[statecom-discuss] [adcom] Nader seeks Green Party nomination

[Yarden]

Merelice,

I know of no way to cure us of addiction to conspiratorial thinking -- 
theory, behavior and convictions -- but had hoped to reduce its 
destructive effects on the GPUS, as well as in the GRP.  I am quite 
familiar with the reality of conspiracies and their destructiveness to 
the development of an ecological politics.  The 'old left,' dedicated 
to the efficacy of the "Correct Analysis," was always ready to engage 
in conspiracies, mostly forgotten, against those whose analysis was 
flawed.  They had a great deal of leisure.   The 'new left' was 
dedicated to action, and did undertake a variety of actions requiring 
secret plotting.  But the yet to be realized effectiveness of the civil 
rights movement, lay in the fact that the brilliance of its strategies, 
and strategists, succeeded because of their design for open 
confrontation with the opposition, readiness to work with that 
opposition, and resist the temptation to demonize that opposition even 
at the moments when the opposition sought ways to effectively destroy 
and undermine the influence of King and his cohorts.

At this moment, I have doubts that we will succeed.  But we could 
easily take the risk to do so in Massachusetts.  I cannot convince 
people who are afraid, who have little or no idea of the place of 
inclusiveness in ecological politics, who preach populism, and use 
their presence in the party to promote highly personal agendas.

Good luck!  I know why I am a member of the GRP, and apologize for the 
ignorance of its would be protectors.  I will be working in my precinct 
to talk to voters.  And the guardians of the integrity of the party 
against the demonic agents of any outside force will do their best to 
demonstrate our failings.
Elie Yarden
MRGRA



On Friday, February 1, 2008, at 01:44  PM, Merelice wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Wanda sent the following yesterday, January 31:
>
> According to Democracy Now!, Mr. Nader has today publicly stated his
> desire for the Green Party nomination as an independent candidate:
>
> "I would certainly go for the ballot lines with the Green
> Party...we¹ll go independent in states where there aren¹t any [Green]
> parties. We¹ll look for progressive small parties at the state level.
> You have to do that just to get on state ballots."
>
> It appears this now lays the issue to rest. Most of us at the StateCom
> meeting last Sunday felt that all our ballot candidates should get
> equal treatment and that voter wishes expressed this Tuesday should be
> respected. Is there now any reason to disagree?
>
> Merelice
> _______________________________________________
> AdCom mailing list
> AdCom at green-rainbow.org
> http://www.green-rainbow.org/mailman/listinfo/adcom
> To email Administration Committee members: adcom.members AT 
> green-rainbow DOT org
>