Saw "An Unreasonable Man" last week, and highly recommend it. It includes lots of information about both how he came to prominence, and of course his presidential runs. It was the latter that I found the most revealing, and not just about Nader. He's been portrayed by many in Democratic circles as something of a megalomaniac and you would think single-handedly responsible for Gore's defeat in 2000 and all the ills that have followed. However, I came away from the movie thinking that while he may not be blameless, his actions in 2000 were perfectly justifiable.
What struck me the most, however, was that I think we are entering a period where sentiment is going to be swinging towards Nader's way of thinking on social issues, even as he continues to be derided by those on the left. I find this unfortunate, because had he been able to join his organization with the netroots he could have harnessed something incredibly powerful. I can only hope that people can forgive and forget so that everyone can get with the process of straightening this country out.
Posted by Jason at May 21, 2007 08:22 PM