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Someone just linked to an article by Ralph #Nader. Hard pass. His help electing W in 2000 did more harm than a million Corvairs. And the pride that he and his followers showed about it!
And the pernicious "lesser of two evils is still evil" school of thought they evinced!

What part of 9/11, reneging Kyoto, the 2007 housing crisis, spending Social Security, and wars in the middle east, is Ralph most proud of having helped bring about?

That…guy. I hope he feels all the harm he's done.

I thought modern leftists sounded familiar
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/road-ralph-nader/
#uspolitics #leftism #nader

Nuclear Information Project
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/nuclear-weapons-war-russia-china-accident/
https://lawofficesofbrucefein.com/
https://fas.org
#nuclear #Federation_Of_American_Scientitsts #fas #Nader

"So the first step in civic self-respect is just to get people to say, I count, I matter, I have significance.

And how do you get them to say that?

Look at history. Why do you think Richard Nixon, arch-conservative corporatist, when he was president, signed into law the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? He signed into law the Product Safety Commission. He put in an environmental advisor in the White House that Congress wanted him to do. He signed the air and water pollution laws, except the water pollution law he vetoed.

But why did he do all that? Because he heard the rumble from the people coming out of the ’60s. He was the last Republican to fear liberals. He heard the rumble, and every citizen can contribute to that rumble. When these politicians come around during their campaign and shake hands, [people] can contribute by not being flattered by them and smiling. They can demand something. They can hold their hand in a handshake until they get a commitment. They can summon them to their own town meetings. We even have a summons where people can turn it around instead of the Senator or Representative choreographing it.

So that’s what you’re seeing around the country right now. You’re seeing the rumble starting to increase, and you’re seeing young challengers of democratic, corporate incumbents in primaries. You’re seeing that."

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ralph-nader-on

#USA #Activism #Protest #Trump #Nader RalphNader #CivilDisobedience #PoliticalParticipation #Democrats #DemocraticParty

@bookstodon
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Ralph Nader's latest work is a rallying cry for those who believe in the power of the people to arouse the heart of American democracy.

#America
#democracy
#Nader

@bookstodon
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The Democrats have written off competing in half the country and have ceased to be a true national party. Let's Start the Revolution is not just a critique but a call to action. Nader advocates for a genuine relationship between the Democratic Party and the everyday lives of the people it seeks to represent. Based on his deep understanding of the necessities, anxieties, and dreams of millions of families, #Nader charts a path forward...

Prompted by a couple of things I’ve seen today:

There are a number of #leftists (no idea how many) who AFAICT are uninterested in electing people who are not *their kind* of leftist. I think of them as “Nader in 2000” leftists.*

Leftists & #liberals interested in winning elections and in governance should ignore those ones, I think. They’re hurting more than they’re helping.

I’ve noticed that one “tell” for such leftists is that they use the term “liberal” and “lib” for other lefties derisively.

* There’s some overlap between #Nader voters and #BernieSanders voters, but I think #Bernie had broader appeal, actual political acumen, and used his position to try to strengthen the left.

@JdeB @arrrg

the person you are responding to is not aware #nader helped give us #bush in 2000 and #stein helped give us #trump in 2016

or:

they are aware. and that is what they are trying to achieve

they are ignorant

or malicious

"This business model requires them to commodify their audiences in contravention of their non-commercial mandate. This is at odds with the founding mandate of serving unserved and underserved communities.” #publicmedia #Nader https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/09/20/public-media-funding-report/index.html

@TonyStark @philip_cardella @CivilityFan @axeshun
You're acting like this is a chronic problem.

You have to remember the political climate in 2000. Bush was seen as incompetent. Gore was handicapped by Clinton's impeachment & sexual misbehavior (remember when those things actually mattered to the #GOP?)

#Nader saw an opening as support for the other two parties was below 50%.

This was also just 8 years after #Perot made it seem like a 3rd Party candidate could actually win.

@philip_cardella @TonyStark @CivilityFan @axeshun
Actually, that isn't true (technically *maybe*, assuming #Nader voters showed up to vote for #Gore.)

Let's focus on the TRUE cause: The brother of the #GOP nominee was the governor of Florida. The two of them exchanged "convict lists" to kick anyone with a "similar" name convicted of a crime off the voter roles (despite no evidence Texas convicts had voted in Florida.

Some 60,000 black & Hispanic voters were kicked off the voter roles.

I've never liked #Biden (but voted for him), and since 1980 have hated the cowardice and complicity of the #Democratic party to the point where I didn't vote in 1988-1992.

I voted independent in 1980 and 2000 (#Anderson, #Nader) in a futile effort to signal my disgust, both times ending in the worst possible result.

The #Democrats are the emergency, worst case option, like the levees around #NewOrleans.

Unfortunately, until we collectively build better solutions, we drown without them

#USPol

#Nader #Stein #Sanders voters can't handle the truth that they are just another version of privileged #Colonizers

Bikini-Model via #Apple #AirTag gestalkt.

Also muss jede Frau iOS oder Android und die entsprechende App nutzen, um diese Tags bei sich zu finden? Damit verschiebt Apple die Verantwortung schön auf die Opfer.

#Nader

https://t3n.de/news/bikini-model-apple-airtag-stalking-1442859/