[ACC25053]

First let’s discount the rather ludicrous bit of McCarthy-era red-baiting paranoia from the lady down under. Is she seriously claiming the Greens are part of a conspiracy run from North Korea or Cuba? The Greens’ anti-Communist credentials are well-established because many activists were also from human rights campaigns, supporters for Tibet, etc. The Green platform and public statements are quite clear that they only want to reform capitalism, not end it.

A couple reasons: 1) Disenfranchised groups wanted to hold onto what little influence they have left. I agree with you, we are being used by the Democrats and have little to show for it. But many still feel this way.
2) They knew that Nader, with no war chest like the $100-$150 million each major party had, had little chance of winning or even getting his message out. 3) They were smart enough to not waste their time voting. I know it drives people crazy when I say this, but why give a system legitimacy it doesn’t deserve when you know it does not represent you? Disenfranchised groups may often be uneducated, but they are not stupid. Most of the ones who don’t vote know they are not included in the system. Taking time off of work, or taking care of their kids, or even out of their leisure time to go vote, is time wasted. And because we all know the only votes that really mattered in this election were the Supreme Court’s, the nonvoters are looking smarter and smarter.

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Name : ACC25053, Race : Mexican and American Indian, City : W. Lafayette, State : IN, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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