ralph nader spoke to a packed house on campus last night. he was a very good speaker, and also very well informed. hearing him actually speak gave me a lot more confidence that if he were to be elected president, he’d be able to do better than most anyone else in the situation.
my disappointment is that he made almost no mention of the net. although, it’s implicit in his platform (fighting corporate hegemony), he really needs to talk about and explicate his position on net issues and increase his presence there – not only would it get tech activist people a lot more involved. the battleground for our rights will be online.
in a related suggestion: forget tv, stream all your speeches and appearances, live if possible (this would be also much easier if you were able to mobilize net savvy individuals who could provide infrastructure and expertise).
last of my political spew: issues2000 is a really good resource. votematch is amusing. also, nader2000.org is a way better site than the official one.