friends, sorry for so many postings in just a few days, but it's election time and folks want to have their say. so be it. rkm -------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:23:53 -0400 To: •••@••.••• From: Paul Wolf <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Not-Bush for President Thanks Richard. I just can't tell the difference between them. On Iraq, Kerry is worse. His plan is to increase the number of troops there by about 30%. Since the National Guard has already been called, I don't know how he's going to do it, and in any event its exactly the wrong thing to do. He also favors doubling the troops in Colombia. He is a strong supporter of Israel no matter what Israel does, identical to Bush. At least with Bush as president, the world seems to be blaming him personally for the disaster that's occurred. With a new president and the same policies in Iraq and Israel, it will not be possible to blame it on one abberrant president. I will probably vote for Nader. I would have preferred Kucinich. Neither of them represent the views of America at all. Kerry does. He will continue down the same self destructive path because his only concern is his own power. He has no vision of anything and no credibility in my opinion. Its true that appointment of the AG and federal judges are important, as are his other appointments. Bush has appointed yes men and "regime changers" like himself. They use the terms human rights and the world's policemen but few outside the US see their gratuitous use of military force this way. It was congress which passed the Patriot Act, and is going off the deep end reorganizing the intel community now. Congress voted almost unanimously to attack Afghanistan without any evidence. Kerry claims to have been way ahead of Bush on the push to attack Iraq, and Congress overwhelmingly supported it, again despite the obvious lack of evidence. I think blaming everything on Bush is too simple. He actually has represented the majority of ignorant Americans. Kerry will do the same. It may seem obvious the that democrats are less hawkish than the republicans, but I don't think that's the case. Best regards Paul -------------------------------------------------------- From: •••@••.••• Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:13:41 EDT Subject: Re: The Politics of Empire: Globalisation in Crisis To: •••@••.••• Dear Richard, The American Taxpayer is footing the bill by having over half of all Federal Taxes collected going to the Pentagon to support this huge military-industrial-pharmacutical-oil-complex. This is why all 50 states are on the brink of bankruptcy and social programs being cut or eliminated entirely. The great Roman Empire fell because the citizens could no longer afford to support the huge armies. So follows the ruin of the middle class in US society. This 2004 election may be the last gasp of breath for the 'illusion' of democracy in the United States. Certainly a government shrouded in secrecy (as this one is) cannot be of the people governed. My belief is that terrorism within US borders awaits confirmation of current US foreign policy by a Bush-Cheney victory of its citizens. I have gone to Washington, D.C. several times to protest the current administration and feel watched. Certainly a giant cannot turn-on-a-dime, but rejection of Bush by the people of the US is a step towards change. If nothing else, it will loosen the neoconservative grasp on the Pentagon. It may not be good enough for others, but a Kerry win would feel good to me. Diana Skipworth -------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:38:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Sumner M Rosen <•••@••.•••> Sender: •••@••.••• To: •••@••.••• cc: •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• Subject: Re: Not-Bush for President we share this view and are actively working - two purple heart bronze star veterans from WWII at http://www.pvaw.org (Purple Heart Veterans Against The War). Please help us reach out widely in the short time remaining. Sumner M. Rosen tel: 212 580-9787 fax: 212 496-8014 address: 201 West 86th Street, New York NY 10024 -------------------------------------------------------- Friends, Yes, it is essential that Bush not win. If he won, that would be treated as an endorsement of his outright fascism. But rejection of Bush will not be a victory for democracy, it will be merely the replacement of a stupid cop by a smooth-talking cop. We remain imprisoned. Attempting to find a way for our vote to be an expression of democracy is like trying to divide by zero. In both cases the result has no meaning. As long as we remain under capitalism and competitive politics there can be no democracy, no peace, and no justice. rkm -- ============================================================ If you find this material useful, you might want to check out our website (http://cyberjournal.org) or try out our low-traffic, moderated email list by sending a message to: •••@••.••• You are encouraged to forward any material from the lists or the website, provided it is for non-commercial use and you include the source and this disclaimer. 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