Seeding the Grassroots

[Dennis R Redmond <dredmond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx wrote:

> Mark Jones wrote:
>
> Today the person we should mostly be attacking politically is Ralph
> Nader. For him to consolidate his leadership of the US Greens would not
> be a good thing.

Funny, I don't recall legions of hatchet-faced Naderites nominating Ralph
for General Secretary of any central committees. I do recall Ralph
constantly emphasizing that we need to build a mass movement based on
labor activism, community organizing, radical micropolitics etc. Here in
my corner of Orgzone, the Nader folks voted to funnel their excess cash
into a start-up fund to get a Greens chapter going. Turnout at the latest
meeting was mighty impressive; Ralph definitely set something alight for
people. It's up to the rest of us to keep the fire burning. I *knew* I'd
find a use for that flamethrower, sooner or later...

-- Dennis