For a long time, people living outside of urban centres in the United States have been ignored and oppressed by those more wealthy and elite than they are, who often do not keep anyone’s best interest in mind other than their own . This speaks to Marx’s argument that “The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations […] and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest, than callous ‘cash payment.’” From this it is reasonable to conclude that both the Proletariat and Americans living in the country (which in this case are one in the same) would harbour resentment against the opposite group. Without money, power, and resources, however, it is very difficult for one particular group to fight back against the oppressor. That’s where democracy comes in – if the rural United States themselves cannot stand up for what they believe in, maybe they can elect someone who can. It is in this sense that a vote for Trump is a vote for “the brick through the window of the elites. ” For Marx, this is a direct product of conflicts between the two prevailing social
For a long time, people living outside of urban centres in the United States have been ignored and oppressed by those more wealthy and elite than they are, who often do not keep anyone’s best interest in mind other than their own . This speaks to Marx’s argument that “The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations […] and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest, than callous ‘cash payment.’” From this it is reasonable to conclude that both the Proletariat and Americans living in the country (which in this case are one in the same) would harbour resentment against the opposite group. Without money, power, and resources, however, it is very difficult for one particular group to fight back against the oppressor. That’s where democracy comes in – if the rural United States themselves cannot stand up for what they believe in, maybe they can elect someone who can. It is in this sense that a vote for Trump is a vote for “the brick through the window of the elites. ” For Marx, this is a direct product of conflicts between the two prevailing social