In the documentary "An Unreasonable Man", one thing becomes apparent. The major critics of Nader were Todd Gitlin and Eric Alterman, and both dismissed his presidential campaigns as egocentric and based on self interest. Considering the garbage that was heaped on Nader after 2000, his run in 2004 showed how nonegocentric he is. Someone with a big ego would run and hide. Gitlin and Alterman seem to project their own self interest and egos on to Nader since they find it impossible for him to run for president and not be otherwise. In other words they do not understand Nader's sense of public service. The conclusion that can be drawn is that Gitlin and Alterman, a professor and journalist who should know better, have no understanding of Nader, his history, or the history of third parties and therefore do not have full comprehension of the political situation today. Howard Zinn is in the film briefly, and even though he did not publicly support Nader in 2004 or 2000, he at least knew the importance of Nader's campaigns on an intellectual level. Gitlin and Alterman's foolishness only prove that Nader was right to run, and in the larger picture the Green Party is right in its work.