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joemama · 04-25-2003, 01:46 PM

Unfortunately, voting Green did not send a message to the democrats - I think that most of them sold out so long ago that actually representing liliberal ideas would mean no more funding and thus - no more votes.

It did, however, focus blame on the Greenparty for Bush's election. I do not feel this criticism is justified ( especially since Bush lost the election ), but if the Green party even hopes to grow beyond the fringe, we will have to pick and choose our battles. It might mean that we have to make concessions for a generation or two, but if you really believe in Green party politics, you have to consider the long-view. Alienating any democrats that might want to transition to the Green party by voting for a Green in 2004 will mar our public persona for a long time to come.

04-25-2003, 01:46 PM	#29
joemama Pithy Euphemist Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 19	Unfortunately, voting Green did not send a message to the democrats - I think that most of them sold out so long ago that actually representing liliberal ideas would mean no more funding and thus - no more votes. It did, however, focus blame on the Greenparty for Bush's election. I do not feel this criticism is justified ( especially since Bush lost the election ), but if the Green party even hopes to grow beyond the fringe, we will have to pick and choose our battles. It might mean that we have to make concessions for a generation or two, but if you really believe in Green party politics, you have to consider the long-view. Alienating any democrats that might want to transition to the Green party by voting for a Green in 2004 will mar our public persona for a long time to come.