hmmm... well,
1) if everyone who felt that way actually did vote with their conscience,
rather than vote for the "lesser of two evils," we could see a nader
presidency. most people listen to what the mainstream media shoves down our
collective throat, which is in this situation that a vote for nader is a
vote taken away from ______ and given to ______ (take your pick; most media
outlets will go either way depending on who pays their bills), ensuring that
______ will win the election.
speaking personally, most of the voters (70%, i would say) i know would
rather vote for nader than "the sure thing," but they will vote for gore
because they hate bush (and vice-versa) and don't think nader can make it.
every NON-voter i know would vote for nader if they "thought it would make a
difference." projecting this on society as a whole (most people i know are
considered "normal," so this isn't a big leap), if these people did vote for
nader, he would win in a landslide of the popular vote. but no, people won't
vote for him because they erroneously think it would be a waste.
2) more than likely, voting for nader won't take votes away from any other
candidate. people who say this assume that if nader were not in the running,
a voter will vote for one of the big two. this isn't very true. nader isn't
taking my vote from bush or gore because i would never vote for either of
them in the first place. in fact, most people who will vote for nader have
probably never voted before and are voting simply to elect nader.
3) bush and gore are tools and their parties are virtually
indistinguishable. as far as those two are concerned, nothing will change in
this nation if either one of them gets into office. they may be all talk
now, and that's how they get people to vote for them, but if they get
elected you can better believe they will maintain the status quo, and not
rock the boat. there is no "lesser of two evils" because they are both the
same. you might as well close your eyes and point your finger in the voting
booth; the result will be the same.
4) what is the point of voting if you just vote for who you think everyone
else is voting for? that's what you're doing. you might as well not vote.
there is no such thing as a wasted vote (unless, in my opinion, you fit in
with my above statement). your vote is your political voice and, regardless
if your candidate gets elected, your voice will be heard. remember ross
perot from a while back? he may have been a big joke then, but his party
just got a governor into office a couple of years ago. you have to start
somewhere, and you can't get started by being a tool.
anyway, i know that's off topic, but i had to respond. and i have to go now
because there is a tornado warning. bye.
-jason.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 7:06 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [MMouse]: Nader
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>
>i totally agree with you. i feel that if i vote for nader, it
>will only
>help split up the votes between nader and gore...and what that
>will do it
>leave bush with more votes. it happened in grade school, i
>dont see why it
>wont happen now.
>
>~blake
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rachel White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 3:31 PM
>Subject: [MMouse]: Nader
>
>
>> OK, here's the question that will probably make me look
>really stupid but
>> that's nothing new.....
>> I love Nader to death and would LOVE it if, in my perfect
>world, he became
>> our next president. But, that's not going to happen. It's
>basically up
>to
>> us to choose the lesser of two evils. This is where I'll
>probably piss a
>> lot of you off, but isn't voting Nader this time (where the
>race is pretty
>> close) like wasting an anti-Bush vote? If I vote Nader,
>that's one less
>> vote that helps Gore defeat Bush, and I sure as hell don't
>want another
>Bush
>> to be president. I know the electoral college......blah blah
>blah......but
>> still ????
>>
>> I feel guilty not voting Nader this time, so ya'll feel free
>to try and
>set
>> me straight. My conscience needs to be at peace.....help.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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