----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Gochez To: undisclosed-recipients: Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:25 AM Subject: [DopeXResistance-L.A.] Obama is NOT the answer or our best "option"...he's just another Democrat...
Please spread this to your lists...the masses of oppressed people's in the US have to know that neither the Republicans nor the Democrats will bring us a better way of life. History has proven this. This "lesser of the two evils" notion is such a limited and even backwards way of thinking. Even if the Democrats were to be less evil (which history shows that they are not), that concept would still let you know that they are EVIL!! Can ANYone show me ANYthing that ANY Democratic President has EVER done for the oppressed African, Indigenous or any peoples of color??? The analysis on the Democratic Party is CRYSTAL CLEAR...TRANSPARENT...they are Capitalists & Imperialists...just as much as the Republicans....no ands, if's or buts. To support the Democrats is, whether we like it or not and whether we admit it or not, to support the oppression of the masses of the world. Don't let skin color fool you...neo-colonialism is a powerful tool that has long been used by White Power to keep its position at the top socially, politically and economically. If Malcolm X and Frantz Fanon understood this 40+ years ago, why are so many of us still confused over this question today? If you are sincere about seeing a TRUE change in this society, dedicate yourself to organizing in the streets! This is the hardest but most neccessary work that FEW dare to take on. Change will NOT come via the ballot box in this country! The 2000 elections demonstrated that the entire system is a scam so if some of us still believe in that system, that is a sad reality. Those who say that "Our vote is our voice" are lying to you. Hell. most of the Raza community can't even vote anyway so that alone should tell you that this is NOT a democracy. We can pay taxes, we can clean your homes, we can die for oil and White Power in Iraq/Afghanistan but we can't even vote! We can't be lazy and think that voting is the only way to make change...grassroots ORGANIZING is the only way! The Villaraigosa's and Obama's (neo-colonials) of this society are dangerous because they confuse and fool a lot of our people's...so I hope that many of us are not falling into this trap...don't believe the hype! Independent community organization is the only solution. All Power to the People! Que viva la organizacion popular! Ron Gochez Social Justice Educator/Community Organizer Mensaje se repitira en espanol... ----------------------------------- After the first day of the Democratic Party Convention the Raza Rights Coalition offers our opinion to the debate over the presidential campaign of Obama-Biden 2008 Recently there has been much talk about the "Obamamania" phenomenon, not only in African American communities, but also in many oppressed communities of color within the current political borders of the U.S. There are some voices that are saying that Obama is another type of candidate that brings hope and will bring fundamental changes, and that these will benefit the majority of people. They argue that our vote is our voice, and that Obama is the best that's out there, when compared to the other presidential candidate John McCain. The Raza Rights Coalition has maintained that neither one of the political parties, democrats or republicans of the gringo political system will improve our conditions as a people. We have maintained since our beginning in 1989, that only an organized struggle, committed to achieving a dignified existence-, which means ensuring that every one has access to the basic needs in order to live-, a recognition and respect for human rights, will bring about the necessary chage that our community aspires towards. The candidate in either McCain or Obama-Biden will not do this. The Raza Rights Coalition bases its understanding on the concrete reality on which Barack Obama and Joe Biden represent in terms of "real change." However before we enter into details of the Democratic Party candidate, we would like to say just a few things about the Republican candidate John McCain. It is important to say that John McCain is of the most nefarious characters in political power in Washignton D.C. He promotes military expansion, military occupation of nations (Irak and Afghanistan), he believes that the rich should not have to pay taxes, promotes the expansion of the