Directamente do familiar WSWS: The great unmentionable at the Democratic convention: Kerry's antiwar past
Other than a relatively fleeting reference in the video biography presented Thursday night, which concentrated on his military career, almost no mention was made during four days of the convention of Kerry's antiwar activity.
There is a farcical element to this. Everyone in the Democratic Party hierarchy, every delegate and every member of the media is aware of Kerry's record, but no one can mention it - his career is being "sanitized," in the eyes of the political and media establishment.
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The political physiognomy of the next Democratic administration is being prepared at this convention: pro-war, militarist and imperialist.
