I don't see the election results of 2010 as a bad thing, nor do I see them as a good thing; they are only a continuation of what has been happening for the past 30 years. The status quo is maintained; C'est la vie.
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A couple of points were made to me Tuesday in blog comments which I respectfully took to heart; many of our forefathers, our brothers and sisters, and our sons and daughters died fighting for the right for us to vote. American women endured much and fought hard for suffrage which made it possible for all succeeding generations of women to be fairly treated at the polls. No one in the world respects this more than I, but the right to vote isn't all there is to it. These sacrifices were also made so that when the time comes that the "one man, one vote" system fails to work for us, we can petition our government to change the system. If we find our pleas falling on deaf ears, we can use whatever peaceful and lawful means we see fit to ensure we are heard. This can be anything from a person carrying a picket sign in public on up to hundreds of thousands gathering for peaceful protests, or, it can mean refusing to vote at all in hope that enough people will feel the same as you and join in a boycott of the system. Believe me, if enough people turn a thumbs-down to the wrongs and scream loud enough, things can be changed for the better. Women, remember the grocery store picketing and boycotts of the late 1960s which was instrumental in bringing skyrocketing food prices back to where a family could be fed without a loan being taken? The squeaky wheel does get the grease!
Democracy is not self-healing, but when enough people apply aid and resuscitation, it can be brought to a renewed and better life. Our nation is not yet on the morticians table, but weighty aches and scars of abuse, misuse, and neglect will in time bury us if we do not together act to heal our wounds; our country is as mortal as each individual citizen.
All I can say about voting within the present system is that every time you cast your ballot for these uncaring talking heads whom you hope will change things for the good but in your heart know it is highly unlikely to happen that way, you are rubber-stamping your approval of a failed process. It is exactly what is wrong with this nation today. It is exactly why I refuse to take an active part in this farce of present day American political voting. We can work together for positive change, or we can sink together with our chad-fouled ballots being our legacy to the world.
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I am growing a mustache.
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Have a Thursday, my friends.
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A couple of points were made to me Tuesday in blog comments which I respectfully took to heart; many of our forefathers, our brothers and sisters, and our sons and daughters died fighting for the right for us to vote. American women endured much and fought hard for suffrage which made it possible for all succeeding generations of women to be fairly treated at the polls. No one in the world respects this more than I, but the right to vote isn't all there is to it. These sacrifices were also made so that when the time comes that the "one man, one vote" system fails to work for us, we can petition our government to change the system. If we find our pleas falling on deaf ears, we can use whatever peaceful and lawful means we see fit to ensure we are heard. This can be anything from a person carrying a picket sign in public on up to hundreds of thousands gathering for peaceful protests, or, it can mean refusing to vote at all in hope that enough people will feel the same as you and join in a boycott of the system. Believe me, if enough people turn a thumbs-down to the wrongs and scream loud enough, things can be changed for the better. Women, remember the grocery store picketing and boycotts of the late 1960s which was instrumental in bringing skyrocketing food prices back to where a family could be fed without a loan being taken? The squeaky wheel does get the grease!
Democracy is not self-healing, but when enough people apply aid and resuscitation, it can be brought to a renewed and better life. Our nation is not yet on the morticians table, but weighty aches and scars of abuse, misuse, and neglect will in time bury us if we do not together act to heal our wounds; our country is as mortal as each individual citizen.
All I can say about voting within the present system is that every time you cast your ballot for these uncaring talking heads whom you hope will change things for the good but in your heart know it is highly unlikely to happen that way, you are rubber-stamping your approval of a failed process. It is exactly what is wrong with this nation today. It is exactly why I refuse to take an active part in this farce of present day American political voting. We can work together for positive change, or we can sink together with our chad-fouled ballots being our legacy to the world.
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I am growing a mustache.
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Have a Thursday, my friends.
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3 comments:
and get the hat Che! oh sorry, dig up the old headband, maybe. :-)
Arise, comrades!
Keegan's uniform hat is about like Che's; maybe I can cop one from him. I'll probably be shot in my bed like Che was.
Thanks, my friend. :-)
:-)
I wanna die with my boots on.
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