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Well, yes and no. But mostly yes. But kinda no. It's complicated.
Everybody, including both the "pOlItiCaL lEfT" in the U.S. and the MAGA Republicans can see... shit's kinda fucked, right? The whole world is kinda floundering right now, and the U.S. more so than many of the other parts that think of themselves as "developed" and "world powers."
And the way in which the U.S. is borked is one that hits pretty close to home for people. People's jobs are on shaky ground. And even most people with job security get ridiculously low pay. Meanwhile, the price of things like housing and medical care continues to climb.
And what passes as the "left wing" in the U.S. recognizes that the root of most of those problems is capitalism. All while capitalism is continuing to churn out propaganda in its own defense, convincing people that their jobs aren't tenuous because billionaires are assholes but rather because Mexicans are going to steal your jobs. And that worker pay isn't low because billionaires are assholes, but because the EPA is putting an undue burden on your employer, making it impossible for poor him with his seven yachts to pay you a living wage.
So, you do have to realize there is a massive propaganda campaign going on in the U.S. (not exclusively in the U.S., but it's gotten a lot of traction in the U.S.) constantly feeding people in the U.S. racist, hate-filled, fascist conspiracy theories.
But it's also the case that some people fall for it (and perpetuate it) and others don't. And in that regard, it's not as if you can put all the blame on the corporations and leave none for individual hate-filled, racist, fascist assholes.
But, it is the case that Trump and the right wing have managed to convert the discontent into support specifically for Trump via racism and hate. Where as the left(er) has the same discontent, but no love for Trump, and arguably much much less hate and racism.
So, I guess, again, the answer is "yes and no; it's complicated."
And of course all the above is a massive oversimplification as well.
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As you eloquently put there's far more going on than just that, but also... yeah.