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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader - "Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump's Tyranny" [View all]It is Nader's opinions that are the problem, as I said.
As I posted above, Nader never said that there were no differences between the two parties. He has consistently said that there is not enough difference.
Here are some of the things that Nader did say:
"It doesn't matter who is in the White House, Gore or Bush, for the vast majority of government departments and agencies."
"I have indicated that there are 'few major differences' between the two parties, not that there is 'no difference between Mr. Gore and Mr. Bush."
"The only difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door."
"It's a Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum vote. Both parties are selling our government to big business paymasters. That's a pretty serious similarity."
"Because it's the permanent corporate government that's running the show here ... you can see they're morphing more and more on more and more issues into one corporate party."
If someone said those things here, or anything even close, that they would get the same reaction as the mention of Nader does? Of course they would, and from the same members, as well. Ergo, it is the opinions he expressed that people object to, not Nader's campaign and the 2000 election.