making me justify my words, eh?? :)
i used to follow politics closely. i found that, in the long run, it
breaks your heart over and over. once caring lads become bitter and
jaded. who votes for these jerks that keep getting elected and
screwing things up? WHY do people vote that way? do they WANT to mess
things up?
...of course not. people make the best decision they can. they vote
for the suit they feel is most aligned with their interests, and the
interests of the country. they do what they can with the information
and education they have. this doesn't make them bad people -- they are
simply ignorant, and afraid. fear is powerful, and tends to swamp the
logical part of the brain.
imagine if all these people suddenly had a proper lesson on US
history, the constitution, and came to realize how politics is
(currently) a giant game of scaring people into voting a particular
way. would they still vote the same way? of course not.
if you make a lot of noise, maybe you can swing things towards the way
of liberty and justice for the current round, but you'll have to start
all over for each election. however, if you educate people and break
ignorance's stranglehold on America, that is a gift that will keep on
giving.
if you teach a man to fish...
Maybe this should go off-list, too. Pretty OT, but it is important :)
--Geoff
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Sam Marginson (FORUM8)
<sam@forum8.co.jp> wrote:
quoted 51 lines Considering who's ruling the world at the moment, I'd say this approach has
> Considering who's ruling the world at the moment, I'd say this approach has
> significant pitfalls!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TTL Skillet III [mailto:digitalskillet@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:56 AM
> To: electrosect@yahoo.com
> Cc: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] let's keep this bible thumping book burner out of the
> whitehouse
>
> If you want to improve the world, you could:
>
> - Mentor a child
> - Pick up trash in a park
> - Teach a man to fish
> - Smile at other people
> - Write a tune that'll make others smile
>
> but please, IMHO,
> ignore politics. it's a ringer.
> say good things about good people,
> ignore the bad people and say nothing.
>
> Best,
> --Geoff
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 2:16 PM, patrick haenelt <electrosect@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> not sure if folks know how scary this woman is...... fires people that
> disagree with her family......likes the idea of burning
> books.....militintantly anti-choice and believes God speaks to her guiding
> her policies..... is HATED in her home state.....scary shit people. let's
> keep this crazy woman out of the Whitehouse........
>>
>> Here is a small thing you can do in two clicks - SECONDS! Check this out
> please and fast.
>> The Right is having people vote that Palin is qualified.
>> Let's turn this around!!!
>> PBS has a poll that asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP? Let's turn
> this around..... You don't have to give your name or email address in order
> to vote. It's very simple.
>> Here's the link: http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html
>> Just click & vote. NOW.
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
>
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org