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Excerpt - Richard Seymour on the US election and Trump redux (part one)

2024/11/19
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Richard Seymour: 在不公正和艰难的现实中，人们不应被期望感到快乐，他们需要知道是谁应该受到责备，以及谁是他们愤怒的准确目标。愤怒和渴望在遭受不公正时反击是正常的。 特朗普通过表达愤怒、指向敌人以及表达沮丧和恼怒来吸引选民，这与卡马拉·哈里斯形成了鲜明对比。特朗普提供了一种复仇的途径，而哈里斯则缺乏这种能够引起选民共鸣的元素。 人们需要一个敌人，需要正确地识别敌人，并为人们提供复仇的替代方案。短暂的模拟体验，例如“辣妹夏日”，与真正的快乐无关，而是与一种神经质的世界末日般的紧张感有关。 除了物质上的救济，人们显然还需要其他东西。桑德斯竞选活动不仅关注物质利益（医疗保健、工资、贫困雇主），也关注政治革命，这意味着超越个人眼前利益的东西非常重要。

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In part one of a two part episode Richard Seymour responds to some of the excellent questions sent in by listeners on the US presidential election and its ramifications. Richard answered questions on the role of social media in the election, the nomination of RFK Jr. to the position of secretary of health and human services, the racial dynamics of Donald Trump's voter coalition, and what to expect from the new administration amongst other topics.