‘Eugene Debs knew better: ‘The Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. They are the political wings of the capitalist system and such differences as arise between them relate to spoils and not to principles’ (1904).
BS is a reformist and as such does not represent a threat to the status quo, something which is confirmed by history and current mainstream comment. 'It should be clear to anyone who is not trying to frighten voters that Sanders is a social democrat..' (Marketwatch, 11 February 2020). Similarly, we read: 'In capitalist mecca Las Vegas, social democrat Sanders cements Democratic front-runner status' (CBC, 23 February). Both outlets identify him correctly as a social democrat rather than ' democratic socialist' ( a tautological misnomer). Sanders has voted with the Democrats 98 percent of the time. Let us put his qualified support for $15/hour into context: 1865: ‘Instead of the conservative motto, A fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work, we must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watchword, Abolition of the wage system’ (Marx, Value, Price, and Profit). 1928: ‘Earning a wage is a prison occupation’ (Wages, DH Lawrence). 1965: Workers still ‘don’t realise that they can abolish the wages system’ (Socialist Standard). 2019: $15/hour by 2024? (Sanders’ Raise the Wage Act).
Warren Buffett knows more about class: ‘there’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.’ He is correct: the top 0.1 percent of American households hold the same amount of wealth as the bottom 90 percent and every 38 seconds a U.S. citizen dies of poverty and poverty-related social conditions.
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‘Eugene Debs knew better: ‘The Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. They are the political wings of the capitalist system and such differences as arise between them relate to spoils and not to principles’ (1904).
BS is a reformist and as such does not represent a threat to the status quo, something which is confirmed by history and current mainstream comment. 'It should be clear to anyone who is not trying to frighten voters that Sanders is a social democrat..' (Marketwatch, 11 February 2020). Similarly, we read: 'In capitalist mecca Las Vegas, social democrat Sanders cements Democratic front-runner status' (CBC, 23 February). Both outlets identify him correctly as a social democrat rather than ' democratic socialist' ( a tautological misnomer). Sanders has voted with the Democrats 98 percent of the time. Let us put his qualified support for $15/hour into context:
1865: ‘Instead of the conservative motto, A fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work, we must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watchword, Abolition of the wage system’ (Marx, Value, Price, and Profit).
1928: ‘Earning a wage is a prison occupation’ (Wages, DH Lawrence).
1965: Workers still ‘don’t realise that they can abolish the wages system’ (Socialist Standard).
2019: $15/hour by 2024? (Sanders’ Raise the Wage Act).
Warren Buffett knows more about class: ‘there’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.’ He is correct: the top 0.1 percent of American households hold the same amount of wealth as the bottom 90 percent and every 38 seconds a U.S. citizen dies of poverty and poverty-related social conditions.
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