Kamala Harris’ loss is no one’s fault but her own.

Regardless of which of the imperialist warhawks were chosen, not much would change for the material conditions of the working classes and poor folks of this country. State-sanctioned murders of unarmed Africans would still exist. Sanctions and blockades would not be lifted on places around the globe that have challenged imperialism and colonialism and its acronymned appendages.

That said…

Donald Trump’s selection should be of no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the sociopolitical environment of the imperial core of the U.S. As i’ve written and stated previously, Donald Trump is the manifestation of the foundation of this country. He is also the manifestation of the realization of hypercapitalism, and the individualism that is encouraged within it. He is the realization of the worship of celebrity culture, and the parasocial relationships that have developed in turn.

He is also the realization of an increasing disillusionment with the notion of ‘America’ as a beacon of morality and equitable jurisprudence.

Trump has been selected not only because the billionaire class and political elite align with him (and his (still) political naivete); he has been selected because so many of the masses recognize that the system that exists is devoid of humanism; the dearth of its intersections is evident for all to see. The fact that Trump was selected (despite indictments, impeachments, and more) is, again, the clear manifestation of what this country was founded on, as opposed to the facade of what the ‘party of Kennedy and LBJ’ claimed to be.

You cannot repair a system in which its very foundation is exploitation and death. And with that, the masses spoke. They spoke by either not voting for a candidate at all, or voting for an alternate candidate.

What will happen is that this section of the population will be blamed for ‘letting Trump win’, their reasons ignored. There are those that have lamented and feared a(nother) Trump term, who will admonish the sociopolitically marginalized among us. As i echoed in the previous piece, i will bear no surprise if the recipients of the liberal wrath will be Africans, Arabs, Muslims, student protesters and poor people, Trump voter or not. The racism and classism (be it covert or overt) will perhaps be festering for a good while.

The idea that spamming our emails and phones (or doling out celebrity endorsements) over the past few months was going to guilt trip anyone into voting for a Harris/Walz ticket, is a form of denial of the ever-increasing disillusionment with the democrat party.

While admonishing Trump for a slew of anti-trans advertisements; there are trans people who have not forgotten Harris’ role in preventing gender-affirming care in prisons, as Attorney General in California. Sex workers also have not forgotten. And we all know for certain that the people of Haiti, the Sahel states, Cuba, Venezuela and Palestine have a fresh memory in their minds… with wounds that haven’t even had time to heal.

To tell people that ‘now is not the time’ to make a principled decision to not vote for Harris, despite a genocide being on her watch is ultimately (whether or not people want to acknowledge this) an aspect of right wing ‘American exceptionalism’. Despite U.S. politics affecting the whole world (actively aiming to neutralize any movement of self-determination), it is only what occurs in the U.S. that matters, when it comes to one’s vote. It also reeks of a covert white supremacy, since we are being goaded into ignoring the fact that the majority of places most affected by the hegemonic violence of U.S. empire are occupied by ‘Black and Brown’ and Indigenous people.
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While i am saying that Trump is the manifestation of the foundation of this country; it is clear to see that Kamala Harris is as well. While people are fixated on the titles of ‘democrat’ and ‘republican’, anyone who has seen Harris’ Democratic National Convention (DNC) speech should easily attest that the only differences (if any) are the cultural, low hanging fruit ones, to keep people in a stupor. The material conditions would be the same, as well as international policies. There were LITERALLY chants of ‘USA! USA!,’ as she echoed red scare-era sentiments of defeating China in the tech war, and also as she stated: “As commander in chief, I will ensure America ALWAYS has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.”

People who claim to be ‘anti-MAGA’ and pro human rights are literally cheering for the U.S. to be the world’s militaristic enforcer. World police, if you will.

As she addressed “the war in Gaza”, advocating for a ceasefire, she also said directly after this: “Let me be clear. I will ALWAYS stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself, and I will ALWAYS ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused on October 7.”

She also mentioned (despite it being over a year at this point… No, 77 years) that “what has happened in Gaza over the past ten months is devastating. So many innocent lives lost. Desperate, hungry people fleeing for safety, over and over again. The scale of suffering is heartbreaking.” She added that she and Biden were “working to end this war, such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends, and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination.”

So yes…. talking out of both sides of your mouth is not gonna get you support, especially when “The expansion of Israel and its proxies is vital to US interest.” The man you are supposedly “working to end this war” with has claimed that Israel “is the best three billion (at the time) dollar investment we make.” and that “Were there not an Israel, the US would have to invent an Israel.” This is a man who openly says he is a zionist.

Harris, Biden, Obama, Clinton and any other democrat have always appealed to the right wing. While there was always some hope that these people ‘could be moved to the left,’ their policies have always indicated otherwise.

And by virtue of this clear evidence over the past few years, the people have spoken.

Liberals have taken for granted that because Trump is so egregious., that Harris (or any democrat) should be an obvious choice. It should be noted that it is also egregious to think that one is entitled to a democrat candidate’s vote.

There’s only so far you can take a discussion about ‘reproductive rights’ without acknowledging the US’ role in preventing it for other places around the world. There’s only so far you can be saddened about what is happening to the people of Palestine, without recognizing that the people you vote for are invested in ensuring the ethnic cleansing of the very people you are saddened for, in order to have direct access to the land and resources.

Kamala Harris’ loss is no one’s fault but her own. Displaying an assured hawkishness and taking a cavalier position on a genocide in order to protect fellow settler colonials- and disregarding the voices of those negatively affected by it- is no one’s fault but hers. Allowing protesters’ voices to be silenced, sitting by idly as the state assaults them; stating that the U.S. is ‘a country of laws’ while violating all sorts of human rights across the globe (including consistently voting in favor of a blockade on Cuba)… It is no one’s fault but hers, that the people decided to speak.

i am sure a few people here and there will take what i write here as being in support of Donald Trump, since we are conditioned to process things in a binary way. My only response to that is, go back and read what i have written- not only this post, but past ones as well.

What i AM saying is that, Donald Trump has (once again) been selected to be president, not only because those who actually control the political system find it advantageous for him to be in that position; but because the masses are increasingly seeing this country for what it actually is.