An Unreasonable Man

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IMO this was well worth the 2 hours.

http://www.anunreasonableman.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ycR36N68R8

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/unreasonableman/

"In 1966, General Motors, then the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure 32-year-old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader. The reason: Nader had written a book that criticized the Corvair, a General Motors car. But the company’s attempt to discredit Nader and sully his character backfired. The scandal that ensued after the smear campaign was revealed launched Nader into national prominence and established him as the leader of the modern American consumer movement. AN UNREASONABLE MAN traces the life and career of this unique and controversial political figure....

Many things today’s consumers take for granted—seat belts, airbags, product labeling, free airline tickets after being bumped from an overbooked flight—are largely due to the efforts of Ralph Nader and his citizen groups..."

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1. Thanks for the R, I remember when Nader was always

fighting for the little people, is there anyone else filling that role on the level he did?


Some thoughts on our election system and more...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0o27wDhCg4


INDEPENDENT LENS | An Unreasonable Man | PBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC9Hal0gycg


Edit to add Netflix has the film.

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2. Has anyone else seen this movie? One can certainly understand

why Nader had to be marginalized.