I think you are forgetting that Trump is not just a representative of
the interests of the ruling class like all the other bourgeois
politicians are. He is part of the ruling class. He does not need
encouragement from the ruling class. He may represent only one faction
of the ruling class and, in fact, he may be a faction of only one, but
with his money he only need to be encouraged by himself. That probably
has a lot to do with why other sections of the ruling class are so
horrified by him. Instead of exerting his influence over the political
process like he has always done before and like his fellow billionaires
continue to do he has broken with tradition and jumped into more direct
action.
On 3/2/2016 3:52 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Carl,
You don't think that a Trump Presidenncy would alter our lives? Reagan cut
social security benefits. We couldn't get benefits for children eighteen
years or older, even if they were attending college after he changed the
law. He instituted the taxation of social security as income if one's income
was above a certain amount. His breaking of that one federal union was a
major blow to all unions. He raised the country's deficit and instituted
trickle down economics. Now, I can mention what Clinton did and what Bush 2
did, all of which was consequential. But now we have Trump who has made it
acceptable to be openly racist on TV in campaign speeches and whose security
people have beaten up a reporter for doing his job and thrown black
observers out of the room where he was to speak. So if he is President, how
might the angry white population behave? What effect would his leadership
have on the police, the military, the white militias and hate groups
throughout our country? How might the treatment of disabled people be
affected? The ruling class may not care one way or the other so long as they
can make profits, but it will definitely negatively affect the poor and the
working people if Trump is elected. It's even conceivable to me that the
ruling class has encouraged him because they really want Hillary to be
President, rather than the other Republican candidates and they were
gambling that Trump would destroy the others and be completely
unacceptable to the electorate. But the ruling class can be pretty dumb.
After all, they think that somehow they're going to win over global warming.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 2:46 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: FW: Super Tuesday: The empire strikes back,
but the rebellion lives
Miriam wrote: "...no alternative party, including the Green Party, has been
able to gain power in the last hundred years."
For my way of thinking, this is proof that the American Empire is determined
to own the political system, lock, stock and barrel.
Just what sort of an All Powerful Empire would it be if it could not stamp
out effective opposition? By merging the two major Parties and blocking the
ability of any other Party from establishing themselves in all 50 states,
the "Two-headed Party" can go unchallenged. This is not to deny that there
are differences among those serving one head or the other. But still, we
Working Class folks ought to be ashamed of ourselves in allowing the very
Federal Government we elected to defend our Independence, to be used against
our best interests. Ronald Reagan was the most Evil of those politicians
who "protected" us from ourselves...to the benefit of the Masters. But
before Reagan, we had the likes of Nixon, Truman and Hoover clearing the way
to the establishment of our present day Oligarchy.
Regardless of what they say, the Ruling Class is set for the next 8 years,
in so far as their foreign policies are concerned. They can "manage" Ted
Cruz. Donald Trump couldn't get any of his bragging points carried out if
he tried. And Clinton has already thrown us under the bus, declaring that
we must move slowly and be content with our present lot, or risk losing it
all. For her way of thinking, coming together and waiting for the kindness
and generosity of the Rich is the best method of improving our lives. This
is similar to Hoover's "Trickle Down" theory. Clinton knows all too well
that revolution begins with the rising up of the People, not the "goodness"
of the wealthy.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/2/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Read this. Yes, the Democratic Party establishment is working to40b0dc9d3538c69199e88&utm_source=jillstein&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sup
annihilate Sanders and yes, there are alternative parties like the
Green Party to which to turn for a home. And as I said before, doing
that will make me comfortable. But no alternative party, including the
Green Party, has been able to gain power in the last hundred years.
Miriam
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From: Jill Stein [mailto:HQ@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 12:47 PM
To: Miriam Vieni
Subject: Super Tuesday: The empire strikes back, but the rebellion
lives
<http://www.jill2016.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjill2016.com&e=6211c1df6c80b
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Dear Miriam --
Super Tuesday was a big win for oligarchy, as the Democratic Party
establishment delivered over 60% of available delegates for Hillary
Clinton and billionaire demagogue Donald Trump stomped to victory in 8
proto-fascism.
