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selves. They do not empower workers with the democracy they
need in their economic and political lives.
Workers have been able to win some rights from the capitalist
dictatorship, but these rights were won as concessions to
workers’ struggle. Continual struggle is necessary to prevent
the capitalist dictatorship from rescinding the rights and freedoms
won. Despite the insistence of politicians that elections
represent real democracy, it’s clear who really runs the show.
The dictatorship of the capitalists can be seen in the trillions of
dollars in handouts Presidents Bush and Obama have given to
the banks in the midst of the worst economic crisis for workers
since the Great Depression. The continuation of troops in Iraq
and the escalation of war in Afghanistan also demonstrate the
limited impact elections can have under capitalist democracy.
The U.S. is about as democratic in its conduct internationally
as it is at home. When the U.S. invades nations, it insists that it
is “spreading democracy.” But the U.S. government has propped
up brutal dictatorships all around the world when the interests
of the ruling class of bankers and capitalists were threatened by a
people’s movement.
In Chile, when the people democratically elected socialist
Salvador Allende as president in the 1970s, the U.S. sent in the
CIA to overthrow him and then installed General Pinochet, a
brutal dictator who massacred thousands of innocent people
and suspended all civil liberties.
All across the world, the “democracy” the U.S. champions has
been revealed as a cover for profit and exploitation. If a leader
serves the interests of U.S. bankers and capitalists, he is supported
by the U.S. government. If a leader opposes them, he is often
labeled a “dictator” who must be “removed” in the capitalist government
and the press.
Real democracy would mean the working class majority rules.
Real democracy would mean democratic control of the factories,
mines, offices and farms, with directors elected by the workers,
from among the workers. The government would be an exten-
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