Too bad the Democrats don't go after Bush, Halliburton and Enron with the same fervor they go after Nader -- or Matt Gonzales in San Francisco, for that matter.
Dan Scanlan
That raises an interesting question of *class*. The Republicans are successful because they have a clearly defined constituency that they fight tooth and nail for. This includes first of all the big bourgeoisie, but it also includes small proprietors and privileged workers, especially whites. The Democrats are supposed to rest on "enlightened" ruling class figures like in Hollywood and certain financial wheeler-dealers, but they hold their ostensible mass base at arm's length. As Ted Glick pointed out in the article forwarded by Michael Hoover, Jimmy Carter spoke of "ethnic purity" in neighborhoods, an obvious bid for the average Republican Party voter. Meanwhile, Clinton attacked Sister Souljah and threw mothers off of welfare. Despite Kerry's rhetoric about "Benedict Arnold" corporations sending jobs overseas, he has voted for every free trade agreement. As Nader pointed out, this party loses elections because it refuses to fight. And the Nation Magazine urges us to tie our fate to this bunch of losers rather than to fight for what we believe in. Give me a fuckin' break.
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