Chomsky and the Vote (USA Elections)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kNpNzDoH1II&eurl=http://bravenewfilms

What he says is completely true. The US democratic system is a choice
between two factions of the business party, and to say that it will
not make any difference is also incorrect.

So what he is saying is think long and hard before you decide to vote,
not to vote or even vote green (which is as good as not voting if you
ask me).

The people – the real ordinary people – the working stiff – according
to political scientists do ‘slightly’ better off under the democrats.
So you have to take that into account.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kNpNzDoH1II&eurl=http://bravenewfilms

What he says is completely true. The US democratic system is a choice
between two factions of the business party, and to say that it will
not make any difference is also incorrect.

So what he is saying is think long and hard before you decide to vote,
not to vote or even vote green (which is as good as not voting if you
ask me).

The people – the real ordinary people – the working stiff – according
to political scientists do ‘slightly’ better off under the democrats.
So you have to take that into account.

Should you ‘Act to create a potential alternative’ is the key point
that he makes shortly after that.

Anarchists have a position that we don’t vote for leaders / politicoz
etc, because of the illusion that it sows that we are somehow in
charge. We plainly are not in charge. Health care – something as
basic as that doesn’t appear on the political agenda until it affects
major manufacturer’s costs, and then it arises. Agendas are not dictated by people, they are dictated by the ruling class.

80% of people in the states according to some poll that Chomsky quotes
believe that the system is run in the interests of a few and not the many.

I don’t have a concern about voting for Obama, but it’s always been
the contention of anarchists that it is not going to change anything
substantially. Chomsky doesn’t disagree with that. Is that
difference enough to make you vote for them – it is a lesser of two
evils but there is nothing wrong with that choice.

But if that is your only political act every four years, then this is
the problem, because you are not acting to create an alternative.

Then all we have to look forward too is the sideshow, entertainment
value of the political elites vying for the reigns of power every
four years. It’s entertaining but not as much as sport.