The Ralph Nader Reader by Ralph Nader
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Book Reviews of The Ralph Nader Reader
Book Review: good
Summary: 3 Stars
this is a good book that sums up what nader is about and who he is fighting for, the american consumer. it is a collection of his many writings throughout numerous decades. good way to get acquainted with him.Book Review: When Fair Is Not Fair!
Summary: 2 Stars
Nader has stated that "no one needs more than ten million dollars". He is right.Nader has stated that "under the counter" deals with big government and big business are ruining this nation. He is right.
Nader has stated that it costs more to conduct a "capital punishment" trial than to house a criminal for life. He is right.
He states that Big Government and Big Business are ruining the environment. He is, once again, right.
He states that the top few percent of the country's population earn more than the rest of the country. And once again, he is right.
Ralph Nader is always right.
But his solution is not logical:
a) Big Business is created by Big Government. b) Big Government allows Big Business to originate. I agree. Don't you? But then he makes a fat turn into ga-ga land.
c) The way to cure this mess is to get rid of Big Business
This makes no sense whatsover. The book is "Fair/fair/fair". Well, the universe is not fair. And government can't make it so.
If Nader would simplify his views, it would be:
c) The way to get rid of this mess is to get rid of Big GOVERNMENT! Not add more.
Nader has a way of spotting the symptoms of a diseased country, but without spotting the cause. This book could have been 5,000 pages long. But it would still be terribly crippled. For Big Business can not stand on it's own feet without Big Government. It never has been able to.
I voted for Nader. I wish I had voted for Harry Browne. My eqivocation on matters really hurt me this time. If you want to buy the book and follow "The Fairness Doctrine", be my guest. But remember, it was Henry Ford who invented the forty-hour week, not a socialist or the government. If you want the government running your life for the benifit of all, I wish you good luck.
Book Review: Written for the Intellectual Elite and Not the Average Reader
Summary: 1 Stars
Ralph Nader has been around for some time and has had his day.
He claims to be a populist, caliming to be for the people. However, when you read his books, you can see that he is really writing for the sake of the intellectual elite. He does not write to acoomodate average readers thus failing to get his point through to them. Well, so much for being a populist and a man of the people.
Nader just does a lot of talking and writing and accomplishes nothing.
In the presidential election, all he succeeded in doing was drawing votes away from Al Gore allowing George W. Bush to win the election giving us eight more years of Reagan-Bush policies which have ultimately led us to this financil disaster on Wall Street and all over the United States.
Book Review: Nader's Despicablility is On Display Here
Summary: 1 Stars
This book from Ralph Nader, George Bush's best ally and secret weapon, shows why the great New York Times writer Thomas Friedman has accurately described Nader as a creature of the lunatic fringe of American politics. Nader's connection to reality is extremely tenous. He is a latter-day Luddite, and his proposals have no chance of ever being adopted. This is why he has chosen the role of spoiler. If he can't be President, he reasons, why should Al Gore? Better to let a right-wing monster like George W. Bush become President and destroy the country!