The Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. They are the political wings of the capitalist system and such differences as arise between them relate to spoils and not to principles.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The two major US parties are fundamentally the same in serving capitalist interests.
- In plain terms
- Democrats and Republicans both represent the capitalist class, not different principles.
- What can you take from it?
- Both major parties serve the same economic elite.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do the two parties truly differ?
- Who benefits from the current system?
Another view
Policy differences between parties do have real material consequences.
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