Iranian election

innerSpaceman · 06-17-2009, 09:46 AM

It's all a matter of degree. Certainly the president is all but (yet not quite fully) a figurehead in Iran.

But the president of the U.S. is so beholden to corporate interests, I've never considered that position much less of a figurehead. If you're not acceptable to the corporate power structure in America, there's no chance of becoming a major presidential candidate in this country ... and Obama is no exception.

(Except that Obama's way hotter than McCain.)

06-17-2009, 09:46 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	It's all a matter of degree. Certainly the president is all but (yet not quite fully) a figurehead in Iran. But the president of the U.S. is so beholden to corporate interests, I've never considered that position much less of a figurehead. If you're not acceptable to the corporate power structure in America, there's no chance of becoming a major presidential candidate in this country ... and Obama is no exception. (Except that Obama's way hotter than McCain.)
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