People are voting for this or that side of an ideological pendulum, same hegemony.
They are not voting for a political candidate, but a corporate puppet.
For the 'good of a nation' is a myth, as the concept of nation is now a commodification.By either voting or not voting, you cannot escape being subject to the consequences.
"talk about alternative fuels...not something that's going to be completely exhausted in 10 years."> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:29:26 -0400> From: digitalskillet@gmail.com> To: idm@hyperreal.org> Subject: Re: [idm] let's keep this bible thumping book burner out of the whitehouse> > 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:> > 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>
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