<VV> Nader and Corvair

[Bill Elliott]

>I just don't see how it is possible to separate discussion of Nader from
>discussion of Corvairs. You are either pro-Nader and pro-what-he-stands-for,
>and therefore anti-Corvair, or vice-versa.
>
>It's as simple as that. The two are totally inextricable. If you are a Nader
>fan (or even to some extent, a Democrat, as they, like Tony Blair's party,
>have a number of anti-motorist, anti-car policies), then I would strongly
>suggest that you are participating in the wrong email discussion group.
>

Alan- I understand where you are coming from, but have to disagree. Anti-Corvair, anti-car, pro-regulation 
is only one part of Nader's platform. If you are a fan of other potentially more important parts of his platform, 
you might be willing to overlook his anti-car stuff.

As an example, I had a friend who was a Corvair owner (and used to be here on VV) but he also strongly 
supported Nader and the other items he stood for. But then my friend was a Marxist and while he felt Nader 
was wrong on the Corvair (specifically), he felt he was right in being pro-regulation and anti-business/ anti-
capitalism (along with most of his other "attributes")

That's why we have to keep the "pure" politics separate from what a potential candidate may or may not do 
for the old car hobby... which I still think is fair game.

Bill Elliott
Urbana, MD