It was a light in the dimness that Nader ran. Anyone who analyzed logically knew to vote for Nader in this entrenched 2 party system could be political or world sucide.
That doesn't mean Nader should not have run, however. With the election results close as Hell, we can also thank the careless and the high minded, who don't believe in voting. Nader, and those who casted votes illogically or not at all, can be forgiven. At the time, I thought Bush was too dumb to do much harm. We don't always know.
Bush, though, can never be forgiven for the lies leading to the bloody Middle East debacle after 9/11. Good to hear from Nader, good to read his bitter answer to the Bush ruinous legacy.
Mass attendances have not risen in the USA since Papa Fransisco became Pope. I am not claiming to know this for certain, but I am guesing he may be a bigger influence in Latin America, to Latin American politics. There would hardly be USA Catholic strength anymore without USA Latnino parishoners. Yet, people everywhere are, at least, listening, and that is huge.
Can one not be a progressive if one is not middle class by USA standards? That puts into perspective these progressive people, with their comfortable salaries, being patronizing to the so called poor. As I think I understand you, it is to the best interest and also an ulterior motive of the progressive well-offs, well-educated, to raise the material well being of the folks with rich inner life but little else. Nothing wrong with that, but clarifying.
Anyway, Papa Fransisco is right. The recent death of a blind begger I saw for some year is more news to me than the constant ticker tape of the Dow Jones on CNBC. The blind guy was only in his 50's, died from an unattended wound from a fall, as he went back to his dwelling in the mountains. And that does not matter at all? You are right, it is time to be serious about humans in our communities and be serious about the environmental disasters which loom.
"The socio economic system is unjust to it's root." This Pope has a grip in that sense. I'd add that many people are unjust to their core. Replacing capitalism with something better is difficult, when the human nature of leaders very often longs for power over others. Then the people lose. Of course, that's happened in many communist and socialist states. Yet, I still believe communism and socialism could be a blessing and that capitalism is obviously out of control. It would help if people embraced some Christian ideals, but watch out, you will get taken advantage of, if you go full throttle being a true turn-the-cheek-giver. I like Papa Fransisco.
It was a light in the dimness that Nader ran. Anyone who analyzed logically knew to vote for Nader in this entrenched 2 party system could be political or world sucide.
That doesn't mean Nader should not have run, however. With the election results close as Hell, we can also thank the careless and the high minded, who don't believe in voting. Nader, and those who casted votes illogically or not at all, can be forgiven. At the time, I thought Bush was too dumb to do much harm. We don't always know.
Bush, though, can never be forgiven for the lies leading to the bloody Middle East debacle after 9/11. Good to hear from Nader, good to read his bitter answer to the Bush ruinous legacy.
Mass attendances have not risen in the USA since Papa Fransisco became Pope. I am not claiming to know this for certain, but I am guesing he may be a bigger influence in Latin America, to Latin American politics. There would hardly be USA Catholic strength anymore without USA Latnino parishoners. Yet, people everywhere are, at least, listening, and that is huge.
Can one not be a progressive if one is not middle class by USA standards? That puts into perspective these progressive people, with their comfortable salaries, being patronizing to the so called poor. As I think I understand you, it is to the best interest and also an ulterior motive of the progressive well-offs, well-educated, to raise the material well being of the folks with rich inner life but little else. Nothing wrong with that, but clarifying.
Anyway, Papa Fransisco is right. The recent death of a blind begger I saw for some year is more news to me than the constant ticker tape of the Dow Jones on CNBC. The blind guy was only in his 50's, died from an unattended wound from a fall, as he went back to his dwelling in the mountains. And that does not matter at all? You are right, it is time to be serious about humans in our communities and be serious about the environmental disasters which loom.
"The socio economic system is unjust to it's root." This Pope has a grip in that sense. I'd add that many people are unjust to their core. Replacing capitalism with something better is difficult, when the human nature of leaders very often longs for power over others. Then the people lose. Of course, that's happened in many communist and socialist states. Yet, I still believe communism and socialism could be a blessing and that capitalism is obviously out of control. It would help if people embraced some Christian ideals, but watch out, you will get taken advantage of, if you go full throttle being a true turn-the-cheek-giver. I like Papa Fransisco.