[statecom] from Nancy Lee Wood: Presidential nominations... GRP MIA!

[jstein at massmed.org]

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   forwarded from Nancy, who's having trouble posting to the list-jill

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   All,
   For the life of me, I cannot understand all the hoopla over the GRP
   presidential nomination when in the broad scheme of things  - IT
   DOESN'T MAKE A RAT'S DIFFERENCE! Â
   It seems to me our precious time, energy and talents would be far
   better spent focused on regional, state and local
   issues/campaigns/relocalization efforts in food security/agriculture,
   public rail transportation, home heating and housing security,
   rethinking education for post-carbonism and "green jobs" etc., etc. -
   especially given that we have entered the period of permanent and rapid
   declines in oil  (and all fossil fuels) - the real unraveling of our
   current social system.  We, as a party in MA and New England, should
   be at the forefront of providing analyses, alternatives and solutions
   to the royal mess that is soon to escalate as prices of oil continue to
   climb making food, heating, transportation, health care access, etc.
   more expensive, less secure and/or inaccessible to all but the very
   rich.Â
   But no!  What are WE in the GRP doing?  Dithering around with the
   nonsense of presidential nominations - as if our pathetic little party
   had any real influence on the national level in the first place - when
   our real potential influence lies within the region, state and local
   communities.  Where is the MA GRP at the time when all hell is about
   to break loose?   MIA!   What a real shame!
   SUGGESTION:
   Can we please give up this presidential nomination effort?  Can we
   forgo having a presidential slot on the MA ballot altogether?  Trust
   me - the public does not care one iota if there is a GRP presidential
   candidate on the ballot. Â  People are far more concerned about the
   "shit-storm" (James Howard Kunstler's term) descending upon them as
   humankind finds itself propelled into permanent escalating energy costs
   - and all that this entails - and with no leadership to be found
   anywhere.  Can we please get down to the other work the co-chairs and
   committees are trying to do that this nonsense is distracting us from?
   This is the work that will truly bring people in to the party, and
   start to deal with the growing crises at the local/state/regional
   level.

   Nancy Lee Wood
   PS:Â  This all would be quite comical if it were not for the real
   tragedy of time/human waste and lost opportunities in helping the
   public get through what promises to be   -  at the very least  -Â
   a frightening and very difficult two-decade period.  Truly, the
   silliness and impotence shown by the MA GRP would make Petra Kelly role
   over in her grave.