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  NO.  That is just not true.  Just because the Repiglicans are fascist a**holes, doesn't mean that the Democrats deserve my vote.  So it doesn't just subtract from a Democratic candidate's totals when I go vote for Nader or Mickey Mouse, or whomever. That is just flawed logic.On Ralph Nader might jump into the presidential race posted 1 year, 9 months ago 129 Responses

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  Shame on you.

  My only voting regret... Was not voting for Nader in 2004. I held my nose and voted for Kerry. The idea behind Democracy is that you vote for someone who represents your interests and priorities. The presidential candidate, in my lifetime, who has come closest to this is Nader.  Voting for him in 1996 and 2000 was my RIGHT as an American. Anyone of you who says that he should stay out of the race so that MY vote isn't "stolen" by Nader can go to hell. Who are you to say that some platitude-spouting corporate-lackey "deserves" my vote? I absolutely resent that. Absolutely.

  If I have the anti-Nader argument right, it is: "Ralph Nader shouldn't run, because people that think he represents them will vote for him. The consequence is that the greater of two evils will get elected."  

  I have this to say in reply: Who the hell are you to suppress who I get to vote for? YOU HAVE NO RIGHT. My vote is mine, and it is my voice in a Democracy (or at least whatever is left of the one that used to be here).

  And before you get on your "pragmatist" high horse, think about this - if you always go for the lesser of 2 evils, you still get more evil, just a little more slowly. If you vote for what you think is good, then you may lose most of the time - but your voice, and your values are recognized. When that odd time when your views pull through, you've done a small good, rather than perpetuated a lesser evil.On Ralph Nader might jump into the presidential race posted 1 year, 9 months ago 129 Responses

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  parisian bikes

  i spent about a week this summer in paris on the bikes - its an awesome idea and was the highlight of my summer europe experience.  i wish they would try it here in seattle, but i fear that, with the liability culture in the usa, it might not be feasible to implement. On A Parisian tries out the city's new rent-a-bike program posted 2 years, 1 month ago 16 Responses