military aggression, a path that leads directly to World War III and fascism.
At the center of Trump's economic nationalism were sweeping trade war measures. He absurdly claimed that massive new tariffs targeting Mexico, Canada and China would preserve American jobs and lower prices.
In reality, tariffs and trade war will trigger mass layoffs and soaring prices.
Revealed on Tuesday night was the political underworld in power—the physiognomy of the American oligarchy that rules over society. Trump has risen to the top through a process of selection, in which his personal corruption, hucksterism and criminality are appropriate assets. The spinelessness of the Democratic Party reflects the fact that it too is controlled by the same financial elite.
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