<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Activism</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br> no, it was a reaction to your claim that we do nothing and lack of<br> political participation is, apparently, solely the result of the<br> individual's selfish, apathetic decision-making. i'm actually the kind of<br> person who enjoys doing the grunt work since it can fit more easily into my<br> schedule. i think it's bizarre that you assume jon does nothing. why should<br> you assume that? and even if he does, maybe he's put in his time and would<br> like a break. maybe he's taking care of an ill partner or child or who</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>knows what he or anyone else here might be doing.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>If you bother to read my posting you will discover the following:</div> <div><br></div> <div>***</div> <div>Jon Johanning wrote:</div> <div><br></div> <div><font face="Charcoal" color="#000000">"I'm just waiting for<b> someone else</b> with the requisite skills to</font></div> <div><font face="Charcoal" color="#000000">get a party organized to the point that it could have a real impact on<br> the political situation, and then I would be happy to consider voting</font></div> <div><font face="Charcoal" color="#000000">for its candidate."</font></div> <div><br></div> <div>In short, you want to dictate what the radical third party does but you're not going to play any role in helping to build it.</div> <div><br></div> <div>***</div> <div><br></div> <div>I made the claim that Jon "does nothing" in helping to organize a third party because that's the fact: he says the he is waiting for "someone else" to do it.</div> <div><br></div> <div>As for for the larger question of when and where it is effective to get involved in third party politics-with the Greens or some other group, that's the subject of the piece I referred to:</div> <div><br></div> <div><font face="Charcoal" color="#000000">http://prorev.com/whyiran.htm</font></div> <div><br></div> <div>I don't imagine discussing the matter with you would be productive given a) the contempt you display when you are forced to think and b) your demonstrated inability to read.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The comments of others are very much welcomed.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Best,</div> <div><br></div> <div>John</div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> </body> </html>