Part II: A “Hard Break” with China is Far-Right Accelerationism

The idea of decoupling from China forsakes democracy. For the far right, that’s the point

Read Part One here.

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The original post on this topic:

• Established the MAGA right’s consensus in favor of an economic “hard break” with China;

• Walked through how decoupling is a loser on its own terms, serving none of the goals that its advocates suggest; and

• Made the case that every argument in favor of full decoupling misunderstands capitalism itself.

In this post, I’m focusing more squarely on the far-right accelerationist logic of decoupling.

There are two aspects to this—1) the amplification of militarism and the increased likelihood of war that follows from a “hard break,” and 2) the consolidation of reactionary political power that “hard break” policies facilitate. And, of course, war and far-right power consolidation feed each other.

Let me explain.