2. How Nader treats his employees is relevant to an assessment of Nader the man. It doesn't alter my assessment of Nader the protest candidate.
3. I have no idea how Nader would react to a card-check at Public Citizen.
>From what you say -- and I believe you -- it sounds like he wouldn't do it.
4. Here you have a point -- if what you say about Nader's stance on foreign policy is true. But again, no one's voting to make Ralph emperor of a movement. He's a protest candidate.
5 & 6. Yes, I disagree with your assumption here.
As for Nader's coalition-building, I'll say this. In Seattle, PC worked with Teamsters, environmentalists, student radicals, and overseas movements. That's not bad, right?
As for PC working with the American Legion and right-wing groups attacking China, which they are still doing *after* the PNTR vote, I'll say this: In my view that type of activity represents the biggest threat to the future of left politics in America right now.
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> From: TRox51 at aol.com[SMTP:TRox51 at aol.com]
> Reply To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 8:47 AM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Questions for you Nader Fans
>
> Including you, Doug:
>
> 1. Don't you think its just the least bit hypocritical of Nader to say he
> wants to focus on how US labor laws make it difficult to organize unions
> when he himself has used those laws and the system to stifle unions at his
> own shop (and not only at Multinational Monitor)?
>
> 2. Isn't how a man like Nader treats employees relevant to a movement
> that is supposedly trying to create an alternative, more democratic
> society?
>
> 3. Do you think Nader would agree to the unionization by card check of
> Public Citizen and other Nader organizations if presented with a majority
> of pro-union cards today? And if he didn't, would you still vote for the
> guy?
>
> 4. Doesn't it concern you that throughout the last 20 years, Nader has
> never said a word about US foreign policy - Central America, Asia, or the
> Middle East? I'm not talking here about corporate policy, I'm talking
> about such things as the US wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua or the
> bombing of Iraq.
>
> 5. Given Nader's (and Public Citizen's) dismal history of
> coalition-building over the past 3 decades, what makes you think Nader is
> the man to unite progressive-left forces in this country?
>
> 6. If you disagree with the assumption in Question 5, what examples can
> you provide of progressive coalition building on the part of Nader or PC?
>
> Evidence, please.
>
> Tim Shorrock
>