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Rejecting this position for its capitulation to bourgeois caricatures of segments of the working class, Malott points to the fall of communism for a more historically contextualized understanding of how we got to where we are. That is, this essay notes that the rise of the socialist bloc after World War II was so inspiring to the world’s oppressed and colonized that it slowed down capitalism’s tendency toward an extending rate of exploitation. After the fall of the Soviet Union and the socialist bloc, and an aggressive anti-communist campaign, capitalists unleashed a more aggressive capitalism called neoliberalism. After nearly five decades of neoliberal wealth redistribution, and the destruction of the communist movement, right-wing demagogy has risen in European country after European country. Meanwhile, the white middle class—like other segments of the work force—has experienced significant downward mobility and is therefore desperate for economic relief. Because the white middle class tends to see their interests as the same as the capitalist class compared to those of the white working class, this group of more privileged and pampered workers—as has been the case historically—is increasingly susceptible to racist and fascist ideology. It was within this context that Trump and the so-called alt-right (i.e., neofascists and neo-Nazis) gained marginal influence, which is quickly eroding evidenced by Trump's falling approval rating. As a response to Trump, neofascism, and capitalism more generally, this essay argues for a communist education and the organization of the party form.  \nContextualizing Trump: Education for Communism  \nOn November 8, 2016, as the election for the 45th president of the United States got underway, many pollsters had Hillary Clinton barely ahead in the key states needed to secure 270 Electoral College votes. However, major media outlets interpreted this slight lead as an indicator of extreme confidence, giving Clinton an 80% chance of beating Trump. Given that Trump’s campaign was marked by consistently racist, Islamophobic, misogynistic, and violent language, these numbers—to a wide swath of the political spectrum, despite the evidence—seemed accurate. However, by around 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, wishful thinking gave way to facts as Trump’s victory began to appear inevitable. Hours after midnight, Donald Trump was officially declared the presidentelect.  \nInterpreting the result as a major political upset by the most unpopular candidate in U. S. history, a candidate associated with neo-fascist rhetoric, millions of progressive people—convinced that so-called “love”would “trump hate,”—were, among other things, shocked, saddened, scared, and enraged. So many people, horrified by the fact that a  \n1 Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Curry Malott, PhD. Email:  \n[CMalott@wcupa.edu](CMalott@wcupa.edu).  \nBerkeley Review of Education Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 125–132  \n126 Malott  \nsexist, racist, Muslim-hating, bigoted, capitalist would soon be taking the White House, desperately wanted to know what had happened. Before turning to the debate around why Trump won, I will pause for a moment a","cbCaimdcoxLAVNLH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimdcoxLAVNLH","pdf",205660,"English","# Abstract\n# Contextualizing Trump\n## The 2016 election and political reaction\n# Is this Fascism?\n## Fascism as capitalist last resort\n## Why the U.S. is not yet fascist","[{\"question\":\"What argument does the article challenge about Trump’s 2016 victory?\",\"answer\":\"It challenges the conclusion that racism of poor whites was the primary factor behind Trump’s win. 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