Reply #40: Let's get something straight... [View All]

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from: a_random_joel

I sort of have a problem with you coming in saying you'd like more "dirt" on the guy.

This makes an implicit assumption that there is "dirt" to begin with. Insomuch as there is at least considerably less "dirt" (and blood, I might add) as there is on Bush.

If you want to learn more about candidate Kerry, this is indeed the place to do it. But it is not dirt you will find here. We back our candidate 99%.

With all due respect... the "dirt" you seek is found at FreeRepublic.

I am posting this on a new thread as it pertains to the overall thread.


My understanding is that this is DemocraticUnderground.com, not JohnKerryForPresident.com

I came across a post here about a week ago titled: A vote for Kerry is a vote for Bush out of office. I happen to strongly agree with that statement, as did many other DUers. (My candidate of choice is Dennis Kucinich, someone who openly stands for ending the occupation of Iraq, universal health care, repealing the patriot act, etc.) Kerry does not impress me, at all. He seems like another wimpy Democrat who, once in office, will continue with his own personal agendas. My opinion.

As a_random_joel pointed out, dirt may not be the appropriate word. What I want to know is this: Who's behind Kerry and why? What are his corporate ties? I want to know his past and how that might conflict with today. I am simply questioning, something I think is necessary for a healthy democracy.

In response to a_random_joel, I confess, I have the assumption that there is "dirt" to begin with. I don't trust politicians. That dirt may be a petty smear by Fox OR it may have some substance. That is for us to decide individually.

Electing Kerry may be a short term maneuver to eject the PNACers from the White House, but he is NOT a solution the underlying problem. The problem stems deep into our daily lives. American lifestyle is determined by the corporate bottom line. Our consumption, our interests, our relationships, our communication methods and our government is shaped by a methodology designed to benefit a few elite by taxing the populous and raping the planet.

The only real way out, as I see it, is sustainability. Before we can take back our government, we need to take back our lives.