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Originally posted by AlethiaSi
i'm glad you said this- b/c i got into an argument with some guy at a pub a few weeks ago (a brit) who said that voting for nadar was wasting my vote- and i freaked out at him- but it made me question my choice anyway... hmm i hope it would make them realize.... but who knows....
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I think America in general has gotten waaay too caught up in a brand name mentality. For example, we go to Home Depot and see two tractors. Even though we have done the research to know that Brand X and John Deer tractors are made by the same people and include the same parts and service, we'll often spend hundreds of extra dollars because we "trust" the John Deer name more.
Our kids spend hundreds of dollars (of their parents' money) on name-brand shoes and clothes just to be accepted in school. It's just our culture and how we're brought up. The Green Party is actually doing a fairly decent job of developing their "brand" of politics. I worry that they're going to become like Perot's "reform" party and be too centered on one individual.