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Subject: enlightenment?
Original Message Date: 14-Oct-02 @ 03:10 PM - enlightenment?
So this year I registered Libertarian, after voting for Nader last year. I'm not anti-big business, but I am anti-big business with its forays into politics. I also don't think zero state income tax is going to work either. So perhaps libertarian is not where it's at.
Soooo, my research came up with the green party. And this bit of information I found particularly interesting...
http://www.therealdifference.com/difference2.html
Perhaps I am Green, then? Jill Stein (candidate for governor in Taxachusetts) is on target, I think.
So for the other Americans around here, is there anyone willing to answer the questions "who are you voting for" and "why"?
Message 21/37 15-Oct-02 @ 10:21 PM - RE: enlightenment?
no, nothing kooky. I just dont buy into half the shit. writing MORE laws to impose "balance"? Hell some of them might even use words like womyn and grrl...
sorry. turnoff
Message 22/37 15-Oct-02 @ 10:58 PM - RE: enlightenment?
issues candidate stands for
character of candidate
political party of candidate
subscribing to a political party doesn't appeal to me (its the last thing i consider) but i am registered republican.
jamey
Message 23/37 15-Oct-02 @ 10:59 PM - RE: enlightenment?
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Message 25/37 16-Oct-02 @ 01:45 AM - RE: enlightenment?
You can't please all the people all the time, but you can do your best. The green party certainly doesn't represent me perfectly, but they are a lot closer to my views than any other.
Message 27/37 16-Oct-02 @ 09:34 AM - RE: enlightenment?
Second point is that we can never have coherency beyond the length of the term, no strategy longer then say 5 years. So only the first 4 years do anything (probably less) since new laws take years to get through and the last year is appeasement to catch voters. With countries with mid term elections the problems are worse. What is the right answer. Sorry but I think issue specific bodies which governments are answerable to at least allow for long term strategy - BUT current gov isn't going to give up power so they would be toothless - see Kyoto and many of the other treaties seem to be only fodder for compromise
answers. Change follows stimulus, if evolutionary principles can be applied to day to day change (if we ever change) then punctuated equilibrium decrees that only significant stress can effect change. Perhaps anarchy could be a fair play (is it moral to kill a monster - Theodore Sturgeon).
Question for the pampered bored. Do we actually want change?, Do we have any idea how frail our lives and lifestyle are, how much it costs (others) and what sort of sacrifice would be involved. "Hey, like it's terrible but now they want me to stop commuting with the SUV"
Message 28/37 16-Oct-02 @ 10:09 PM - RE: enlightenment?
thing is...the place where things really need to change is at the ultra-wealthy level. THEY are the ones with the acute case of gluttony
Message 29/37 16-Oct-02 @ 11:31 PM - RE: enlightenment?
Message 30/37 17-Oct-02 @ 09:10 AM - RE: enlightenment?
Whats that German word where you wish bad things to other people as a way of making yourselves feel better..?
"You can't handle the truth" (if that's the quote|-|)
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