Bill Clinton, chieftain of U.S. imperialism, is to be nominated
tomorrow for the presidential election. The main feature of this
Chicago convention of the "Democrats" is that the caliber of the
politics has been brought to the lowest level. If it was not the
greatest spectacle of illusion-mongering and diversion, there would
be nothing political about it at all.
The Democratic Convention is obviously split between those who
are the architects of the anti-social offensive, Bill Clinton
included, and those who want the people to harbor the illusion
that the Democratic Party will defend their interests. Besides
Hollywood celebrities and others, Jesse Jackson has been assigned
that role.
The Democratic Party is split between illusion and reality,
between those who have illusions about U.S. capitalism and those
who serve it without any scruples. This split is bound to widen in
the coming weeks and months and even after the elections, as more
and more people see through the extremely anti-people character of
the Democratic Party.
The most characteristic feature of this convention is that the
Democratic Party has fully conceded to the "right wing" agenda but
as "moderates." The monopoly-controlled press is crowing that the
Democratic Party has moved to the "center," which can mean
virtually anything. The two recent television conventions make
crystal clear that the Democratic Party and the U.S. political
process and all the political parties of the wealthy are
anachronistic. The renewal of the political process, in addition to
everything else, is the order of the day in the U.S.
Shawgi Tell
University at Buffalo
Graduate School of Education
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