[lbo-talk] Re: Nader Goes Buchananite

Joseph Wanzala jwanzala at hotmail.com
Thu Jun 24 07:16:43 PDT 2004


Kelley wrote: "I don't know anyone can believe that the democratic party ever gave a shit about the left or currently gives a shit about people who are withholding their votes to punish them for their rightward move. There are so few lefty voters, it just doesn't matter to them how you ("we") vote. In other words, don't flatter yourself that the dems take lefty voters for granted. Our votes mean NOTHING to them."

If this was true, then Democrats and progressives would be ignoring Nader rather than attacking him and pleading with him to drop out of the race. It clearly seems to matter how progressives vote.

As to whether the Dems give a shit about lefties, of course they don't - but they know they need to control their vote - i.e labor unions etc.

Joe W.


>From: snit snat <snitilicious at tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org, lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Re: Nader Goes Buchananite
>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 02:11:02 -0400
>
>At 12:48 AM 6/24/2004, Joseph Wanzala wrote:
>>snitlicious at tampabay.rr.com wrote: "I don't see (Nader supporters) as
>>thinking they can get the Democrats to move to the left."
>>
>>Of course they don't and with good reason. Many of them foolishly held
>>onto this illusion for far too long. Unfortunately, many still do and the
>>Democrats brazenly take it for granted, like a demented spousal abuser who
>>still feels entited to his/her abused spouse's fealty.
>
>
>
>I don't know anyone can believe that the democratic party ever gave a shit
>about the left or currently gives a shit about people who are withholding
>their votes to punish them for their rightward move. There are so few lefty
>voters, it just doesn't matter to them how you ("we") vote. In other words,
>don't flatter yourself that the dems take lefty voters for granted. Our
>votes mean NOTHING to them.
>
>Kelley
>
>
>"We're in a fucking stagmire."
>
> --Little Carmine, 'The Sopranos'
>
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