How do you think.....

[OleMarxco]

......would function? (CP is Communist Party). Figuring this, we manage to sway most of the population with the three C's; Convincings, Charisma and driving in cool looking '68 impala Cars, and we get democratically elected to the screaming burgeoius' classes fear. They can do nothing about since it's "the people's will". What do you think would've happened? I think it's an interesting question, since - power is gained legally. But would they try to topple us nevertheless, claiming an "pre-empetive" strike to possible totalarian tendences? (Even so, we had been chosen by majority vote, goddamnit! What next, accuses of cheatings? BAH!)

[RASH chris]

This is a naive notion on a few levels. The first of which is the fact that change cannot be accomplished through burgouise democracy. But let's assume that we could actually amass enough popular support and for some reason wanted to vote. Look at what the Fox government in Mexico is doing to the Mayor of Mexico City. He is a "populist", though not quite as radical as Chavez, and he has a whole lot of support. But the Mexican government is going to block him from being a candidate. They'd probably do something similar here. Or, they'd just lie about election results. I mean, they did it just a few years ago. And they got away with it, so what makes you think they wouldn't get away with it again?

[OleMarxco]

Well....I'm not exactly that optimistic, but I'm "brain storming"; I still think an U.S.-funded coup above all would happen if we managed above all barriers.

[Clarksist]

While I am strongly opposed to violent revolution, I don't think America will ever change without a bit of a *nudge*. Wait for the next Great Depression which is heavily looming over our shoulders. With how little America actually produces... its gonna be bad. And people will demand change.

But gaining it through winning the House, Senate, and Executive branch would be a bit of a long shot.

[Jersey Devil]

Originally posted by [email protected] 20 2005, 03:20 PM
This is a naive notion on a few levels. The first of which is the fact that change cannot be accomplished through burgouise democracy. But let's assume that we could actually amass enough popular support and for some reason wanted to vote. Look at what the Fox government in Mexico is doing to the Mayor of Mexico City. He is a "populist", though not quite as radical as Chavez, and he has a whole lot of support. But the Mexican government is going to block him from being a candidate. They'd probably do something similar here. Or, they'd just lie about election results. I mean, they did it just a few years ago. And they got away with it, so what makes you think they wouldn't get away with it again?
Let's be "honest" here, not every "capitalist" is in accord with what is being done with what happened to Lopez Obrador. I was just reading an article in The Economist that questioned this move and several other publications that I have read comparing this to what happened to Yushchenko in the Ukraine. So let's not stand here and pretend as if everyone that is not a "Communist" is in complete support of this move.