Tuesday, February 24, 2004
More on Nader
...which is far more than the guy deserves. I don't know why I'm bothering posting ANYTHING about the guy, but it's a slow news day, and I'm tired, and I told myself that I would post something EVERY DAY to this blog, if nothing else but to build the habit.
As part of Nader's platform, Mr. Nader included the following:
Withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization which, he said, “undermine our nation’s sovereignty.”
Translated: Screw the non-Americans. National sovereignity my butt. The WTO and NAFTA makes sure countries can't protect its markets from poorer nations, thus ensuring those poor nations remain poor for the foreseeable future. Does anybody else see anything immoral in this? Why on earth is Nader considered a compassionate consumer advocate when he is taking a blatantly nationalist position like this? As a side note, Pat Buchanan has the EXACT same position on this issue.
Sounds to me the only difference between them is motivation. Pat Buchanan is a nationalist. Ralph Nader is anti-corporate. For Pat, the issue is that America's market should be kept for America and America alone. For Ralph, heck, I can't figure out WHAT the heck he thinks he's doing.
...which is far more than the guy deserves. I don't know why I'm bothering posting ANYTHING about the guy, but it's a slow news day, and I'm tired, and I told myself that I would post something EVERY DAY to this blog, if nothing else but to build the habit.
As part of Nader's platform, Mr. Nader included the following:
Withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization which, he said, “undermine our nation’s sovereignty.”
Translated: Screw the non-Americans. National sovereignity my butt. The WTO and NAFTA makes sure countries can't protect its markets from poorer nations, thus ensuring those poor nations remain poor for the foreseeable future. Does anybody else see anything immoral in this? Why on earth is Nader considered a compassionate consumer advocate when he is taking a blatantly nationalist position like this? As a side note, Pat Buchanan has the EXACT same position on this issue.
Sounds to me the only difference between them is motivation. Pat Buchanan is a nationalist. Ralph Nader is anti-corporate. For Pat, the issue is that America's market should be kept for America and America alone. For Ralph, heck, I can't figure out WHAT the heck he thinks he's doing.
