Reply #33: I voted no because... [View All]

[Viking12]

the Bush administration has forced me to temper my radicalism. I voted for Nader in 2000 and I have no regrets because Gore still won my state (MN at that time). I strongly believed in Nader's message and still do today, even if I can no longer support Nader the person. I was very outspoken about the corruption of US society by corporatism and the two party system that feeds it and is fed by it. However, at this time, I realize there more important and more immediate concerns than radically altering the system. I was ABB from 12/12/00 and have worked over the last four years to make Bush go away -- I understood that the best way to do so was to appeal to a moderate position. Pragmatic, logistical realities have subsumed my deep desires for radical change. In the process I've developed a great appreciation for John Kerry and will cast my vote for him with confidence. Perhaps when the country begins to change course away from the black hole towards which chimpy is steering us, I will resume my more radical advocacy, but when the ktichen is on fire you don't think about remodeling, you do what is necessary to put the fire out.