See answer already posted.
Where do you get that I am 'selling' Nader?
Your very first post. Yet you're not a Nader supporter. Why are you trying to get people to vote for him, gee I wonder?
You insist that I am trying to get people to vote for Nader, but my very first post was to find out what people think about him, who will vote for him, and for those who do not know about him to read up on him and post their thoughts.
How do you know I would not vote for him were I an American citizen?
You yourself stated that you would vote for Ron Paul as a Republican candidate. Enough said.
I've read about Nader as a person and consumer rights advocate, and I have heard about him from some American friends, and I've heard him speak in documentaries before. So far he seems to me like an honest man who does not cater to corporations, much like Ron Paul.
Nader is a candidate just like Obama and McCain and I'm just curious as to who is voting for him in November.
If I'm "not even behind him" and if I am "selling" Nader at the same time, what have I got to gain from this?
I don't know. I know that plenty of Republican supporters are trying to get environmentalists/antigov/conspiracytheorists/et al into voting Nader, instead of voting Obama.
Just like Democrats are trying to fool the ridiculous Ron Paul army into keeping him in the race, voting for him instead of voting for McCain.
Oh, I see, and you think I'm a "Republican" trying to spoil it for Obama? No. I'm neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I've never been registered with any Venezuelan political party, or with any political party for that matter. And I am not trying to spoil it for Obama. And I see why you think that would be dishonest, but it's not what I'm trying to do.
What's the matter, Hedgehog? You got some hatred toward Nader that you lost it when I posted this?
No. I have no hatred towards Nader. I think he's refreshing. My problem, as I've stated before, is with a two-party system. In it, someone like Nader will only act as a spoiler, be it for the Democrats or the Republicans.
I find both Ron Paul and Ralph Nader refreshing too. And I understand what you are saying about the two party system, but this doesn't necessarily make those who honestly want to vote for Ralph Nader dishonest.
You do not want people to know that Nader is running, where he stands on issues, who Nader is and what Nader has accomplished for the American people? You do not want people to vote for Nader?
No. I don't want "people" to vote for Nader. Because those votes are lost causes. Vote either McCain or Obama, or vote blank.
I see what you are saying, and it makes sense, kind of. Wouldn't voting blank spoil it for somebody too? And saying that you want those who honestly want Ralph Nader to win not to vote for him does not sound very democratic to me.
Who would you vote for, Hedgehog? Would you vote for Ralph Nader?
I'm not gonna tell you.
Good answer. It is supposed to be secret anyway, though some people don't mind sharing. But we can tell that you'd either vote "blank" or you'd vote for Obama. Nothing wrong with that. It's supposed to be a Democratic Republic.
Hedgehog, will you be so kind as to please, with sugar on top, answer my questions as I have kindly answered yours?
Of course.
Thanks very much, Hedgehog!
Now, to answer your last question, would I vote for McCain...at this time, I see no huge difference between McCain and Obama as political candidates. Do I see a huge difference between McCain and Nader? Yes. Do I see a huge difference between Obama and Nader? Yes. Do I agree with everything Nader stands for politically? No, but like Ron Paul, I like his honesty and how he does not cater to corporations, and I like what he has already done for consumer rights.