On this fine morning for democracy, something to warm the hearts of the Green Party, and its leaders and principal speakers, Caroline Lucas and Derek Wall. This story in The Times from Monday:
Cleverer children are more likely to vote for the Green Party or the Liberal Democrats in a general election than other parties when they become adults, research suggests. The study, by the University of Edinburgh and the UK Medical Research Council and published in the journal Intelligence, indicates that childhood IQ is as important as social class in determining political allegiance. The IQs of more than 6,000 subjects were recorded at the age of 10, before any secondary schooling. Twenty-four years later they were asked about their voting habits.
Wonder how that would play out in the U.S. in the future? Derek Wall in particular has been highlighting the campaign of Cynthia McKinney, the U.S. election’s green candidate. Wall quotes Sanda Everette, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States, saying:
“A vote for the McKinney-Clemente ticket is an investment that will continue to pay off as the Green Party grows and challenges bipartisan corporate-money politics in the years to come. A vote for an independent is a valid protest vote, but does nothing to establish a permanent political alternative. The Green Party is a permanent political fixture with the hope of achieving major party status in the coming years.”
They also got Noam Chomsky’s vote. This video helps explain why:
She’s not getting into the White House (African-American AND a woman…) but it will be interesting to see what the results are in terms of the U.S. Green Party being a permanent electoral fixture after these elections.
(x-posted from The Current Climate)
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