MAGA Communism

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"MAGA Communism" is a political slogan that emerged in September 2022. It argues that the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement is a symbol representing anti-elite sentiment and proposes unity between the MAGA movement and Communism. MAGA Communists believe that this partnership can lead to a populist revolution benefiting the working class and American prosperity. Proponents, led by Haz Al-Din and Jackson Hinkle, aim to reject identity politics, American imperialism, and leftism within communism. Critics view it as a potentially alt-right fusion of authoritarian MAGA and communism, lacking ideological consistency and appealing to those disillusioned with liberalism.

Background

"MAGA Communism" is a political slogan that gained popular attention around September 2022. Supporters of MAGA Communism argue that those who care about the working class should ally with the MAGA movement to incite a populist revolution. MAGA Communists believe that the MAGA movement represents the singular mass working-class and anti-establishment movement present in America today and that this movement, being outside of the status-quo, allows more opportunity for more radical politics. They believe that communism can serve as a force for American prosperity, working-class unity, and they emphasize patriotic strength and the benefit of the common good.

MAGA Communists criticize liberal culture wars and identity politics and reject American imperialism. They are outspoken critics of leftists for "demonizing MAGA supporters as inherently racist, xenophobic, and so on," Haz Al-Din, one of the creators of MAGA Communism, believes that Trump "fundamentally and irreversibly changed American politics". Al-Din believes that the MAGA movement is not a singular coherent ideology, but rather a "symbol of anti-elite struggle that remains open to the construction of a wide range of political identities." He also believes that Communists should support MAGA people and writes: "the primary contradiction in American politics is between MAGA and the status quo". MAGA Communists seek to salvage the anti-establishment and anti-imperialist aspects of the movement and make communism appealing to working-class people by removing the "toxic ideology of leftism" from communism. New Republic writes that MAGA Communists combine American nationalism with support of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Compact argues that the goals of MAGA Communism aren't entirely clear: "Does it seek to unite people from the far left and far right under the same anti-elite umbrella, without challenging the ideologies of the various factions, as Hinkle would appear to be suggesting? Or does it aim to transcend existing ideologies and the left-right political spectrum altogether to create a new “populist” working class-elites spectrum, as Al-Din seems to imply?"

On 1 October 2022, Haz Al-Din attended a Trump rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan to interview Trump supporters about MAGA Communism. Although skeptical, event attendees interjected with affirmation.

Key Figures

MAGA Communism was popularized by Marxist-Leninist political commentators Haz Al-Din and Jackson Hinkle.

Criticism

Some critics see MAGA Communism as an alt-right spin to combine aspects of "authoritarian MAGA" with communism. Others criticize it for a perceived lack of ideological consistency and its appeal to people disillusioned with liberalism.

References

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