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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader is a war criminal more aggresive than George Bush. [View all]Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)If Eugene Debs and the Socialist Party had never run for President more Democrats would have won office. But there would have never been a New Deal or a Great Society. I don't think that at this juncture the Greens are in a position to play the role that socialist, anarchist and communist played during the early part of the 20the Century. But I can see how many of them could think that they do have that capacity. Especially when the Democrats for the last few decades have essentially taken over the role of the moderate wing of the traditional Republican Party and a progressive agenda simply is not available in any major party on the national level. I would still support the Democrats because the alternative is worse. But it would be intellectually dishonest not to be able to conceive how someone might see things differently.