[Am-info] Re: Global Resistance at home

[Felmon Davis]

On Tuesday 06 November 2001 07:01 pm, Mitch Stone wrote:
> --- From a message sent by Felmon Davis on 11/6/01 2:23 PM ---
>
> >
> >it would be a matter of integrity for Nader to admit that,
> > contrary to his assertions, the election of Bush _does_ make a
> > difference, and so his campaign made a contribution to producing
> > this difference. if you also think he should admit the difference
> > is for the worse, then you might want honest reflection from him
> > in the aftermath about whether what he did was a good idea.
> >
> >what does this have to do with the Constitution and the two-party
> >system?
>
> Back off there, Felmon. Curiously, Glenn did not take as much
> exception to my comments as you have.
>

sorry, I didn't intend to sound like I was being hostile or anything, 
I was only going for emphasis. I must have struck the wrong note. my 
apologies to you.

> I don't know what Nader asserted, and I don't think it matters. The
> question on the floor was whether Nader should have altered or
> abandoned his campaign once it became clear that his candidacy
> might contribute to the election of George Bush. I think this
> argument is predicated on a flawed assumption -- that Nader was
> running as a "fallen Democrat;" that he wasn't actually running as
> the standard-bearer of a third party.
>

no, the assumption is that he wanted to promote certain _issues_ - 
the raisons d'etre of his party.

if I thought running for office would thwart my causes, I shouldn't 
do it.

> I don't think Ralph Nader owes anybody any "reflection," honest or
> otherwise. I haven't heard Al Gore "reflect" on his botched
> campaign, have you?
>

Al Gore owes a _lot_ of reflection, a lot of it! Wow!

I'm against any third party in a circumstance where it leads to 
disaster. There's nothing holy about the idea of an n-th party. the 
important thing is promoting the issues you care about.

I know, some people's issue _is_ that there be an n-th party. that 
seems bizarre to me but so be it. 

Again, I hope I'm not shouting, just tapping the table for emphasis.

F.