Kerry Campaigns as Candidate of Big Business
If
you're one of those people who believes that the United States actually
has a one-party system – the Corporate Party – and that the Republicans
and Democrats are merely separate factions of the Corporate Party, then
perhaps you won't be shocked that I am linking to an article on the
World Socialist Web Site. I've linked to more shocking places
before. CNN.com comes to mind.
Historically,
the Democratic Party has cast itself as the “party of the people.” It
claimed to stand up for the “common man” against those whom Franklin D.
Roosevelt described as the “economic royalists.”
But that
was 65 years ago. How far this party has shifted to the right,
abandoning the last vestiges of liberal social reform, was on display
this week, as its presidential candidate John Kerry surrounded himself
with the modern-day princes of great wealth.
The
Kerry campaign Wednesday released the names of 200 billionaire and
multi-millionaire financiers and corporate executives who have endorsed
his run for the presidency, touting their support for his campaign as
proof that he is a “responsible” candidate who will protect the
interests of American capitalism.
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