Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D. replies to a reader who asks, 'DONT YOU GET IT?'

Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D. replies, February 11, 2005

No, they don't share the same agenda. One is run, as Seymour Hersh aptly put
it, by a fascist "cult" known as the Neo-cons The other, the Democrats, are
a pack of spineless abdicators and concessionists. The Republican Party is
filled with menacing monsters with the worst intentions for "the people,"
whom they despise, and whose causes they consider a trifling annoyance or a
demotic threat. They are neo-Nietzschean wannabe uber menschean haters of the
'mob.' The Democrats, afraid of their own shadows and unawares of who they
really are dealing with, are completely powerless and inarticulate idiots.
In between these, we have the likes of Ralph Nader (a.k.a. Barf Nadir), who
is on the take from the Republicans and is used as a subterfuge to disperse
and confuse the crowd. What we really lack is a true working class politics.
We ought to bury the Democratic Party in the ground so deep that they cannot
ever come up for air. Then, we need to create a real party of the people.
The Democrats have successfully misappropriated all the grass roots energy
that has been fostered since the coup in 2000. We need to get rid of them as
soon as possible.

But, to say that the two parties are the same is really reductionistic,
historically inaccurate, and politically irresponsible, not to say utterly
wrong. Nevertheless, your sentiments are correct.

Thanks,

Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.
Founder and Chair,
Citizens for Legitimate Government

Letter CLG received, February 11, 2005:

From: 'Beverly'
To: CLG
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 3:22 PM
Subject: DONT YOU GET IT?

Yes, Gore DID Win!

for the longest time the 2 party regime is only a shift to whitch devides
america?.

what is wrong with you people...they both work for the same people.

It didnt matter who wone..their agenda is the same..

either your for the people and dont know...or...your on the side of those
proposing disinfo to try to keep the people devided...

whitch is it?.. [sic, grammar/spelling]

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