tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post7323837512546112302..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #244 / Anti-Capitalist AmericaGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-62332264991862522452014-08-31T09:16:19.959-07:002014-08-31T09:16:19.959-07:00That's because the economic/political system i...That's because the economic/political system in the United States is not a capitalist democracy, it is a fascist corporate oligarchy, fascist in the historical sense, as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism<br /><br />Ostensibly a representative republic, the legislative process of the United States government has been co-opted by corporate influence through campaign financing and other forms of bribery, such that corporate interests control the course of government. The militarized police force keeps the rabble in line, while the corporate media spreads propaganda and disinformation, distraction, empty entertainment and fear.Michael A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980105313542633114noreply@blogger.com