[Peace] Re: [Peace-discuss] Obama finks on FISA (& even Hillary doesn't)

[Walter Pituc]

Carl, I would ardently disagree with you that most Greens, including myself
would consider themselves vanguardist While yes a lot of Greens would claim
that a viable third party must be built to oppose the two corporate party,
it comes from grassroots support and empowering all citizens to reclaim
their role as the true power brokers rather than a small band party leading
the way for true change. What Greens advocate for is people to see through
the two corporate parties lies and take the courage to vote Green or another
third party. On your other point about recruiting members, on the contrary,
we are actively trying to build membership from the bottom up. Believe me,
there are only a select few who play the Inquisitor role of trying to see
who is Green and who isn't; we are emphatically an open party to all
ideologies (as long as they generally agree with the Ten Key Values and
aren't fascist.)

I resent you calling as Austically Leninist and I don't think that is an
accurately portrayal.


Best,


-Walter Pituc



On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 10:16 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Nader.
>
> Or perhaps McKinney, if the Green party could ever shake what might be
> called its Autistic Leninism -- i.e., it's desire to be a vanguard party,
> coupled with a distinct distaste for those for whom it might be a vanguard.
> The result is an unwillingness actually to recruit members; instead, a
> contemplation of one's own activist purity is substituted.  (Autistic
> Leninism is known in some circles [but not in C-U] as the Chief/Indian
> Dilemma.) --CGE
>
>
> rlangenh at uiuc.edu wrote:
>
>> So, who are you going to vote for in October?
>>
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