[SA] If you think the only way you contribute to society is by voting distortions into office, then no wonder you think that's "what's wrong". It's much more than this I'm sure you know.
[Arlo] As I've said, in every election since 1968, a firm one-half (50%) of the people who can vote do vote. What has that apathy gotten us? Show me one gain accomplished by low-voter turnout. Now, let's hypothesize and say in the next election only 40% of the people vote. What changes do you think will that bring? How will those changes begin? Apathy is not a solution. You either work within the system for change, or you openly rebel against it and force change from without. Not voting only means an ever-shrinking minority gets to decide for you. The problems, as I see them, are not the result of anything inherently wrong with democracy or the ideal-version of the system we have in place. What's wrong is the cult of mediocrity rampant in our culture, and the way we sell ourselves to the clowns. I don't think rebellion is the answer (personally), but I think until more people _care_, we will get clown after clown after clown. Don't tell people not to vote, tell them to care. A majority not voting is a lose situation. A majority caring will bring change. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
