Reply #19: If you NOT any of the following ... [View All]

[Onlooker]

If you are NOT
gay
poor
elderly
handicapped
working in a dangerous profession
an anti-war activist
ill
worried about having money for retirement
Arab
living largely hand to mouth
in debt
Black or Latino
an immigrant

then I suppose it's reasonable to support Nader from a selfish point of view.

But if you are any of the above, then your life is directly affected by the President. As a gay man, I see the danger of a far right Supreme Court or a Constitutional amendment to exclude gays from the right to marry as a real threat that could lead to a trend of oppression.

There are more victims under Bush than under any Democrat. If you want to fight for more radical change, it has to happen at the local level. The President has the power to harm people, and settling for the lesser of two evils is the lesser evil.