But despite the dominance of Clinton and Trump, the millions of votes
for Bernie Sanders show that Americans are hungry for sweeping changes
to a broken system that's throwing workers, students, the middle class
and the poor under the bus.
I agree with Bernie and his supporters that we must take our democracy
back from the billionaires, win economic justice for the 99%, confront
the existential threat of climate meltdown, adopt an improved Medicare
For All healthcare system, provide a welcoming path to citizenship,
and end racist violence in our criminal justice system.
On many issues, we must go further - for example, by canceling all
student loan debt, urgently transitioning to 100% clean renewable
energy by 2030, nationalizing the Federal Reserve, and reforming the
electoral system with measures like proportional representation. And
we must roll back the military-industrial-surveillance complex that is
undermining our liberty and security while bankrupting us financially
and morally.
The success of the Sanders campaign has proven that in today's rapidly
changing America, a populist progressive agenda only has to break into
the media and the televised debates to catch on like wildfire and
inspire millions to shake the foundations of a political establishment
that seemed invulnerable just a few short months ago.
I applaud the courage of the millions of people who are defying the
establishment by organizing and voting for Bernie Sanders, and
shredding the conventional wisdom that Americans are too enamored of
corporate capitalism to want an economy and a society that works for
all of us.
It's sobering to see how the Democratic Party has openly used its
institutional power to marginalize and push back against the Sanders
campaign's heartening demonstration of grassroots democracy.
From the near-unanimous endorsement of Clinton by Democratic elected
officials, to the Democratic National Committee's blatant maneuvering
to undermine Sanders, to the party's collaboration with "liberal"
corporate media to marginalize Sanders' campaign, the empire is
striking back with all its firepower.
Super Tuesday and superdelegates are just two of the Democratic
Party's built-in safeguards against democracy. The Democrats'
anti-Sanders campaign is just the latest episode in the party's long
history of sabotaging progressive rebels in their ranks - from Jesse
Jackson to Dennis Kucinich and more.
The Democratic Party and corporate media are even proclaiming Clinton
more "electable", despite polls showing Sanders performing better in
head-to-head matchups against leading Republicans. To them,
"electability" has nothing to do with a candidate's popularity among
the voters, and everything to do with having the establishment's stamp
of approval.
Meanwhile, the rise of extremist bully Trump, a sexist bigot and the
most disliked candidate in America, is the GOP's reward for its
decades-long descent into oligarchy, anti-intellectualism, and
Democratic Party strategists are publicly planning to sabotagecoalition for justice.
Sanders, and then use fear to keep his followers in line by arguing
that despite everything that Wall Street-backed Washington insider
Clinton has done to betray their trust, the Republican is worse.
If the Democratic Party does succeed in anointing Hillary Clinton and
slamming the door on Sanders' insurgency, our campaign ensures that
the growing political revolution will not be silenced by a
counter-revolutionary party.
This election is showing that the political establishment is obsolete.
We don't need endorsements from political insiders or big corporate
donations to ignite the revolution that will take our democracy back.
All we need is the courage of our convictions, and to recognize that
we have critical mass to move mountains when we stand together as a broad
Our campaign is building a truly democratic national party as a homeand ecological destruction.
for those who are committed to political revolution, and understand it
needs a base to grow beyond a single election cycle. We offer a party
that refuses to take money from corporations, super PACs and
lobbyists, and that refuses to collaborate with the engines of economic
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those who seek a new system that puts people, planet and peace over
profit. We will not sell out the American people or future generations
who will inherit the world we create.
We will continue building a force for change through Election Day and
beyond. Together we will build an America, and a world, that works for
all of us.
It's in our hands!
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