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Excerpt - Richard Seymour on the US election and Trump redux (part one)

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🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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To get access to episodes of PTO Extra please consider becoming a £5 supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/poltheoryother In part one of a two part episode Richard Seymour responds to some of the excellent questions sent in by listeners on the US presidential election and its ramifications. Richard answered questions on the role of social media in the election, the nomination of RFK Jr. to the position of secretary of health and human services, the racial dynamics of Donald Trump's voter coalition, and what to expect from the new administration amongst other topics.

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Clearly, one of the things we learned is that in an unjust and difficult reality, you should

0:05.6

not expect people to have joy, as they put in Harris's electoral campaign. They need to know

0:12.1

who it is that is to blame and who is an accurate target for their aggression. There's

0:17.5

nothing wrong with aggression and a desire to strike back when you're suffering injustice.

0:24.0

And this is something that Donald Trump offers, right?

0:26.3

He seems pissed off.

0:27.9

He's angry.

0:28.6

He points to enemies.

0:30.6

He expresses frustration, annoyance.

0:33.7

And, I mean, the contrast with Kamala Harris is extraordinary in that regard.

0:37.9

I will be your revenge.

0:39.5

That was his thing in spring.

0:41.8

And, yeah, I mean, Harris, there's nothing about her that would excite you.

0:45.9

So, you know, you get these simulated transient experiences, kind of emotional contagions like Brat Girl Summer, which has nothing to do with real joy at all.

0:56.4

Has everything to do with a kind of nervous end-of-the-world jitteriness, which comes out of

1:02.1

laughter and standing. So you need to have an enemy, obviously. You need to correctly identify

1:07.7

the enemy, and you need to offer people an alternative to revenge.

1:12.9

Second, just in terms of the program, it seems obvious to me that in addition to material relief

1:17.8

that people obviously need, the Sanders campaign, I was reminded recently. It was talking about

1:24.0

all these material interests, sure. It was talking about healthcare.

1:28.5

It was talking about wages.

1:30.1

It was talking about poverty employers.

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