The Working Class Won The Election — Paul Craig Roberts
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The Working Class Won The Election
Paul Craig Roberts
The
US presidential election is historic, because the American people were
able to defeat the oligarchs. Hillary Clinton, an agent for the
Oligarchy, was defeated despite the vicious media campaign against
Donald Trump. This shows that the media and the political
establishments of the political parties no longer have credibility with
the American people.
It
remains to be seen whether Trump can select and appoint a government
that will serve him and his goals to restore American jobs and to
establish friendly and respectful relations with Russia, China, Syria,
and Iran.
It
also remains to be seen how the Oligarchy will respond to Trump’s
victory. Wall Street and the Federal Reserve can cause an economic
crisis in order to put Trump on the defensive, and they can use the
crisis to force Trump to appoint one of their own as Secretary of the
Treasury. Rogue agents in the CIA and Pentagon can cause a false flag
attack that would disrupt friendly relations with Russia. Trump could
make a mistake and retain neoconservatives in his government.
With
Trump there is at least hope. Unless Trump is obstructed by bad
judgment in his appointments and by obstacles put in his way, we should
expect an end to Washington’s orchestrated conflict with Russia, the
removal of the US missiles on Russia’s border with Poland and Romania,
the end of the conflict in Ukraine, and the end of Washington’s effort
to overthrow the Syrian government. However, achievements such as these
imply the defeat of the US Oligarchy. Although Trump defeated Hillary,
the Oligarchy still exists and is still powerful.
Trump
said that he no longer sees the point of NATO 25 years after the Soviet
collapse. If he sticks to his view, it means a big political change in
Washington’s EU vassals. The hostility toward Russia of the current EU
and NATO officials would have to cease. German Chancellor Merkel would
have to change her spots or be replaced. NATO Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg would have to be dismissed.
We
do not know who Trump will select to serve in his government. It is
likely that Trump is unfamiliar with the various possibilities and their
positions on issues. It really depends on who is advising Trump and
what advice they give him. Once we see his government, we will know
whether we can be hopeful for the changes that now have a chance.
If
the oligarchy is unable to control Trump and he is actually successful
in curbing the power and budget of the military/security complex and in
holding the financial sector politically accountable, Trump could be
assassinated.
Trump
said that he will put Hillary in prison. He should first put her on
trial for treason and war crimes along with all of the neoconservatives.
That would clear the decks for peace with the other two major nuclear
powers over whom the neoconservatives seek hegemony. Although the
neoconservatives would still have contacts in the hidden deep state, it
would make it difficult for the vermin to organize false flag operations
or an assassination. Rogue elements in the military/security complex
could still bring off an assassination, but without neocons in the
government a coverup would be more difficult.
Trump
has more understanding and insight than his opponents realize. For a
man such as Trump to risk acquiring so many powerful enemies and to risk
his wealth and reputation, he had to have known that the people’s
dissatisfaction with the ruling establishment meant he could be elected
president.
We
won’t know what to expect until we see who are the Secretaries and
Assistant Secretaries. If it is the usual crowd, we will know Trump has
been captured.
A
happy lasting result of the election is the complete discrediting of
the US media. The media predicted an easy Hillary victory and even
Democratic Party control of the US Senate. Even more important to the
media’s loss of influence and credibility, despite the vicious media
attack on Trump throughout the presidential primaries and presidential
campaign, the media had no effect outside the Northeast and West coasts,
the stomping grounds of the One Percent. The rest of the country
ignored the media.
I
did not think the Oligarchy would allow Trump to win. However, it seems
that the oligarchs were deceived by their own media propaganda. Assured
that Hillary was the sure winner, they were unprepared to put into
effect plans to steal the election.
Hillary
is down, but not the Oligarchs. If Trump is advised to be conciliatory,
to hold out his hand, and to take the establishment into his
government, the American people will again be disappointed. In a country
whose institutions have been so completely corrupted by the Oligarchy,
it is difficult to achieve real change without bloodshed.
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Dr. Paul Craig Roberts was
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and associate
editor of the Wall Street Journal. He was columnist for Business Week,
Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators Syndicate. He has had many
university appointments. His internet columns have attracted a worldwide
following. Roberts' latest books are The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West, How America Was Lost, and The Neoconservative Threat to World Order.
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