Nader isn’t wrong for seeking office
Regarding David Lazarus’ consumer column, “Who’ll be your activist citizen?” (Dec. 14):
The column states: “Nader’s consumer advocacy, of course, has been overshadowed by his political ambitions (for which he still has a lot to answer, if you ask me).”
I take exception to the part in parentheses. It’s made to sound as if it’s a moral failing for an independent or emerging-party candidate to run for office in this country.
The same spirit that led Ralph Nader to stand up to the auto industry and to found all those consumer groups is the spirit that motivates him to stand up to two-party rule today.
The fact is, a growing number of Americans are fed up with the false choice of Republican or Democrat and are demanding more from their candidates.
David J. Barboza
Los Angeles
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