Of course we need to both support and work towards effecting change. There has been a strong movement for change in the duopoly for the better part of a decade, which has many parallels to the same kind of grassroots political reform movement which was co-opted and crushed in the late 19th century by the current duopoly.

I believe that even in this election, we are effecting meaningful, lasting change by supporting the grassroots movement for political reform of the duopoly and the campaign finance system in the US, with our votes, with our campaign contributions, and with our political and electoral activism. We need to put much more pressure on local government, and run many, many more candidates from outside the two parties. Independents and third party candidates need to make an effort to work together as a united front for political and electoral reform. I don't agree with the "don't vote, organize" philosophy. I'm a "vote, organize, and contribute financially" believer.

But voting for Kerry won't bring about any of the necessary reforms needed to the political and electoral system. And as long as the reforms can be delayed by the dire shrieking of the "Anybody But The Other Party's Guy" voting bloc, we will see the US as we know it, continue it's now fairly rapid decline.