Reply #178: The responses here are pretty funny [View All]

[LucyParsons]

I read this and assumed that

1. The poster, because s/he was at the Battle of Seattle, etc., is a pretty committed anti-corporate/globalization/GOP/DLC activist, and thus has never at any point been a Hillary supporter.

2. The poster's friends are also of similar political persuasion.

3. The "friends" are upset that the poster thinks *even* Obama is too much of a sellout, and s/he will either abstain or vote Nader or another 3rd party/independent.

4. The "friends" think it's of such paramount importance to oust the hard-right GOP that the poster MUST hold his/her nose and vote for Obama.

5. The poster thinks that voting for any pro-corporate candidate, including Obama, is a betrayal of the whole real movement for change (which is real, "putting-yourself-on-the-line" anti-corporate activism, not chanting "Yes we can!" and then continuing to shop at Wal-Mart).

I sympathize. I find it increasingly difficult to be interested in close friendships with people who cannot see that the stranglehold corporations and the oligarchy have over our government cannot be challenged or overcome by more of the same - of either party.