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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader: 'Cowering' Democrats face defeat [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Why do you insist on equating finding something to work with in the observation made with seeing the person who made the observation as a hero?
I DON'T see Ralph as a hero...it's just that the idea is something we can work with.
Do you not understand the distinction?
It's not as though making the party more populist is the road to certain defeat. The country is no longer deferential to corporate power...there's a massive desire in the grassroots for resetting the balance so that ordinary non-bazillionaire types and their needs matter as much as the malefactors of great wealthy. Running with that idea can only work to our advantage.
The fact that Ralph is one of the persons saying this(and he's not the only one by any measure)is besides the point.
It's the idea, not the person. The two are separate.