The Founding Fathers did not want political parties. What the
Founding Fathers wanted was relief from the oppressive taxes placed
upon them by England, and the right to levy their own taxes, and spend
the money to benefit themselves. And so, the American Oligarchy was
born. Open to Men Only. White Landholders 21 years of age and older;
or Men of considerable wealth. To a greater degree the original
Oligarchy stood together because they had a common enemy...King
George. But as a new nation was constructed, and years of in-fighting
over the Devilish Details that went into the new Constitution, special
interest groups began to form. The list is far too long for this
short piece, but among them was the fight over just who was a Citizen,
and who would be allowed to vote and to participate in the running of
this new nation. But always the laws and the Justice System were
arranged to provide protection and support to the Oligarchy. A
struggle that continues to this day.
Whether by design or by accident, the two political party system
evolved. Today, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are
each loose Confederacy's, grouping together similar, but widely
different sub groups.
We are conditioned to think of a political party as a single solid
organization, which will defend our interests, if we can just get the
leadership's attention, or if we can mount enough of a ground swell to
enable us to take control.
What we fail to remember is that both major political parties, and any
others allowed to enter the political arena, are designed to protect
the American Empire...the original Oligarchy.
Today, the American Corporate Empire can trace its origin right back
to the Constitutional Congress. The major reason that this Empire
continues to hold power is that, using all its resources, the Empire
lies. We are led to believe that we are a Republic, a democratic
Republic. This fundamental lie covers over the truth that we have
never been a Republic, except in our make believe structure. The
American Empire's Constitution has been flexible in its ability to
adapt without losing its original purpose. This ability has allowed
the Empire to absorb, but control changes such as who can vote or who
can run for office. Within each political party, sub divisions battle
among themselves in a misguided belief that somehow they can control
the entire party, and thus the course of the Nation. But the Empire
understands that control comes through Divide and Conquer, an assists
the political factions to paw the earth and snort fire.
Until Americans shake off the myths and falsehoods being fed to them
by the American Empire's mass media, and rid ourselves of this greed
driven Ruling Class, we might as well settle back and watch another
meaningless political campaign.
Although I will vote, I should actually hope my choices do not get
"elected", because once in office the influence of the American
Empire's Ruling Class will begin to magically transform them.
As my old great grandfather Tomas Hickman said, when asked to pick up
his rifle and join the Confederate Army, "I don't have a dog in this
fight".
Carl Jarvis
On 3/1/20, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
https://themilitant.com/2020/02/29/capitalist-two-party-systems-stability-wont-be-restored/
Capitalist two party system’s stability won’t be restored
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BY TERRY EVANS
Vol. 84/No. 9
March 9, 2020
The deep divisions in the Democratic Party continue to chafe as Bernie
Sanders, who says he is a democratic socialist, is leading the party’s
early primaries.
His centrist opponents are desperate to prevent him from getting the
nomination and stop his supporters from expanding their influence in a
party that
is a mainstay of capitalist rule.
Many are convinced that none of the party’s hopefuls have a chance at
unseating President Donald Trump and are eager to find something new to
try to oust
him from power before November.
Both the Democrats and Republicans want to keep working people wrapped
up in the capitalist party setup, whether there are two, three or more
parties
defending the bosses’ interests. They want to prevent us from organizing
ourselves to fight together to change our conditions and defend our
interests.
And in so doing to develop self-confidence, courage and class
consciousness. This is the road to defend our wages and working
conditions from bosses’ attacks
today and points in the direction of independent working-class political
action.
This course of resolute struggle against the bosses and their government
is presented in 2020 by the Socialist Workers Party presidential ticket,
Alyson
Kennedy for president, Malcolm Jarrett for vice president. They are the
only candidates that act on the capacities of the working class to
advance its
interests by building a movement that can take political power into our
own hands and put an end to the exploitative social relations bred by
capitalism.
Sanders and his socialist cohorts push an ideology aimed at reforming
dog-eat-dog capitalist rule. It has nothing to do with building a
movement of millions
to fight for ourselves.
The centrist Democrats are working overtime to attack Sanders, fearing
he’ll cost the Democratic Party not only the presidency, but any chance
of majorities
in the House and Senate. James Carville, long-time Democratic operative
and former campaign manager to Bill Clinton, argued Sanders’ Nevada
primary victory
meant the race for the party’s nomination was “going very well for
[Russian President] Vladimir Putin.” This is the same smear liberals
have used for the
past three years against Trump.
In the unabashedly pro-Democratic Washington Post, commentator Jennifer
Rubin disqualifies Sanders for his “extreme ideology.” She demands the
other contenders
for the nomination stand aside and clear the path for Joe Biden. She
says Biden — whose support has been plummeting — can reverse gear, win
the nomination
and save the party from Sanders, if he puts an “exciting” African
American woman on the ticket for vice president.
Some party stalwarts are looking for ways to use the unelected
“superdelegates” to rig the nomination against Sanders at the party’s
convention — just
as they did in 2016.
Sanders calls Cuba ‘authoritarian’
Sanders has come under attack in the media and in debates for having
visited Cuba in 1989. When pressed on this on CBS’ “60 Minutes” TV
program, he answered,
“We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba, but you know
it’s simply unfair to say everything is bad.” He added that Fidel Castro
“had a massive
literacy program. Is that such a bad thing, even though Fidel Castro did
it?”
Sanders has continued to be pressed on this by liberal Democrats and by
Republicans alike. And he continues to denounce Cuba as “authoritarian.”
Fidel Castro and the July 26 Movement led Cuban workers and farmers in a
revolutionary struggle to overthrow the brutal U.S.-backed Batista
dictatorship,
transforming themselves in the process, and going on to take power into
their own hands. In the face of Washington’s hostility they advanced the
interests
of the most exploited and put an end to the capitalist ownership of
land, the factories and banks.
And they have defended those conquests ever since from bipartisan
assaults by Washington. The U.S. rulers’ policy — aimed at overturning
Cuba’s revolutionary
government — will remain the same whether Trump, Sanders, Biden or any
other Democrat or Republican is in the White House, as it has for 60 years.
Both Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett have been to Cuba and support
for Cuba’s socialist revolution is part of the SWP’s campaign platform.
They urge
workers and youth to join this year’s May Day Brigade to Cuba to learn
about the revolution firsthand.
Ongoing crisis of bosses’ two parties
As conflicts leading to the election sharpen, some pundits express fear
that this will damage the capitalist two-party political setup. Writing
in the
Wall Street Journal, Charles Lipson says these clashes are “deep and
toxic for democracy,” and worries that unlike previous disputes they
will not end
whoever wins in November. Both of the bosses’ parties are fractured and
will never be the same again.
The roots of the political crisis gripping the Democratic and Republican
parties lies in the widespread alienation among working people from
parties that
haven’t lifted a finger against the bosses’ relentless efforts to
offload the crisis of their system onto our backs. This is why millions
of workers helped
put Trump, a nonpolitician, in the White House in 2016 when he promised
he would “drain the swamp” in Washington and work to halt the American
carnage
workers face. This year the socialist wing of the Democrats hope they
can take over the party and make the same journey. The centrists believe
this would
mean the death of their party.
The crisis in the capitalist parties and the conditions workers face
today also fuel interest in the Socialist Workers Party campaign. The
party campaigns
in cities large and small, and in rural areas, urging workers to break
from the bosses and form our own party, a labor party, in order to find
a road forward.
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