Chris Hedges: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Rise of American Fascism

Chris Hedges has always made many good observations about US politics and about the effects of various causes on US society, and he has a message worth consideration whether (or not) you find his criticisms of Democrats accurate and despite the fact that his analysis and understanding of the war in Ukraine is very flawed. (Specifically, he labels it a proxy war and seemingly champions the position that Eastern European countries should not have had the right to determine their own political alliances and future on account of the some of the initial circumstances or statements made when Germany was reunified, a position which is seemingly in alignment with what Russia desires people to believe about Russia's position and about Russian "sensitivities" being respected in that region of the world. It seems that one should ask him whether he respects more the principle of freely choosing current political associations or the principle of respecting historical grievances. Many could be asked that, and those questions might be related to a common question. Yet, having an understanding of a position should not be conflated with that position being justified.)

So, regardless of whatever problematic statements that he might make, his discussion of the effects of economics, of wealth inequality, of corporatism, and of neoliberalism on the US and on US society are worth considering. Had US politics managed to incorporate some of his understanding into its policies, the US would have likely been the better for it and might have even avoided having now to suffer under Donald Trump.