Reply #13: Two loads of bull [View All]

[sangha]

Of course the Dems play down some of Nader's platform! They are NOT Nader; They're Democrats, and they stand for things other than what Nader stands for. However, the differences are not as great as the Naderites like to think they are, and the Dems have a long history of doing more than Nader has when it comes to the list of issues you gave like homelessness, the environment, and monopolism. The "no principles" rant is only for those who haven't acvhieved nearly as much as the Dems have on those issues that liberals care about. I would argue that even the Repukes have done more on some of those issues (ex homelessness, health care, etc) than Nader or any third-party

--Q, it wasn't the Democratic Party that marginalized liberals; It was Democratic voters, most of whom are either moderate or conservative.

--Very few people have said we can't be mean to Bush*. You take the words of a few to slander many, possibly because you have no argument to make.

--And again you are confused and self-important enough to think that liberals are the base of the Democratic Party when they make up just one small minority in a party that has historically been a coalition. More than 90% of black voters vote Dem, but I never hear you argue that they are the base. For some reason, you think the ones who despise and threaten the party are the base. The overwhelming majority of Dems disagree with you, but I guess you know who the real Dems are.