Border Wall (wall of death) and increasing in the number of Border Patrol and ICE agents- that political police that terrorizes our communities, and finally he is aligned with the huge oil industry. Fidel Castro wrote a summary of John McCain in his reflections entitled : The Republican Candidate, written between February 11-16 of this year. The Raza Rights Coalition completely agrees with the observations made by Compañero Fidel Castro and for these reasons we energetically reject the candidacy of John McCain for President of the United States. The Raza Rights Coalition bases itself on concrete facts, and we consider important to present the following on the Obama-Biden candidacy and their agenda for "change." 1. Obama has pronounced himself in favor of continuing with the re-enforcement and increase in the militarization of the border. Time and time again he has declared that a reform on the issue of immigration should have as a condition a border that would guarantee national security. In his declarations Obama has maintained that his support for the construction of the wall of shame will be able to guarantee the security of the U.S. It is clear that Obama also has forgotten about the more than 5,000 deaths of men, women, and children along the U.S./Mexico border. 2. On the issue of exterior politics, Obama recently reiterated his continued support for the criminal blockade against the Cuban people, as he made a pilgrimage to Miami to speak, with a sombrero in hand he spoke to the National Cuban American Foundation. This terrorist organism that renders service to the CIA has attacked its own people since they ran out of Cuba after the heroic Revolution of 1959. Now Obama has the "guts" to appear in front of white & racist Cubans, and apologize for the abolition of racial inequality, and he dates to promise to work to implement regression to the feudal, dependent, and racist system of before. He also speaks of human rights when his actions defend a system that for decades has trampled over the fundamental rights of its own people. What a contradiction. It is clear that Obama forgot the continuous acts of terrorism of the U.S. government against the heroic Cuban peoples. On the same note, Obama also reiterated his support for Israel, a state that tramples and suffocates human rights of the native Palestine peoples and occupies territories not belonging to them-a photocopy of the U.S. in the Middle East. In fact, he has not proposed a fundamental change in the war and the occupation in Iraq, except for a few cosmetic changes. Now he proposes "more support for the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan without questioning at any point the doctrine of imperialism and Yankee Intervention in the Middle East. Once again Obama forgot to mention the more than 600,000 victims of the war and occupation in Iraq. 3. His economic program has not really contemplated something substantial in terms of fundamental changes that will really better the living conditions of the working class. He speaks of change and does not propose any real amelioration for workers, farmers, students, housewives, and other sectors of our community. The most deplorable thing is that his rhetoric of hope creates more confusion than a real solution. For decades, candidates of one party or another, of the rich & white-regardless of their individual color-have promised a solution or hope if we "behave" and if the privileged ones go out and vote they can sit and wait for the "changes." It is time to say, Enough! to the deceived ones and understand that the real changes are created from below-from the grassroots. This is why the Raza Rights Coalition at the beginning of the year at its annual retreat discussed the importance of this campaign: Neither Democrats, Nor Republicans - Only an Organized People's Power will Overcome! We cannot keep looking for a savior amongst the rich. We cannot negotiate our dignity. We cannot wait until the "good will" of the "good citizens" comes upon us and that a miracle will happen through the vote will save us from deportations and daily infringements. If we want real changes, if we want to be able to look into the eyes of our children and create a better tomorrow for everyone, we must be honest and understand that the time to struggle has come. The need to give our free time up and join an organized process is now. To be able to create the changes that are necessary, it will need to happen from below-from the bases. The solution is not amongst the politicians