Martin Franco wrote:
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 03:45:52AM -0700, Paul G. Allen wrote:
I think the only people that have any leverage (and I've said this
before) are the parents and voters. Unfortunately that group of people
suffer from several maladies such as apathy, the "My vote makes no
difference." syndrome, the lack of a will to fight the system, and the
"I don't give a fsck." syndrome.
The problems are in the underlying system, and no amount of voting will
fix that. When it comes down to it, meaningful changes only happen when
enough people decide to stop playing by the rules, and decide to force a
change by direct action. The voting that does happen serves little purpose
other than to pacify people who might otherwise actively pursue a change.
That way lies chaos.
If "direct action" becomes the rule, then "might makes right" becomes
the rule.
That's no better.
The reason why voting doesn't work is because the majority don't give
one iota of damn anymore. It doesn't matter *what* system you have when
you reach that point. It's not going to work.
-a
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