[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: New member, basic questions....

[Andrea Dorey]

This didn't show up so I'm trying again...
Andrea

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> From: Andrea Dorey <andid at cagreens.org>
> Date: December 12, 2007 3:55:04 PM PST
> To: DPBxx at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] New member, basic questions....
>
> Dear DGP,
>
> Environmental issues are posted occasionally, but we Greens are  
> soooo in agreement with the importance of this issue that there is  
> little to argue about here.
>
> As for your other comment about the up close and comfy relationship  
> with lefty Dems, there are a few of us that have some concerns  
> about the influence that this has on Green politics, and that we  
> (the concerned) do not like seeing strategic voting and self-hatred  
> over election results when the Dems screw up and then blame Green  
> candidates, etc.  That part of the discussion has been painful and  
> can divide Greens if we are not careful about our rhetoric here.
>
> Stay around.  I think you will see more to your liking as you  
> contribute to the discussion.
>
> Andrea
>
> On Dec 12, 2007, at 10:31 AM, DPBxx at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Greetings and thanks for an opportunity to post.
>>
>> I'm interested in supporting GP efforts, but after a cursory  
>> review of the SCCGP activities and discussions am left wondering  
>> what distinguishes your group from myriad others lending voice to  
>> initiatives coming from the left-of-center Dems? While sympathetic  
>> to many of those positions (and appreciative of their obvious  
>> affinity for Greens), I am frankly concerned that such close  
>> alignments undercut the opportunity for a Green Party agenda to  
>> lead this country out of its two-party stalemate. Environmental  
>> issues are not even mentioned in your discussions. The science is  
>> now sufficiently clear to suggest that such issues, natural to the  
>> Greens and cutting across so many of the old political divides,  
>> will soon come to dominant our political process. Can anyone tell  
>> me specifically how SCCGP is addressing such issues?
>>
>> Thanks for any/all responses in advance.
>>
>> - DPB
>>
>>
>>
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