Hola, froup--the following floated in over the electronic transom this
weekend.
The PoV is both provocative and perspicacious. I offer it mainly as a stimulus
for discussion, and to promote apoplexy where that may do the most good.
cheers, chers,
konopak
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> > >>> People's Tribune (Online Edition)
> > >>> Vol. 25 No. 9/ September, 1998
> > >>>
> > >>> P.O. Box 3524, Chicago, IL 60654
> > >>> http://www.mcs.com/~league
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> > >>>
> 1. EDITORIAL: BEHIND THE SCANDAL IS AMERICAN FASCISM
>
>       Bill Clinton is not under fire because he signed the welfare
> reform and Helms-Burton bills. His disgrace is not because he
> starves thousands of Iraqi children nor do his troubles arise
> from his reckless use of cruise missiles.
>       As for lying under oath, that's practically a requirement for
> entering the political life of this country. J. Edgar Hoover, the
> longtime head of the FBI, escaped condemnation for turning the
> country over to organized crime and then lying about it. A
> presidential lie put us into the Korean War and another
> presidential lie plunged us into a war with North Vietnam.
> > >>>
>       This tempest is not about virtue or morality, nor is it about the
> carnal privileges claimed by chieftains, kings and presidents.
> Behind the carefully orchestrated soap opera which has made our
> country the laughingstock of the world lurks the ugly face of
> American fascism. Behind the soap opera is the deadly business of
> race, revenue, rip-off and control.
> > >>>
>       For all his callousness and opportunism, Clinton is not a racist.
> The old guard Southern Democrats (turned Republicans) could not
> tolerate his social friendship with African Americans nor the
> large number of blacks appointed to significant governmental
> positions. That gang of Southern reactionaries, tied in with the
> Ku Klux Klan and the White Citizens Councils, has long been
> shielded by their attack dogs, the Jerry Falwells and Pat
> Robertsons of the Christian right wing.
> > >>>
>       Constantly agitated by the monopoly media, the remnants of the
> cold warriors who see a Soviet resurrection in every democratic
> striving joined the fray.
> > >>>
>       The sector of the economy that faces an uncertain future within
> Clinton-backed globalization is pulled in. This huge, diffused,
> spontaneous mass of right-wing, reactionary, racist discontent has
> been skillfully maneuvered by its fascist core. They are now
> moving to render the coup de grace to Clinton and his
> administration.
> > >>>
>       Politics is the faithful mirror of economics. The growing
>uncertainties flowing from the Asian and Russian economic meltdown
>are already awakening the slumbering "America First" gang to
>action.
> > >>>
>       Make no mistake. As conditions deteriorate, a fascist brand of
>economic nationalism is bound to emerge. This soap-opera attack
>against Clinton signals that the race- baiting, chauvinistic,
>fascist mob believes the time is ripe for them to slither from
>under the rocks, crawl out of the woodwork and go on the
>offensive.
> > >>>
>       This soap opera must also be a wake-up call for the
>revolutionaries. While not defending Clinton, we must mobilize and
>organize ourselves to meet this offensive. The future of our
>country and perhaps the human race is at stake. We can do it. We
>must do it, but it is later than you think