Learning not to give a shit about Democrats and Republicans

Right now in US politics there are some corrections happening among the MAGA base and throughout the broader American public. With near complete capture of the US government, MAGA is experiencing some "what goes up..." syndrome.

Small pockets of the base have begun to publicly question and even disavow Donald Trump. The public’s confidence in the Republican Party to improve the economy for the working class is starting to fall apart—rising inflation is back and probably won’t ease up anytime soon. And the admin’s obvious lies about the Epstein files have in small ways started to unite working class Americans from across the ideological spectrum. Everyone wants answers and no one is buying Trump’s attempts to distract from his own Epstein ties.

Meanwhile, a new Gallup poll shows that people’s feelings about immigration are becoming less reactionary, less overtly racist. As Americans come face to face with the dark realities of mass deportation, they’re realizing they don’t like it. This shouldn’t be too surprising—everyday people were never going to like fascist ideology applied to their everyday life. Americans hate that shit.

At least for now, the cruelty and false promises of Trump’s increasingly bold domestic fascism seem to be shocking some people awake.

But progress isn’t inevitable—without the unifying element of class consciousness, Americans are likely to resume the spiral into widespread acceptance of Trump’s racist, fascist ideology.

To make the most of this moment, we have to set aside our differences and realize that every one of us in the working class is on the same team.

Ever since the 2024 Election, I’ve been thinking a lot about how our politics are super organized around party allegiance—we treat politics like team sports.

In 2024, Kamala Harris was emboldened by the Democratic Party’s "vote blue no matter who" sentiment. She bet on undeserved loyalty, with a campaign that failed to center working people—and she doubled down on support for the genocide in Gaza. Obviously, that was a losing strategy.

When politicians believe they deserve votes purely because of which “team” they represent, they start to cozy up to the corrupting influence of big money interests. After all, voters are pledging support no matter what.

Party-based “teams” free politicians from the fundamental responsibility of actually delivering for their voters. Establishment Democrats and Republicans are not exactly the same—but they are becoming more alike every year because they are spoiled by party allegiance and becoming more corrupt as a result.

The disdain that our politicians feel for everyday people reveals that “team” politics do matter—but that the teams aren’t what you think they are….

Forget about Democrats and Republicans. The working class is one team. The billionaire class (and the politicians that serve them) are the other team, including many Democrats and all Republicans.

When we in the working class realize that these class-based teams are the real driving force behind US politics, things start to make a little more sense. It starts to become clear why establishment politicians never deliver on their promises.

So here we are, July 2025—

• The fascist MAGA coalition is dealing with some self-inflicted wounds
• And party-based “team” loyalty threatens to distract us from taking advantage of that weakness

Any MAGA voter who is starting to question Donald Trump’s fascist ideology… is my potential ally. To advance my goal of making a better society for both of us, I'm more than willing to set aside bitterness I once harbored against them based on party allegiance. The truth is, we're both being screwed by the ultra-wealthy… and we have more power together.

Check out this TikTok:

Done, forgiven. I say we team up.

Some in Trump’s base are coming to terms with the reality that their lives won’t improve under MAGA fascism.

The only way we gain ground in this fight is to work with them—to prioritize class unity above party allegiance.

Defeating political corruption, and MAGA fascism, will require millions of working class people setting aside their party loyalty in favor of class-based solidarity. This can actually happen.

Even in America, fascism is not guaranteed failure or success. Fascists would love for you to believe that everyone around you is a fascist at heart—but the truth is that most people are actually decent, but distracted or manipulated.

Regardless of who we voted for, we are all better than MAGA. And our real team—the working class team—is stronger together.