tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post6856133442059058682..comments2023-06-27T10:33:35.086-04:00Comments on kirbycairo: Trump and the new Fascism. . . Kirbycairohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-35626888238924708212016-10-09T08:32:40.659-04:002016-10-09T08:32:40.659-04:00I don't understand the point of your comment d...I don't understand the point of your comment doconnor. Obviously no ideological construct is universally adopted and, as Gramsci's work so expertly demonstrated, the power of capitalism is the flexibility of its hegemony. <br /><br />On the Obama issue, I guess it depends on what you call rich. I don't know about your lifestyle but two Harvard educated Lawyers with a multi-million dollar house in a wealthy part of Chicago qualify as rich for men. Either way, statistically, he was in the 1% of salary earners before he got to the White House. Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611409863712113861.post-37439622751423784732016-10-08T10:04:28.743-04:002016-10-08T10:04:28.743-04:00Not everyone who is rich agrees with the neo-liber...Not everyone who is rich agrees with the neo-liberal consensus.<br /><br />Not everyone who disagrees with the neo-liberal consensus agrees with us leftists.<br /><br />Trump may fall under both of these.<br /><br />I believe Obama wasn't especially wealthy when he was elected. His childhood was varied and interesting, but not elitist. He had a very successful legal and political career, but only became a millionaire from book royalties during has nomination campaign.doconnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565204091335699228noreply@blogger.com