that seek a position and who will in the meantime forget about their promises. It will not be the rich in power who break the chains of oppression-the solution is in our own people and communities. In this campaign, we can all participate, and we should all participate, regardless of immigration status. We will not and should not confirm ourselves with a simple vote and wait for "changes." For almost 20 years, since its inception in 1989, the Raza Rights Coalition has fought to make a reality the demands of the Raza Rights Coalition. ¡Ni Demócratas, Ni Republicanos: Solo el Poder del Pueblo Organizado Vencerá! We offer to all those that believe in fundamental social change; and for those that can think beyond the two party dictatorship the alternate that we have begun to build. We offer you our latest issue of PUEBLO UNIDO (May-August 2008). http://www.coalicionproderechos.org/pueblounido/2008/PU_may_aug2008.pdf http://www.coalicionproderechos.org/Other/ASAMBLEA_Aug2008.pdf http://www.coalicionproderechos.org/Other/15_de_sept_2008.pdf Raza Rights Coalition -project of Unión del Barrio =============================================================================================== En el día que inicia la convención del Partido Demócrata, La Coalición ofrece nuestra opinión en torno a la candidatura de Obama-Biden 2008. Recientemente, se ha hablado mucho del fenómeno Obamamania que se esta viendo, no solo en comunidades afro americanas, sino en muchas comunidades oprimidas y de color dentro de las fronteras políticas actuales de los Estados Unidos. Hay algunas voces que dicen, que Obama es otro tipo de candidato que nos traerá esperanza y hará cambios fundamentales y que estos traerán beneficios para las masas de nuestro pueblo. Ellos alegan que nuestro voto es nuestra voz y que Obama es lo mejor que hay. Y comparan la candidatura de Obana en contraste al de John McCain, quien promueve las mismas políticas del genocida Bush. La Coalición Pro-Derechos de la Raza ha mantenido que ninguno de los dos partidos, demócratas o republicanos, del sistema político gringo mejorarán las condiciones fundamentales de nuestra comunidad. Hemos mantenido desde nuestro inicio en 1989, que solo una lucha organizada, comprometida con las necesidades mas elementales del ser humano por una existencia digna, y el reconocimiento y respecto a los derechos humanos creara el cambio a la cual nosotros aspiramos. La Coalición Pro-Derechos de la Raza se basa en hechos concretos y consideramos importante presentar lo siguiente sobre Obama y el candidato a la vise-presidencia Joe Biden y su verdadera agenda de "cambio". Pero antes de entrar en detalle sobre los candidatos demócrata, quisiéramos decir algunas palabras del candidato Republicano John McCain. Es importante decir que John McCain es del corte mas nefasto de las cúpulas del poder en Washington. Promueve el expansionismo militar, la ocupación militar de pueblos (Irak y Afganistán), cree que los ricos no deberían pagar impuestos, promueve la expansión del muro de la muerte e incremento de personal de la migra para que siga aterrorizando a nuestro pueblo, está alineado a los intereses de las empresas petroleras. Fidel Castro resume a este personaje de manera clara en sus reflexiones titulada: El Candidato Republicano, publicadas del 11-16 de febrero del presente año. La Coalición comparte plenamente la perspectiva del compañero Fidel y por estas razones denunciamos enérgicamente la presidencia del candidato republicano John McCain. Para la Coalición Pro-Derechos de la Raza existen tres razones fundamentales por el cual no coincidimos con la candidatura de Obama-Biden. 1. Obama se ha pronunciado a favor de continuar con el reforzamiento e incremento de la militarización en la frontera. Una y otra vez ha declarado que una reforma en el tema migratorio deberá poner como condición a una frontera que pueda garantizar la seguridad nacional. En sus declaraciones Obama ha mantenido que su apoyo por la construcción del muro fronterizo podrá garantizar la seguridad de Estados Unidos. Es claro que a Obama también se le olvidáron las mas de 5,000 muertes de hombres, mujeres y niños a los largo de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos. 2. En el tema de política exterior, Obama recientemente reiteró su apoyo continuo al bloqueo criminal contra el pueblo de Cuba al hacer una peregrinación a Miami y hablar, sombrero en mano a la Fundación Nacional Cubana Americana. Este organismo terrorista al servicio de la CIA ha atacado a su propio