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  •  nihilists (none / 1)

    While you might be right about some Nader supporters, it is incorrect to think that this applies to all Nader supporters. I voted for him in 2000 and I can assure you that nihilism was not my motivation. Why is it so hard to understand that just because someone disagrees with you on practical strategy does not mean that their basic motivation is so different from yours.

    Chomsky Fever! John McCain sucks.

    by miasmo on Fri Jun 25, 2004 at 11:10:33 AM PDT

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    •  Absolutely (none / 0)

      and here is another post I made this morning. Note the 'CURRENT' in the title:

      Reaching out to CURRENT Naderites

      is like reaching out to Lenin or Mao. He is a revolutionary intent on destroying the system so he and his followers can then have power and do things their way. Bush is his instrument of destruction and his way of punishing Americans for their sins. I think it's baloney that things are negotiable with Nader or his core followers. They're out to reap the whirwind.

      Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past. George Orwell

      by moon in the house of moe on Fri Jun 25, 2004 at 11:29:55 AM PDT

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      •  Or could it be that (none / 1)

        they're just a bunch of rebellious idealistic kids who can see how shitty the system is and are voting for the only guy speaking up for what they believe in?

        Chomsky Fever! John McCain sucks.

        by miasmo on Fri Jun 25, 2004 at 12:08:19 PM PDT

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        •  Idealistic kids (none / 0)

          Ya think?  Interesting question on the demographics of the Nader voter.

          Betcha not so many kids as you imply.

          Everybody dies alone.

          by Armando on Fri Jun 25, 2004 at 12:32:57 PM PDT

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          •  correct (none / 0)

            Armando, I think you're right. I remember seeing a poll somewhere which showed that Naderites were generally middle-aged white people with bad hair and bad personalities.

            OK, maybe the poll didn't say all that, but I think Nader's mostly down to his "flaky people" base.

            Kids might be crazy, but we're not stupid.

            The Gas Tax Holiday is a Mental Vacation.

            by JimTXDem on Fri Jun 25, 2004 at 12:45:02 PM PDT

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            •  Nice! (none / 1)

              white people with bad hair and bad personalities

              All the cool kids are voting for Kerry. All those Nader voters are just a bunch of nerds who don't even know what's cool! I'm wouldn't be seen anywhere near them in the lunch room, except maybe to make fun of them. Ha!

              I don't have any idea who is supporting Nader this time. I have not met any. I suspect it's not significant based on his lack of success at getting signatures thus far. I bet most of the people registering as Nader voters in the polls are just undecideds vaguely dissatisfied with the sucky choices available and who don't know much at all about Nader.

              Chomsky Fever! John McCain sucks.

              by miasmo on Fri Jun 25, 2004 at 01:05:22 PM PDT

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            •  It's not that you're stupid (none / 0)

              It's that, by and large, kids don't bother to take the time to think.

              Don't worry, though. You'll grow out of it -- I did.

              God bless America. God bless our troops.
              God damn George Bush to the fires of eternal damnation.

              by Bill Rehm on Fri Jun 25, 2004 at 01:07:05 PM PDT

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