<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>I found this comment interesting. It was posted in the comment section in response to "Why Can't the U.S. Have the Debate about Naomi Klein's Book That Europe Has?" The book: "The Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism."</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">...progressives are guilty of voting against their own interests as well. Nearly every Dem is mainstream, which means to the right of center, except Kucinich. A long-term approach to change would mean voting for the candidate who best serves our interests, the American people's interests, even if it means losing a few elections. I have heard all the arguments against voting for "fringe candidates," and they are all short-term solutions to the long-term problem of change. We have to live our beliefs NOW, and vote our convictions, not in some future election. If every progressive and liberal voted for Kucinich or a Nader or Green Party candidate, change will come sooner, not later.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>