The greatest fuss has been made in the monopoly-controlled media about the nomination of Bill Clinton, chieftain of U.S. imperialism, as the Democratic Party candidate for President. In his acceptance speech Clinton created a mental phantasm, akin to the phantasmagoria created by computerized special effects in films. Clinton declared that he is a bridge between the present and the future, while he condemned the Republican Party as a bridge between the present and the past. This digitalization of reality or word imagery can only fool Clinton and his cronies as the bridge between the present and the future, or between the present and the past can only be the most profound social revolution. The bridge to the future is certainly not the continuation of the capitalist status quo which Clinton has pledged to protect. Bill Clinton was not the least hesitant in conjuring up this mental image, for the actual reality in the U.S. is too sordid even for him to stomach. He called upon the people of the U.S. and the world to ignore the stark reality and put their faith in his mental phantasm. Clinton is hoping to enter the twenty-first century with the bare threads of his mental apparition, which is to say, totally unprepared, revealing once again the utter bankruptcy of the U.S. capitalist system. It is only the working class which can tackle the reality and lift the society out of the crisis. Among Clinton, Dole, Nader, Perot and others the people see nothing but a tragic joke unfolding before them. A firm boycott of this presidential election is the only way forward for all those who wish to open the door for the progress of U.S. society. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]