Present-day society is wholly based on the exploitation of the vast masses of the working class by a tiny minority of the population, the class of the landowners and that of the capitalists. It is a slave society, since the “free” workers, who all their life work for the capitalists, are “entitled” only to such means of subsistence as are essential for the maintenance of slaves who produce profit, for the safeguarding and perpetuation of capitalist slavery.
- V. I. Lenin.
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Anonymous2008-10-04 13:39
The current western political system is plutocratic, particularly in the US.
Because the same people who rule are in control of the media, (example: Jeb Bush) they succeed in convincing the majority they live in a democracy, which makes them much easier to control, and willing to work, fight and even die for their "freedom."
Everything the government does is motivated by the desire for more power or money for their already wealthy friends who generally own the means of production in every area of the economy.
Until the true nature of the media is exposed to the "masses," and somehow independently regulated for complete honesty and integrity, we will be bombarded with propaganda and never see the light of democracy.