Re: [sixties-l] We are part of the problem

From: TODD JONES (tjones@unlv.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 22 2002 - 16:59:42 EDT

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    "My argument for voting for Nader (where it was possible) was that it was
    a way widely scattered progressives could say hello to each other across
    the nation. That reason still holds." -- CC

    I hope the nice feeling that progressives got from saying hello to each
    other makes all those
    Iraqi deaths worthwhile. -- TJ

    On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Carrol Cox wrote:

    >
    >
    > TODD JONES wrote:
    > >
    > > I hope we, on the sixties list are not immune to self criticism.
    > >
    > > Two years ago, a number of us on this list argued in support of voting for
    > > Ralph Nader (even thought that would probably help elect Bush) by arguing
    > > that "There was no real difference between the candidates. "
    >
    > The last time I voted for a presidential candidate was in 1964 -- when I
    > voted straight DP as I had in '52, '56, & '60. It is fairly obvious that
    > there will never be an effective mass movement of the left with any
    > staying power until the grip of the DP over progressives is broken.
    >
    > I will cast a blank ballot in '02 and '04 unless there is a visible
    > second party on the ballot with a principled opposition to all foreing
    > adventures of the U.S.
    >
    > My argument for voting for Nader (where it was possible) was that it was
    > a way widely scattered progressives could say hello to each other across
    > the nation. That reason still holds.
    >
    > A vote for the DP is a vote for endless war with different rhetoric.
    >
    > Carrol Cox
    >



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