http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/17/u...ationhood/
Quote:The Trump regime has defended its plan to cut the “Meals on Wheels†program by saying it “doesn’t show any results.†What kind of “results†are they talking about? The program delivers meals to shut-ins; the shut-ins eat the meal; they don’t starve to death. That is the result, and it happens all day every day. It is one of the most “resultful†programs in existence. But notice that the Trumpists aren’t saying we can’t afford the program; they are clearly saying it’s not delivering the results they want to see. And what are the only “results†produced by not delivering meals to the sick and shut-in who can’t provide for themselves? THEY WILL DIE.
Therefore, we can only conclude that the “result†Donald Trump and his ideological Svengali, Stephen Banon, are looking for is a higher death count for the sick and elderly. We know that throughout his public life, Trump has often expressed his belief in genetic superiority, that the right genes, the right blood are responsible for success in life. (Particularly his succes!) The flipside, of course, is that those who haven’t “succeeded†according to his lights, the people who are “weak†and “losers†(to quote two of his favorite epithets), are therefore genetically inferior. We know this is his belief from his own statements.
Bannon too pushes the idea of “nationhood†as a kind of ethnic purity, something beyond political, legal or economic factors. As Mother Jones pointed out this week, Bannon is a fan of French philosopher Charles Maurras, a rabid anti-Semite and Nazi collaborator. The story notes: “Bannon approvingly cited Maurras’ distinction between what the French philosopher called the ‘real country’ of the people and the ‘legal country’ led by government officials.†(MJ also notes that Maurras referred to the Third Republic as “the Jew State, the Masonic State, the immigrant State.†Anyone who has taken even a cursory look at the fever-swamps of the alt-right – of which Bannon claims proud godfathership – will instantly recognize this language.)
