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Well said. > On Sep 1, 2016, at 6:54 PM, Louis Proyect via Marxism > <[email protected]> wrote: > > ...let me repeat what I have already said. My political orientation was based > on what I learned from Peter Camejo in the early 80s. I took an interest in > the Greens after attending a standing room only for Ralph Nader in 2000 and > it deepened after Peter became his running mate in 2004. Nader was not > running as a Green that year because "Demogreens" were afraid that he would > steal votes from John Kerry. > > In other words, I am a strong supporter of the Green Party (even though I am > not a member). I always vote Green, including for Howie Hawkins who is on > Marxmail. Half the editorial board of the North Star website are involved > with the Greens either as candidates (Brandy Baker and Jim Brash) or as > frustrated members (Mark Lause). > > I have political principles that I am strongly committed to. One of them is > total opposition to both the Democrats and Republicans. In the best of all > possible worlds, the Labor Party that some leftish AFL-CIO bureaucrats formed > back in the 1980s would have taken off but they lacked the nerve, just like > the Demogreens. > > I don't think that the Greens will lead a revolution in the USA that is so > desperately needed but it is a way-station on that path. If something better > came along, I'd hook up with that in a heartbeat. But surely you must > understand by now that I would rather be waterboarded than vote for Hillary > Clinton. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
