The Trump Government Will Deepen the offensive of Capital Against the Periphery and the Working Class

The Trump government will deepen the offensive of capital against the periphery and the working class

With the Trump government, the capital offensive and the imperialist role of the United States - most likely with policies of a higher level of intervention and bellicosity - will be deepened to impose its interests on the rest of the world. Faced with this exacerbation of the contradictions between work and capital, we commit ourselves as SEPLA to continue the struggle to articulate adequate responses with workers and peoples to move a path of social emancipation, against capitalism and imperialism.

On January 20 he assumed a new government in the US and Donald Trump swore as his 45th President. The inaugural speech is not very different from the campaign there are generalities and few specific announcements.Its economic program is aimed at the displaced of globalization To which he promised to reindustrialize the United States so that there are sources of work for the Americans. To this end, it would carry out a policy of import substitution, whose main instruments would be: increase of tariffs on the entry of "maquilas" products; Redefining and narrowing free trade agreements, such as NAFTA; Reject plurilateral treaties such as Transpacific; Lower taxes, and subsidize corporations that produce again within the United States.

To increase the level of activity, there would be a Keynesian demand shock through large investments in infrastructure financed partly by the State and partly by the private sector. The expulsion of "illegal" immigrant workers - who have lower wages and benefits - is another measure to favor local labor. All of the above framed in a xenophobic discourse, basically against Mexicans and Muslims.

Another point of its undoubtedly important platform is its rejection of the agreements against global warming and its decision to make the most of traditional energies, including fracking.

From the geo-economic point of view it defines China as its main enemy and aims to restrict China's trade, financial and foreign direct investment expansion in the world. It complements a policy of alliances with Russia and its allies to achieve stability in the Middle East by guaranteeing access to oil and reducing the flow of refugees. It also seeks to reach out to all those right-wing European political forces that have social bases to those displaced by globalization, such as the Brexit leaders in Britain and Marie Le Pen in France.

With that same logic, its natural allies in Latin America will be the countries governed by the right and, of course, the governments of the left and those who promote the Chinese advance in the continent will be considered enemies. 

To implement this program, his cabinet includes the presence of people of American and world economic power. 

The oil tanker Rex Tillerson will be in charge of the Secretary of State. A chancellor who comes from chairing EXXON MOBIL, a continuation transnational of Standard Oil and the Rockefekller clan, with a business path of plunder and exploitation in its long evolution.

With Tillerson at the helm of EXXON since 2006, the USA regained the top spot as a global hydrocarbon producer, made possible by the exploitation of "unconventional" and highly contaminating and predatory fracking technology Of common goods Common . 

For the Secretary of the Treasury the banker Stven Mnunchin of Goldman Sachs and specialized in activities ofspeculation In investment funds. A man from Wall Street, seat of responsibility in the crisis of 2007/08 with worldwide irradiation.

Other charges are covered by millionaires who only recognize the logic of capitalist gain, accumulation and domination. All committed to MAKE GREAT NEW USA.