Reply #51: But that past still influences us today, and into the future [View All]

The Patriot Act has a sunset provision-- and it could be renewed. We are still illegally occupying Iraq-- will making it a "Democrat War" be any better than the "Republican War" we have going on now? And what about reforming healthcare-- are we still insisting that our for-profit healthcare system does a better job of serving everybody than a non-profit system?

Think about Nixon in 1968: he was in favor of Vietnam, but had a "secret plan" to end it. Four years later, the "Democrat War" in Vietnam was the "Republican War", and was no closer to ending than in 1968.

These are STILL major issues to progressives of many stripes. For many of us who vigorously opposed the war and recolonization of Iraq, there won't be any change if Kerry/Edwards wins. We'll still be sending troops there, Haliburton and Bechtel will still be privatizing everything in sight, and more innocent Iraqis and US servicepeople will be killed, for no reason.