> What evidence is there that the elction of Kerry would be
> taken as a green light by the elite?
History. I recommend reading up on the subject, especially the part about how the ruling class uses reformism to stave off the rabble.
In other words, they had to kill off the IWW in order to make the AFL-CIO palatable for the masses. And when you've managed over the course of 20-30 years to turn the party of the rich into the party of the people, you don't even have to bother throwing scraps at the rabble that is near revolt.
> Also, since Nader has solicited the support of Reoublicans
> and the Reform Party, could votes for him be read as coming
> from leftists?
Some of them will come from leftists, but the radical left is, for the most part, scrambling back into the dustbin of history with this ABB bullshit. Some radical leftists are sticking by their principles and doing the smart thing by staying off the ABB bandwagon.
Shane wrote:
"Well he would, wouldn't he? The Dumbocrats want a huge mandate precisely because they expect to carry out anti-workingclass policies, and the bigger their "mandate" the weaker any possible left dissent--at least for a while. By doing as much dirty work as they can to keep Nader or Cobb off as many ballots as possible they *diminish* the anti-Bushit mandate by increasing the number of abstentions, increase the Dumbocrat/Republicon presidential-vote ratio, and maybe even reinforce their Congressional Republicon alibi. So its time for the lesser-evilists to get honest and drop that disingenuous word "lesser" from their banner."
Amen brother.
The radical left fears that it is marginal and powerless, so it falls for the poverty of supporting the Democrats. I'm just glad that I'm not officially part of the left in that sense.
Chuck0 Don't vote, it only encourages them.