Dear Editor:
C. Wright Mills believes the power elite tolerates the procedures of democracy because it owns them and can make sure that they act in its interests no matter what the outcome of elections may be. This explains why minor parties like the United Fascist Union never receive enough press coverage or money to have a realistic chance of threatening the established order.
Mills' book "The Power Elite" challenges the assumption that societies have democratic political institutions. He asserts instead that party politics and elections are little more than rituals. This explains why parties like the United Fascist Union are only given token recognition when we do manage to field candidates for public office, and why the common peoples' lot in life only continues to get worse in America.
Mr. J. Grimes
Presidential Candidate
of the United Fascist Union
