Reply #5: but they don't see it like that ... [View All]

at least not the Greens I've spoken to ...

Democrats like to say things like Greens are "throwing away their votes" or "they're just helping republicans" ...

the Greens I talk to (i'm not one btw) don't argue that there is "no difference between the parties", they argue that, in the end, both parties are totally in bed with big corporations and that our government has been sold to the highest bidders ... they argue that by voting for EITHER PARTY, you are expressing your support for a system that is totally corrupt ... they argue that the only path to change, even if it takes forever, is to live, and vote, by example ... they argue that until political parties fight for the average citizen rather than the special interests, nothing will change ...

you argue that they are "ensuring the defeat of the Dem" ... they don't see it that way ... my guess is that they hope to grow powerful enough to have the Dems come to them and offer something in compromise to fulfill a part of their agenda ... if Dems see that they need Green support or they will have their defeat "ensured", the hope, i believe, is that Dems will seek some common ground on one or more issues ... will it ever happen here? again, who knows ...

i can tell you i did all i could in 2004 to convince Greens to vote for Kerry ... i can be very persuasive ... i made a very strong case over and over and over ... i didn't change a single mind of any Green I spoke to ... they see the parties as different but still two sides of the same coin ... it's a really tough sell ...