There is nothing sacred about the existing system. All econ… - Michael Parenti

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There is nothing sacred about the existing system. All economic and political institutions are contrivances that should serve the interests of the people. When they fail to do so, they should be replaced by something more responsive, more just, and more democratic. Marx said this, and so did Jefferson. It is a revolutionary doctrine, and very much an American one.

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Michael Parenti (born 30 September 1933) is an American political scientist, historian and media critic.

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