"No Kings" Misses The Point

Liberals, progressives and Democrats eagerly await the No Kings protest set for next week. But the problem is not Kings. Western society already had those bourgeois revolutions long ago; the English revolution in 1688, the French Revolution in 1799, the American revolution ending in 1783. We don't want or need those revolutions repeated now, we need to confront the contradiction of so-called liberal "democratic" capitalism, which is the real ruler over us all. This upset over authoritarians misses the point; leaders like Trump are symptoms of a much more insidious disease. Getting rid of him or MAGA or Project 2025 doesn't get rid of the problem, at best it only kicks the can down the road, giving us a kinder, gentler capitalism for a little while. But it is the entire system which is in crisis. Perfect example: they just awarded the Nobel in economics to promoters of Green Tech Capitalism. They claim there is no limit to economic growth as long as we embrace technological innovation. A self-reinforcing feedback loop of capitalist promotion, cranking out a whole new generation of innovators and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who turn a blind eye to energy and ecological limits. It is a religion, a cult of true believers all wanting to get in on the ground floor of the next big thing. While ignoring the social and biological collapse happening in real time. Another bourgeois democratic revolution with another constitution cannot slow this collapse. That's a liberal fantasy that is totally discredited yet remains dominant. That was then, this is now. Meanwhile, all across the globe, angry young people are getting rid of corrupt leaders while they remain stuck in an unsustainable system. The new leaders will face the same pressures as the old ones; having to attract investment, having to exploit resources and workers, having to embrace austerity to deal with debt. That doesn't change. They can write a wonderful constitution and they can have free and fair elections and have a free press yada yada. But they will still be taking orders from their central banks who will be taking orders from other central banks. That's the King you need to get rid of.