Why, Ralph, why?
I have to admire anyone who has the cojones to turn everyone in the so-called center against him, not to mention everyone "left of center" and everyone "right of center," but wait, everyone is already against him, so what's to lose? Nader has a point in arguing that the debate needs to be pushed off its present course:
"Let's put it this way. At a minimum, a tugboat candidacy can push the major parties closer to the harbor of the people and away from the harbor of giant corporations that are tearing the heart and soul out of this country."
A tugboat candidacy, starring the little green tugboat that could.
Moderate, rational people say that Ralph the Good, fighter for consumer safety and corporate responsibility, has perhaps gone around the bend of reality. They say he's nuts, he's wack, he's an egomaniac. Wrong. He looked crazy when he took on General freakin' Motors in the 1960s too. Thank goodness for people crazy enough not to settle for being obedient corporate chattel.
I humbly propose an apples-to-oranges comparison. Are all the third-party candidates in England, Canada, France, and Germany monstrous traitors because they don't line up dutifully behind the standard bearer who has been anointed by the major party that is least repugnant? At what point does the lesser of two evils constitute just another power broker for the war machine?
Go, Ralph, go.
1 comment:
Ralph Nader was on my very short list of heroes (along with the Dalai Lama and Margaret Sanger). I seem to have a soft spot for rebel fighters who have the guts to take on various empires.
I voted for him in 2000, agreed with him but voted for Kerry in 2004, and still agree with him at the core but will vote for the Dem in 2008. I absolutely support his right to run, and I'm happy that there are 3rd party candidates in this country.
However, he's been so discredited by the powers that be, including the incredibly whiny and even vicious Democrats, that his message is lost in the rabble. Why not try for the House of Reps, or move to a state and go for governor or senator? Penetrate from the inside instead of opening himself and his incredible accomplishments to the idiots who will do nothing but use him for target practice?
His agenda is completely overshadowed now. I know he doesn't care (I've seen the movie), but I do. His motives have been (are?) warped and it's going to take a toll on those less-aspiring candidates who share his views and dare to voice them in public. He's become the Bill Clinton of the uber-left!
Post a Comment