George W. Bush is Not the Problem, Ralph Nader is Not the Problem. John Kerry is Not the Solution.
by Jonathan McIntosh
Personally, I believe representative electoral democracy is a farce and a sham. I believe it is a system intended to keep power out of the hands of the people and to keep wealthy elites in control of our nation. I favor a direct participatory democratic system where each and every member of the society is a member of a nested council, in which each person has say in decisions to the degree that the decision affects them. However, since we seem to be stuck with our curious version of democracy for the moment, it is critical to wield the little power we have been given as citizens in these forthcoming elections. As each of us decides the best way to do this, I feel there are a few important points that we should all keep in mind.
1) George W. Bush not the problem.
Clearly, he is a disastrous menace to our nation and to the world, and
must be removed. However, it is imperative that we not make this our
ultimate goal. I am increasingly alarmed by the degree to which
progressives, liberals, leftist and independents seem to be focusing
all their energy, criticism and activism on Bush and Bush alone. Are
they forgetting or ignoring America
