Why we have such weird presidential candidates

  It is no mystery to me-a democratic Socialist-why we in America- ” the land of the free and the home of the brave “- have such a weird bunch of candidates for the highest office in the land : they ALL must pass inspection before the shadowy capitalist ruling class. The contest for the presidency is mostly a shabby personality contest. To be sure, if these ambitious politicians are impudent enough to have any IDEAS , they invariably support the interests of the American plutocracy, the more celebrated than scorned ONE PERCENT.
It still amazes me how many Republican candidates for president were smitten with Ayn Rand Thought in their college years. Dr. Ben Carson insists that he has a personal mentor in Jesus Christ. Jesus just advised him that we need not be stymied by international law in fighting terrorism.
If working people here voted consistently with their class interests, the Republicans could never dominate the U.S. government.
But the ruling class controls BOTH the Democrats and Republicans. In a real political crisis of the system the Democrats might even put on a false ” socialist ” mask. And a guy like Bernie Sanders will be anointed to SAVE CAPITALISM . What else are ” socialist ” Democrats good for ? ( but Bernie just might have his own ideas ) .
Likewise, the reformed bad guy Ben Carson just might SAVE nice rich white people from the fury of the oppressed black masses.
Read Bertrand Russell’s sardonic essay ” Nice People “. In capitalist America no serious SOCIALIST can ever be nice.
Not for nothing the Nice People here insist that we continue to embargo ” socialist ” Cuba. Nasty Cuban socialists nationalized private industries in Cuba after their July 26 triumph.
Nice People in general do not question private property rights-and the legitimacy of legitimate wealth.