The combination of the pandemic along with the shooting of yet another unarmed black person ( especially in the time of Trump) has lifted the veil and exposed an ugly tumor. Much of capitalism's hegemonic appeal lies in the ability to appear flexible, malleable, reformable. Willing to respond to complaints and come up with kinder, gentler approaches to accumulating profit.
It is the Left's job to expose these efforts as superficial band-aids, as palliatives designed to treat symptoms while leaving the cancer intact. And in moments of crisis such as this, true colors are exposed. It is disappointing then to see the DSA fully embrace electoral politics as the means for reform, but not surprising. Having jumped on the Bernie bus there was no way out and now they are entangled in a marriage of convenience with the Democratic Party. Here is how Steve Tarzynski, founding member of DSA puts it:
"...the 2020 presidential campaign opens prospects for health-care system reform."
A full embrace of Andre Gorz "non-reformist reforms" and yet another long march down that humiliating and self-defeating road. Joe Biden. Then there is the Jacobin crowd, fully aligned with DSA in its theoretical underpinnings, telling us we must:
"..begin to pivot toward forms of electoral mobilization crucial to success in the fall."
Only now we will have more policies and processes in place to make sure our workplaces are more sensitive to POC and the police will have to cool down the "warrior" jets for a little while as we return to a more inclusive, enlightened normal. Maybe even a kinder heathcare system to handle the next wave of casualties. How to squander a crisis in one easy lesson.
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