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As the world media whips itself up into a froth of Yankee Doodle excitement, not everyone it seems are as enamoured by the whole exercise:

“The outcome of the supposedly critical and democratic elections in the US will be known shortly. In fact, however, the elections are neither critical nor democratic in any sense of the word.

•They are not critical, because they are not going to herald any significant change in the domestic or foreign policy of the US, whichever party eventually wins.

•They are not democratic, because the electoral result is always - particularly in the US - the outcome of the manipulation of the public by the elites and the mass media they control, while almost half the electorate (mainly the lower social strata) usually does not even bother to take part in the voting process not expecting any significant change out of it.”

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Meanwhile if you want to hear Chomsky defend his 'reformist left' position, good news with the announcement of an Edinburgh visit...get there in person or sign-up for a video link.

Noam Chomsky Public meeting in Edinburgh University, "The Fateful Triangle: The US, Israel & the Palestinians Another World is Necessary - Another World is Possible"
Speaker: Noam Chomsky
Tuesday March 22, 2005 2.00pm
Organised by: Edinburgh University Palestine Solidarity Society, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Edinburgh University People & Planet, Student Action on Refugees, Scottish Jews for a Just Peace

The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be organising a live participation video link-up for all those campuses who want to take part. To be included, e-mail Mick Napier at palsolcam@blueyonder.co.uk or call 0131-620-0052