Thursday, February 24, 2005

Diagnosing the Green Party: Narcissism Runs Rampant

By Josh Frank

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  1. A good read, Josh.  Good to see your poignant observational skills applied on The Party-Formerly-Known-As-Green, and not just on the Dems.

    I can forgive one half of the buy-partisan duopoly (the Dems) wanting to be more like the other half (the Repubs).  The duopoly, after all, is a two-headed beast that share common fiscal internal organs and benefactors.

    But the Party-Formerly-Known-As-Green is another story.  They sold their nonduopolied soul to the duopolied devil, by choosing to dance with the seductress of ABB.

    Repubs-lite or Dems-lite.  A partial facsimile is still a partial facsimile.

    Posted by Nader Rider from  on  02/24  at  10:37 PM

  2. Josh makes some excellent points in his essay, especially regarding the loss of a number of ballot lines in states across the country.  But be sure to heed his last two paragraphs as well.

    There is, indeed, a grass-roots effort to take back the Green Party from Cobbian ‘half-assers’ and Democratic infiltrators.  Here in Michigan, I know of several true-blue progressives who have been moving into leadership positions within the state party - many of them who even supported Nader in 2004 (and they’re darned good folks, too).  And I just joined myself last week, with the intention of doing everything possible to restore the Green Party and help it grow in wisdom, power and influence.  I encourage others to do the same.

    Posted by Paladin from Michigan, USA  on  02/25  at  04:26 PM

  3. I’m a former GP member/donor. Is the"take back the GP” worth the effort?  The “party” has lost its credibility & is probably in the terminal stage. let it die & replace it with something else.
    The GP has followed the path of past movements & organizations; when they become a permanent fixture, the rot set in. “Leaders” careers, ambitions, take percedence over organizational goals.

    Posted by joell from Ga  on  02/25  at  10:06 PM

  4. We’re stuck with the Green Party, it would take years to build anything else.
    Democrats are all too aware of this and are waging a carrot (what a small carrot Dean is) and stick strategy (Mostly just fear mongering and emotional appeals). If we are ever going to get past the one party two-branch system, Greens are going to have to get a little Tuffer. Stop looking at this as charity work, a nice thing to do, instead of something vital to their self-interest and well-being ... take the party back from the Cobbite hijackers

    Posted by Red neck from South  on  02/28  at  03:52 PM

  5. The Greens are salvagable.

    Posted by Brandy Baker from  on  03/04  at  01:16 AM

  6. That depends, I think, on whether the Greens can do what it takes to get Labor to see them as their strongest ally and advocate, instead of the Dems.

    I don’t think that anyone can have a major effect on the electoral stronghold that the duopoly currently holds, without a resurrected Labor political force.

    I know many union leaders who have a hard time perceiving the Greens as the working man’s best friend.

    Posted by Nader Rider from  on  03/04  at  01:38 AM
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