> I just cannot for the life of me understand this hats-in-the-air
> enthusiasm for Ralph among people who consider themselves radicals. He's
> an ex-consumer activist (did a great job pressuring Detroit to make
> safer cars) who is a complete flop, as far as I can see, as a leader of
> the radical left. A better example of the Peter Principle (rising to
> one's level of incompetence) I can't think of off the top of my head.
I really don't understand it either, because Nader is no radical and he's got a proven record of shitting on his workers. I guess one of the reasons is that the American Left has shallow politics and low expectations. It's like Seattle showed what could be possible, but the Left just couldn't handle the excitement and the raised expectations.
"Hey you dang kids over there! Keep down that racket!"
Chuck0