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By Situation Theatre 17/2/2020
Affirmative action for the 1%.
In the ultimate triumph of identity politics, powerful US Democrats are starting to coalesce around the diversity candidate, Mike Bloomberg.
Bloomberg’s right-wing brand of racist, sexist, oligarchic politics differs vastly from Donald Trump in the sense that it’s the same but a bit harder for late-night comedians to satirise.
Some folks are just natural performers. 🤷♀️ https://t.co/nRBKqoL5JJ
— Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) February 14, 2020
Still, for a soulless political party completely hollowed out by 40 years of neoliberalism, there could be no more representative candidate than a ghoulish billionaire.
