The handholding underlines the lack of daylight between bourgeois parties at each other’s throats in this era of partisan polarization. A model then emerges which fits the behavior of bourgeois parties and the function they play within modern society. Conflicts over surplus distribution are the primary struggle within the bourgeois state superstructure. It is the tension of mass suffrage and elections expressed via mass political parties inside a capitalist dictatorship. If forced, bourgeois parties will become even more furious against Palestinian solidarity groups.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2024 07:13 UTC