[IMC-US] Commentary on a feature

[deva]

On the US site is a feature "Who Is The Other Half?"

I think this is poor analysis of the situation and plays into the same 
mindsets that are propagated by corporate media.

First, the election was stolen. That should be the primary story, not 
some typically leftist handwringing soul searching self doubt piece. 
How about some solidarity for all the people of color who had their 
votes stolen?

The republicans did it in 2000, anyone with any sense knew they were 
gonna do it in 2004 (kudos to Blackboxvoting.org and Bev Harris!) and 
the Democrats did basically nothing for 4 years.

Second, the story mentions nothing about how much Kerry was just like 
Bush. Of course the middle of the country would rather have someone 
more like them, when both candidates are saying damn near the same 
thing. Kerry is an elitist east coast snob.

Third, There is no other half. No black and white split. The corporate 
machine just loves to create the illusion of left and right and keep 
people split in half while they take us all down. Many good people 
voted for Bush because they are conservatives and they had nothing 
better. Same that many good progressives voted for Kerry because they 
had nothing better.

Kerry and Bush are Skull and Bones brothers and on the same side.

Bush was very beatable, but there is no way Kerry was going to attack 
him where he was weak, because to do so would go against his corporate 
owners. The Dems would rather accept second place in a fake two party 
system, rather than challenge the system itself.

my thoughts on the matter
deva

Fuck the Corporate Media -

Corporate Media is a disease
Indymedia is a cure

The single most important act people can take is to stop watching TV 
and reading newspapers.

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"Beware the newspapers, for they will have you hating the oppressed, 
and loving the people doing the oppressing"
Malcolm X