Reply #14: I agree [View All]

Activism for people who won't fight is activism for lazy losers. They do us no good if they don't take office, despite having popular support. They do us no good if their positions are so tepid and subtle that they don't reframe the debate. The Greens and Nader (sometime partners) have the advantage that they aren't afraid to speak their minds - what do they have to lose? Seeing what they've accomplished across Europe, in a variety of challenging political environments, gives encouragement that change can happen here too. It's becoming clear that change won't happen when the progressive party (Dems) seems intent on losing ground, preferring to seem like "good losers" rather than "angry winners".