Largely true, but what reform, short of a revolution could change this?
Or, to be more practical, what reform to change this, could contribute to a
revolutionary movement?
Chris Burford
London
At 22:40 04/11/00 -0600, you wrote:
>"The United States, such a vocal advocate of multi-party systems, has
>two parties that are so perfectly similar in their methods, objectives and
>goals that they have practically created the most perfect one-party system
>in the world. Over 50% of the people in that 'democratic country' do not
>even cast a vote, and the team that manages to raise the most funds
>often wins with the votes of only 25% of the electorate. The political
>system is undermined by disputes, vanity and personal ambition or by
>interests groups operating within the established economic and social
>model and there is no alternative for a change in the system."
>
>- From Fidel Castro's interview with Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former
>Director General of UNESCO, published in Granma International, June 23,
>2000.
