The Man and Ralph Nader

We have two generations of new talent in the workforce and the think tanks to redefine principles of economics and commerce - and there's no better time, now that the economy and the web have proven that old standards are not going to carry us forever. This is the reason I got my MBA. It is our time now - Generation X and Generation Y can give capitalism a conscience, a new edge, and start the movement away from the pathological, psychotic corporate profile that is the face of what we currently call "Big Business," which many critics say is run by The Man.



To be honest, I wasn't alive yet when it was Ralph Nader's "time" in the 1960's and early 1970's. In school we learned he paved the way for consumer advocacy and protection, but until he reappeared in 1992 as a green party presidential candidate pick, I thought he had died. Now that Ralph Nader has joined yet another presidential race, I have several questions for him:

1. Mr. Nader, where were you during the 1980's anyway? There is virtually no information available on you in that decade.
2. Mr. Nader, you say Hilary and Barack are too beholden to big business and won't set a finite timeline for withdrawal of our combat troops in the Middle East. Yet based on previous disclosure forms, your stock portfolio includes: Halliburton, Occidental Petroleum, the Limited, the Gap, Wal-Mart, Exxon-Mobil, Shell Oil Company, Sunoco, Texaco, Chevron Corporation, Raytheon (a major missile manufacturer), other various defense contractors, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Come on Mr. Nader, HALLIBURTON? 5 OIL COMPANIES?
3. Mr. Nader, are you a closet Republican, or would you rather have a Republican president than a Democrat?

We all have agenda, and Nader's is complicated.

P.S. If you believe in and like to keep tabs on The Man, this is a great resource for you - http://stickingittotheman.com/establishment/index.html