rest of response: The Nader Question

continuation of "One minute with George Bush"

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• chomsky
• bush
• republicans
• iraq
• kerry
• reagan
• corporate
• elections
• politics
• political

[RevolutionaryJam]

political biggotry,

if Obama loses it's because he didn't adopt Nader's policies, he cannot be blamed for the incompetence and spinelessness of the democrats in aquiring a progressive platform

[VooWa24]

I've been reading NC all my life, and generally agree with him on most things, but his analysis on Nader is really quite stupid. American Empire thrives precisely because there is no opposition in the political arena. Did Chomsky forget that John Kerry voted for the Iraq War, that he's an ardent supporter of the right wing in Israel, that he believes just as much in Empire as George W. Bush? The only solution in the U.S. is to dislodge the 2-party state.

[DeweyZinnChomskyFisk]

@VooWa24 chomsky knows that the democratic party is right-wing and that kerry and bush are both skull and bones

[darkillity]

@VooWa24 A one-party state with two factions I'd say.

[deluxeaction]

@VooWa24 I think you might be misunderstanding him. He's not talking about the ideal situation which is where Nader could run honestly and possibly win and affect policy the way he should, remember how Chomsky said he's good friends with Nader and respects what he's trying to do. He's never going to say that about Kerry. What you're saying is right, the 2-party state is in desperate need for dismantling, but one Nader or Perot or whoever runs the 3rd party isn't going to do it clearly

[mcshobe2008]

@VooWa24 I generally agree but I think his point that in this particular situation -because Buch's administration was so far right- it is best to take a lesser of two evils. The critical issue that put him to this decision in this case seems to be the militarization of space. He writes about it at the end of 'Hegemony or Survival'. I do not recall Chomsky making similar remarks in the McCain-Obama election (though I'm not sure)

[QwidgyboMan]

@VooWa24

He's not supporting Kerry ffs.

[FRSFreeState]

Sounds like Noam Chomsky was being practical about Ralph Nader's Presidential Campaign. By saying he wouldn't support him, because he didn't want another Neo Conservative Administration. By taking votes away from Barack Obama.

[robaquarian]

@VooWa24 he also fails to notice that voting doesnt matter. bush stole both elections. and obama was given more money by wall street then they gave to McCain. Obama is worse then Bush on foriegn policy and finance and everything else a continuation. why doesnt chomsky bring up IRV voting and open debates?

[whereismybailouttv]

Also remember that kerry is one of the richest people in Congress. Much of his money comes from defense industry stocks.

[lakerfan198126]

Ralph Nader has the right to run for President as any other American who meets the constitutional requirements. He was certainly better than Bush, Gore or Kerry.

[mogem]

@VooWa24 reading books by great men is wonderful and all...but if you don't understand the words in those books---it's kind of useless.