Mario Savioni
3 min readJan 20, 2021

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Shaun, I am still thinking about what you said. It's just a lot to take in and I am at work on projects. Basically, I feel Trump is a liar. He is only speaking to win support, but his actions were meant to break down and destroy. When he mentions "patriots," for example, you realize that the Declaration of Independence was intended as a grievance against tyranny. I feel Trump and those who support him are tyrants. They are just one faction of businessmen, who want to deregulate, diminsh taxes, further enslave the working class. Corporate globaists are the enemy too. They just want to pit workers from different countries against each other to get the lowest wage and circumstances to produce their products, acquire lands, and resources. Here are some notes from a video I watched this morning:

Notes: 90% are fundamentally unrepresented due to congressional leaders, who are electable due to campaign funding. Such biases effect peoples' lives. Sanders and others were able to shift progressive issues to the forefront. We need to keep at it. A lot of the left believed Obama. After the election, he told them to go home. He betrayed his constituency. Biden and climate change is the most important issue. But, Chomsky sees that falling to the side. We have to work with the system with pressure inside and outside. Lack of influence, where Constitution, prevents democracy. The Framer's Coup. Theme of the founders was expressed by John J. Those who own the country ought to govern it. 1930's major victories by Labor. US moved toward moderate social democracy. Farmers finally crushed. Slavery was overcome, residue still there, but through constant struggle brings change due to activism. In 50's "Anti-miscegenation laws or miscegenation laws are laws that enforce racial segregation at the level of marriage and intimate relationships by criminalizing interracial marriage and sometimes also sex between members of different races." Regan attacked the labor unions. Protect investors and crush labor. US has a violent labor history. New Deal came from that. Support the Teachers. Improving the educational system. Privatization, defunding, regimentation, bi-partisan, DeVos was open to destroying it. Nursing strikes, service strikes affected. Taking away ability of workers to defend themselves. The business class are non-stop. NAFTA is an investors' rights agreement. Under Clinton, break organizing efforts via threats to remove enterprise to Mexico. 2008 labor voted for Obama, but then promises were broken. Trump voters, core apart from evangelicals and white supremacists, petty bourgeois small business men insurance salesmen. If the democrats cared at all they would have been down in Texas saying unless we moved away from fossil fuels. Tax scam by Trump and how this stabbed the working class in the back. Take a look at legislative actions. Unless there is an alternative, the votes don't matter. Sanders are good proposal but not good for the American people. Universal Medical Care. What country doesn't have it? Free Higher Education is everywhere. Is this too radical for the American People? We can move toward climate, and against nuclear weapons, and new weapon systems; these things can be done. Climate change is an existential threat. Unless we move beyond Capitalism. Decade or two to deal with environmental crisis. People can understand. You have to have a job. Worker control of enterprises in which they are part. Warren and Sanders proposed this. Worker-owned enterprises. Carbon Tax designed to hit the working class. Change this to where revenue is returned to working class. Manufacturing Consent. People committed to struggle for a better world. We can do this. People don't give up. (Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huy82PVaCzs).

Perhaps, I will have more time to address your statements individually, sorry I am working on something right now. - Mario

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Mario Savioni
Mario Savioni

Written by Mario Savioni

I work in photography, poetry, fiction, criticism, oils, drawing, music, condo remodeling and design. I am interested in catharsis. Savioni@astound.net.

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