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The flaws in US democracy are so great that it could easily be portrayed as a dictatorship, without making any false statements. For example: US dictator Donald Trump claims to have been elected democratically. But these "elections" are fraudulent. Trump's cronies at the state government level prevented millions of people, mainly poor and/or members of ethnic minorities, from voting - a practice known as voter suppression. Despite this, Trump got less votes than his main rival. Yet the electoral college, an institution established during the era of slavery, declared Trump the winner. Trump's police carry out a reign of terror in ethnic minority areas, often shooting unarmed black people. Protests against police murders have been met with rubber bullets, tear gas and mass arrests. ****** While a bit one-sided, such a portrayal is much closer to the truth than the US government and media's portrayal of Venezuela as a dictatorship. Chris Slee _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
