Questions for you Nader Fans

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Jun 30 11:15:15 PDT 2000


TRox51 at aol.com wrote:


>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?

Tim, I'm not a Nader enthusiast, and I'm very glad I got to publish your words about him. He'll never become president. I'll vote for him for the two reasons I said, and no others - it's a "Fuck you" vote, and it may get the Greens matching funds.

Doug



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