Welcome to Halloween
– The day when children, teens, and adults put on costumes and
make-up and pretend to be something that they are not. In the case
of children, it is something that they often wish to be: like an
astronaut, police or fireman, or maybe a dancer or a doctor.
It is ironic that
Halloween is close to election day as well. Here we have politicians
pretending to be for the people when they are really in the service
of the capitalist class.
Look at the recent
presidential debates and tours. OK – I admit that the Republicans
this time around are just out right scary, like zombies or vampires.
There is no pretense here – they are out for the capitalist class
and the array of candidates show it endlessly as they fall over each
other to fawn for the money of the 1%.
The Democrats are
more subtle about it though. They talk economic populism and reforms
that could benefit the average American. But let's face the facts:
At the end of the day, Hillary Clinton is owned and controlled by
Wall Street and the big banks. She is running around the country,
stopping in at $2700 a plate dinners, playing meet and greet with
the rich, while promising everyone else their fair share of the pie.
$2700 is more than some WNY families take home in a month. And she
is picking it up in hours.
Bernie Sanders is a
different story. He is talking some very popular reform ideas, but
if he fails to win the nomination for the presidential ticket,
promises the capitalist controlled DNC hand picked candidate.
And make no mistake
about it – Sanders, a self avowed socialist, is only talking about
reforming capitalism. In no way is he talking about overthrowing the
system.
He talks of
breaking up the banks, but – like Ma Bell – nothing stops them
from reuniting in different ways. Look at Verizon and AT&T.
Bigger and more powerful than Ma Bell ever dreamed. A real socialist
would be putting the banks in the hands of its depositors – in each
community. Or setting up banks like the Bank of North Dakota, where
it is run to serve the people of North Dakota. (BTW: The big banks
are so afraid of the BND that they actively campaigned against other
states creating state banks during the 2008 financial meltdown.)
He talks about
taxing Wall Street to provide free college tuition. A real socialist
would ask “Why do we even need Wall Street?” and shut it down
completely.
He talks about a
single payer health care system – the hospitals are still mostly
privatized. And after he leaves office, what would stop the “death
by a thousand cuts” that the capitalist class is so famous for?
And who is Martin
O'Malley anyways? And at that, I probably spelled his name wrong.
Yes, this is
Halloween and election season. Where the capitalist class promises
plenty of treats.
Make no mistake –
it is all one big trick.
On you.
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