"The message that GUEST appears to be trying to get across is that we should all just go sit in a corner and whimper piteously about what a horrible mess the world is in. Or vote for either Nader or Cobb, which amounts to the same thing."

All that statement demonstrates Don, is your inability to think beyond the dualistic and oppositional frame of reference the duopolists want you to remain stuck in, so you don't rock the boat with your vote.