In replying to a letter from a reader named Nick Zedd, who made the sadly laughable suggestion that John Kerry name Ralph Nader as his running mate, Village Voice writer Harry G. Levine responds thusly:
Zedd's letter nicely illustrates themes in the thought of stalwart Nader supporters: fantasies of political omnipotence ("simply get Kerry to . . ."); one-cause explanations (few people vote because of "Establishment Democrats"); denial of obvious political facts (like the enormous differences between fierce right-wingers and timid moderates); and loony accusations (The Village Voice wishes to punish "voices of liberal dissent"). A product of his time, Zedd neatly mirrors the logic of the Bush-Cheney administration.
Ha. I know of Nick Zedd. He's a filmmaker on the LES and dates Saint Reverand Jen (www.revjen.com).
Posted by: Karol at June 5, 2004 05:59 PM