[Peace-discuss] AWARE table

[C. G. Estabrook]

Of course you're right, Jenifer -- AWARE takes lots of positions.  I think
what Al meant was that as an organization it hadn't taken a position on
endorsing a presidential candidate. Kerry, Nader and Cobb all have their
supporters within AWARE, I suppose.  (That's what the debate before the
meeting on Sept. 12 is to be about, apparently.) But AWARE has surely
taken a position in opposition to the "Bush Doctrine" -- the question is,
What methods are most effective in opposing it?  --CGE


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, jencart wrote:

> Hmmm..... Letters to the editor using AWARE's name and admiring the
> bright yellow signs which say REGIME CHANGE BEGINS AT HOME, VOTE OUT
> BUSH - CHANEY.  Displaying, selling, taking orders for the same signs
> @ the AWARE table.... I'd call that a position, wouldn't you?  It's
> certaining different from PEACE IS PATRIOTIC, UNITED FOR PEACE, NO
> IRAQ WAR, etc
> 
> Jenifer C.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Jenifer,
> 
> The point is that AWARE doesn't have "a position."
> 
> 
> >No argument  re Nader votes losing IL to Bush, Carl.   Many voters 
> >are concerned about the Nader effect in the non-safe states, afraid 
> >that Nader votes could throw the election to Bush (again?!?!)  I've 
> >heard that the Greens rejected Nader this time around (obviously) 
> >and, unlike Nader, are encouraging voters in non-safe states to vote 
> >Democratic, which seems in keeping w/ AWARE's position...
> >
> >Jenifer C.
> >--------------------------------------------------------------
> >But Illinois will vote Democratic in the presidential election.  And 
> >many people are troubled about Kerry's not being an anti-war 
> >candidate.  As residents of a "safe" Democratic state, we're free to 
> >vote for a candidate opposed to the war on terrorism and pre-emptive 
> >war.  Illinois' electoral votes will end up in Kerry's column 
> >anyway.  I'm sure many in AWARE (like me) will vote for Nader or 
> >Cobb.  --CGE
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, jencart wrote:
> >
> >>  ...If we're displaying and selling yard signs (hot item, lotsa orders)
> >>  that say VOTE OUT BUSH - CHANEY it seems appropriate to discuss how to
> >>  actually accomplish this, there being only one way to do this, which
> >>  is not really an endorsement of a particular candidate either...
> >