https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/c...tical-problems
This is a self described explanation of what the Trump haters really believe. Have a 10 minute civil conversation with any Hillarite, and this is essentially what you get.
The whole article is essentially a description of Chavezism
What is a leftist?
If this all this is getting a bit bewildering, welcome to left politics. Rather than generalizing about what "real" leftists should believe, I'll summarize my views:
Capitalism is an unjust wealth-concentrating system that is ecologically unsustainable. Either we transcend the pathology of capitalism or dystopian science fiction will become everyday life in the not-so-distant future. There is no credible defense of the obscene inequality or disregard for the larger living world that's inherent in capitalism.
The assertion by the U.S. that it's the world's exemplar and natural leader is a dangerous delusion that must yield to meaningful diplomacy and trade policies based on moral principles. not raw power. There is no hope for global cooperation when the U.S. maintains hundreds of military bases and facilities in other countries, designed not for defense but to assert U.S. dominance.
Liberals and conservatives disagree about how government policy should constrain the sociopathic nature of capitalism, but both embrace capitalist ideology. Liberals and conservatives disagree about how the U.S. should run the world, but neither challenge the country's right to dominate.
What do leftists propose as an alternative to a global capitalist economy undergirded by military might? I'm not a revolutionary utopian, preferring innovative ways to work toward left values. Two examples:
The worker cooperative movement helps people establish worker-owned and worker-managed businesses within capitalism, creating spaces for real democracy in the economy. An example in my hometown of Austin is ATX Coop Taxi, owned and managed by the drivers. The most well-known cooperative enterprise is Mondragón, a Spanish federation of cooperatives with thousands of worker-owners. These businesses offer a model for a transition out of capitalism.
National health insurance, sometimes known as single-payer or Medicare-for-all, would lower health care costs while rejecting the cruel capitalist assertion that people without money are expendable. Most developed countries have adopted this, but U.S. politicians routinely reject it, even though polls show a majority or a plurality of U.S. voters like the idea. This kind of commitment to collective flourishing challenges obsessions with amoral individualism so common among U.S. capitalists.