pueblo desde que salieron huyendo de Cuba tras el heroico triunfo de la revolución del Movimiento 26 de Julio en enero de 1959. Ahora, Obama tiene las agallas de aparecer frente a los cubanos blancos y racistas, y disculparse por la abolición de la desigualdad racial y se atreve a prometerles que trabajara para implementar la regresión al sistema feudal, dependiente, y racista de antes. También habla de derechos humanos cuando con sus acciones defiende a un sistema que por siglos ha atropellado los derechos fundamentales de su propio pueblo. Que incongruencia. Es claro que a Obama se le olvidaron los continuos actos de terrorismo del gobierno de Estados Unidos en contra del pueblo heroico cubano. En el mismo tema, Obama también reiteró su apoyo a Israel, un estado que aplasta y sofoca los derechos humanos de los pueblos nativos palestinos y ocupa territorios que no son suyos-una copia fotostática de Estados Unidos en el Oriente Medio. De hecho, no ha propuesto un cambio fundamental en la trayectoria de la guerra y la ocupación en Irak, salvo algunos cambios cosméticos. Ahora propone "mas apoyo a la lucha contra el terrorismo en Afghanistan" sin cuestionar en ningún momento la doctrina del imperialismo y la intervención yanqui en Oriente Medio. Una vez más, Obama olvido mencionar a las más de 600,000 victimas de la guerra y ocupación en Irak. 3. Su programa económico no ha contemplado realmente algo sustancial en cuanto a cambios fundamentales que logren verdaderamente mejorar las condiciones de vida del pueblo trabajador. Habla de cambio y no propone alivio real para los obreros, campesinos, estudiantes, amas de casa y otros sectores de nuestro pueblo. Lo más deplorable es que sus habladurías de esperanza crean más confusión que solución. Por décadas candidatos de un partido u otro, de los ricos y blancos-irrespectivo de su color individual- han prometido una solución o esperanza si nos "portamos bien" y si los privilegiados van y depositan su voto en las urnas y se sientan a esperar los "cambios". Es hora de decir, ¡Ya basta! a estos engaños y asumir nuestra responsabilidad en crear los cambios verdaderos desde las bases de nuestra sociedad; manzana, comunidad, ciudad, condado. Por esto, la Coalición Pro-Derechos de la Raza a inicios del año en su retiro anual discutió la importancia de esta campaña: ¡Ni Demócratas, Ni Republicanos-Solo el Poder del Pueblo Organizado Vencerá! No podemos seguir buscando o esperando que un político de la clase dominante (los ricos) salga a "salvarnos". No podemos limosnear la dignidad. No podemos esperar que la buena voluntad de los "buenos ciudadanos" nos caiga encima y que un milagro a través del voto nos salve de las deportaciones y los abusos diarios. Si queremos cambios verdaderos, si queremos poder ver a los ojos a nuestros hijos y crear un mejor mañana para ellos, debemos ser honestos y llegar a la realización que la hora de luchar ha llegado. La necesidad de entregar nuestro tiempo e integrarnos a un proceso organizativo es ahora. Para poder crear los cambios que son necesarios habrá que empezar desde abajo-desde las bases. La solución no esta en los políticos que solo buscan el puesto y quienes pronto olvidan las promesas. No serán los ricos en el poder quienes rompan las cadenas de opresión-la solución esta en nuestro pueblo mismo. En esta campaña [EMAIL PROTECTED] podemos y debemos participar independientemente del estatus migratorio de las personas, no debemos ni podemos conformarnos con el simple voto y esperar "los cambios" Por casi los 20 años-desde su inicio en 1989, la Coalición Pro Derechos de la Raza ha luchado por hacer realidad las demandas de la Coalición. ¡Ni Demócratas, Ni Republicanos; Solo el Poder del Pueblo Organizado Vencerá! Ofrecemos a todos quienes creen en un cambio verdaderamente fundamental; y a quienes son capaces de pensar más allá de la dictadura de los dos partidos ofrecemos nuestra alternativa que hemos empezado a construir. Les ofrecemos nuestro mas reciente edición de Pueblo Unido (Mayo-Agosto 2008)- boletín de la Coalición Pro-Derechos de la Raza. http://www.coalicionproderechos.org/pueblounido/2008/PU_may_aug2008.pdf http://www.coalicionproderechos.org/Other/ASAMBLEA_Aug2008.pdf http://www.coalicionproderechos.org/Other/15_de_sept_2008.pdf Coalición Pro-Derechos de la Raza -proyecto de Unión del Barrio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get the MapQuest Toolbar. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More! 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