by Noel Ignatiev
- Trump represents a greater danger to the domination of neoliberal global capital than Sanders did, and its representatives are coming to appreciate that.
- Notwithstanding the sentiments of many participants, the โWomenโs Marchโ and the subsequent demonstrations against Trumpโs executive order barring green-card holders from returning are not the start of a mass popular upsurge against reaction but an effort of neoliberals to overturn the last election and regain what they lost, by moving from the ballot box to the streets.
- Trumpโs executive order was a maneuver to solidify his base and test which sectors of the state and civil society he can rely on for support. His partial retreat following the federal judgeโs ruling was not a victory for the โresistanceโ but part of the maneuver.
- Trumpโs adding Bannon to the National Security Council and removing military and security personnel was aimed at preventing a possible coup against him.