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Anton Shekhovtsov
@shekhovtsov.substack.com

It is widely held in progressive circles in the US, and across parts of the West more broadly, that the midterm elections will bring some relief to embattled American liberals by reviving Democratic dominance in Congress. 1/4

Anton Shekhovtsov
@shekhovtsov.substack.com

And while I have zero – negative, in fact – sympathy for all things MAGA, I fear that the techno-oligarchic capture of the American state will be strengthened rather than weakened with Congress under Democratic control. 3/4

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Anton Shekhovtsov
@shekhovtsov.substack.com

The mechanisms of capture will simply become less visible and somewhat softer, friendlier, dressed in a more enlightened legitimisation – but exactly because of such a posture things will get worse in the end. 4/4