Greens on the Margins
One of the curiousities of American politics is the utter failure of the Green Party to make an impact, despite its strong presence in countries like Germany and the poll-tested appeal of environmental issues. (Ralph Nader is kind of the exception that proves this rule.)
The Web site of one of the Green candidates for Governor, Sander Hicks, offers a reason why. Hicks is a pleasant guy who runs a good coffee shop in my Brooklyn neighborhood and who started a successful small press. His main political thrust, however, is discovering who really committed the 9/11 attacks.
From the site:"Our campaign does not claim the entire Federal Government was behind 9/11. But a secretive compartment of the US intelligence machine has close ties to Pakistani intelligence and their shock troops, "Al Qaeda". ...[I]ndependent Green candidate Sander Hicks wrote a devastating book about the 9/11 cover-up. Carefully sourced, his book has been called one of the best on the subject.
"Sander Hicks pledges that, as Governor, he will hold an independent investigation on the 9/11 attacks. 9/11 has ushered in an assault on the soul of America, and only an independent governor, working with the movement for truth, can lead us to start the healing."
Vote Green!
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Skim, no sugar, and a drop of acid, please.
Actually, environmental issues show up as very important to people in general, but when asked what issues they vote on, very few people pick the environment. Add to that the fact that the Democrats have--and the Republicans used to have--a strong record on the environment, and what reason is left to vote Green. And, as your post shows, they have a high rate of off-the-chart insanity issues.
Take that picture down.
Just wanted to wish the Church Avenue BID luck in the next few months. Now you all know why Hicks wanted to be your President so bad.
Yo Anon. It's Cortelyou Road Merchants Association, not Church Ave. BID. I was elected President in a landslide, and good stuff is happening out here now. Keep it positive! And if ya can't, keep yr facts straight.
Along with Ralph Nader, another reason to dislike the Green Party.
Sometimes I think the Greens are a phony front organization set up by the Democrats to keep us from jumping ship.
Gives new meaning to the term intelligence failure.
No Impact???
What do you call eight years of the Bush administration, brought to us courtesy of Ralph Nader and the Green Party.
People ought to vote Green if that's what they really believe, and if they're willing to suck up the consequences (knowing they themselves bear the responsibility) but, come on -- the Greens (and Ralph Nader) have had more impact on the nation and the world in the last five years (and next three) than the entire Democratic Party.
They had a big impact, but only because the election was so close--not because they had significant support. Nader couldn't even approach 5%. Compare that to Perot's 19%. When you can't get even a quarter of Perot's votes, that pretty much defines you as a serious loser. But, as said, a loser who, due to circumstances beyond his control, had a big impact by getting Bush elected.
The think that really upsets me about the Greens is that they refuse to accept any responsibility for their action. If they really thought there was no reason to vote for Gore over Bush, that's fine. But now what confronted about it, no Green will accept responsibility for their action, they always explain that Gore should have won anyway. It reminds of a drunk driver who after an accident says that if the stop sign was in a better location he would have stopped.
Yea, and then when Kerry took the dive, and wouldn't fight for the votes he received in Ohio as he promised he would, I suddenly realized - after hating the Greens and blaming them for Bush for 4 long years, "Hey maybe the Greens have a point." And then, after witnessing the behavior of the Dems under Bush, I think I actually hate the Dems more than the Rethugs. They are the enablers, always actually sicker than the ones who are doing the evil stuff. At least the evil types get the laughs and the profits. I repect the Rethug leaders anyway, not the minions, for getting what they want.