It is hard to imagine the Republicans being any more clear about what they are and who they represent. They are for private property, big private property, unrestrained private property. They say it they act it they live it.
The fact that some workers support that is a fact of historical circumstance, i.e. a condition-- not the result of obfuscation. Does anyone think the fact that certain African-American elements support the Republicans is the result of Republican deception about their true agenda regarding social equality? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Perelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] demo fervor > Maybe I was not clear. If the Repubs. were clear about what they were, no working > class people would vote for them. In fact, many do, including union workers. > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 07:37:37PM -0500, dmschanoes wrote: > > Really? What working class people? African-American working class people? > > Hispanic working class people? Undocumented workers? > > > > Retired, white, former workers? No doubt. But the notion of a reactionary > > mass of workers is a convenient fallacy. > > > > But the facts are that the Republicans garner contributions from > > corporations at a rate and mass twice that of the Democrats-- that the > > biggest corporate contributor to Bush's 2000 campaign was.....the airline > > industry, surprise, surprise. Followed by..... more surprise, > > pharmaceuticals, insurance, etc. etc. > > > > Yes, Republicans do define themselves by class and property, and the > > Democrats try to obscure those specifics. Big deal. > > > > Here's the rule of thumb-- Republican elected when the bourgeoisie are going > > into a recession; Democrat when they want to come out of one. > > > > Republican workers? Sure. But that's a historical condition based on the > > lack of a specific class alternative. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Perelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 4:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] demo fervor > > > > > > > Is that so? The Repugs have been very successful in getting working class > > people to > > > vote for them by way of wedge issues and making the Dems. seem out of the > > mainstream. > > > > > > Electorally, their clearly define constituency is a minority and the Dems. > > do a > > > pretty good job of serving the corporations as well. > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 03:00:48PM -0500, Louis Proyect wrote: > > > > > > > > That raises an interesting question of *class*. The Republicans are > > > > successful because they have a clearly defined constituency that they > > fight > > > > tooth and nail for. This includes first of all the big bourgeoisie, but > > it > > > > also includes small proprietors and privileged workers, especially > > whites. > > > > > > -- > > > Michael Perelman > > > Economics Department > > > California State University > > > Chico, CA 95929 > > > > > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > > > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > > > > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu >
