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The next 5-10 years will be a critical time in right wing politics in the U.S. (and bc of their outsized electoral influence, on ALL our lives). Here’s how I see the GOP’s “fork in the road”:1) Electoral multicultural white supremacy
OR
2) Authoritarian fascism
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The right will do whatever they can to maintain power, mostly focusing on preserving the power of the ruling class (ie wealthiest 1%-.01%). The ruling class also benefits from having a 2nd political party: the Democrats. But that could be threatened if Dems moves left. 2/
Option 1: “Electoral Multicultural White Supremacy”
The GOP can salvage their party from Trump’s ruins by “distancing” themselves from his explicit white nationalism. They will “expand whiteness” in order to claim a demographic majority & stay relevant in electoral politics. 3/
The GOP can salvage their party from Trump’s ruins by “distancing” themselves from his explicit white nationalism. They will “expand whiteness” in order to claim a demographic majority & stay relevant in electoral politics. 3/
Whiteness is a political construct, it has always expanded & contracted (boundaries of who is/isn’t “white” and related benefits) to help maintain power for the ruling class. “White adjacent” groups will be courted to participate in this agenda. This has happened historically. 4/
GOP may pivot to win over majorities of Asian and Latine groups, especially those who share some underlying values (ie Catholicism, anti-Communism, the “American Dream”, etc). GOP has done this historically but more as a fringe strategy, not a central strategy. This pivot... 5/
Would look like superficial “diversity” propaganda, promoting POC figureheads into prominent roles (see Nikki Haley, Bobby Jindal), aligning with “diverse” international regimes under the guise of global cooperation - but with a purely capitalist agenda (like the Dems do). 6/
Some Black people may also be courted under the “expansion of whiteness” relying on neo-assimilationist narratives, but of course the whole point of this strategy is to obfuscate the white supremacy agenda of anti-Blackness, control, extraction, exploitation, imperialism, etc 7/
Option 2: Authoritarian fascism
This is the current Trump trajectory. Raw power, “legal”/extra-legal power grabs, intensified gerrymandering & voter suppression, all the way up to complete dissolution of the pretense of democracy (dictatorship justified by “necessity”/crisis) 8/
This is the current Trump trajectory. Raw power, “legal”/extra-legal power grabs, intensified gerrymandering & voter suppression, all the way up to complete dissolution of the pretense of democracy (dictatorship justified by “necessity”/crisis) 8/
This pathway looks more like Nazi Germany. A white ethnostate that seized power through force, placates and entices cooperation from white masses through economic populism and propaganda, while demonizing and further marginalizing, murdering, and exploiting BIPOC & “others” 9/
In this scenario, the GOP and ruling class see the changing demographics of the U.S. and decide they must seize power and achieve a “permanent hegemony” of white rule, sacrificing the professed commitment to democracy. In the end, power and wealth are the most important. 10/
We are at the precipice. The attack on the capital is a step towards Option 2. GOP leaders and elites now have to weigh whether they can win that power grab, or regroup for another attempt. Others in the GOP may advocate for a “transformation” of the party towards option 1. 11/
Obviously, it could easily be some combination of the two- it already is in many ways (see the multiracial/ white adjacent demographics of visible Proud B*ys etc.) BOTH pathways are incredibly dangerous. We must pay careful attention to what comes next & organize accordingly. 12/
This is why multi-racial solidarity is so important. They can always try to “peel away” white adjacent groups w/ the promise of power, wealth & safety of “whiteness”. Of course, these benefits are really just crumbs from the ruling class, & can just as easily be revoked. 13/
For a MUCH more thorough and insightful analysis on “multicultural white supremacy”- check out this podcast episode w/ @dylanrodriguez vĂa @MAKCapitalism! It’s so good. …https://millennialsarekillingcapitalism.libsyn.com/white-reconstruction-dylan-rodriguez-on-domestic-war-the-logics-of-genocide-and-abolition
