terratogen wrote:
] Lesser of two evils wins because most people vote with the
] idea that they're preventing someone from gaining office.
] Rather than voting for who they'd want, they vote out who they
] don't want because the choice is usually grim. That's no way
] to run even a mockery of democracy. More interests aren't
] represented because people aren't demanding it. The "for
] shit" leadership we've had lately is directly a result of
] people not taking initiative for something better. You can
] slow down something worse, but you're still sliding down a
] hill. So, I would suppose, that if you didn't vote for who
] you WANT elected, it doesn't give you much room for complaint.

[ Yeah, I voted for who i wanted in 2000. It was Nader. I did so because I believe a democracy should have more than 2 competitive parties. I did so because i felt that Nader would represent my interests better than any other candidate. I did so because I honestly wish the world would conform to the idealistic visions I have for it.

But I ended up with Bush. A man who has few of my ideals in mind when he makes his decisions. Decisions to reduce taxes for the exceedingly rich, while giving little back to the lower class who could really use it. Decisions to start a war, without support on the world stage. Decisions to support codifying discrimination against homosexual couples in the US constitution. Decisions to not adequately fund even things he claims to favor : No Child Left Behind, Homeland Security, first responders, military pay.

That was the price of my idealism.

I still have faith that someday the world will be every bit of the place I dream about, but November 2, 2004 isn't that day, no matter how much I want it to be. I'd rather spend the next four years building a foundation for progress than suffering under the hateful administration of a half-wit.

Although, now that I'm thinking about it... maybe four more years of untruth, hate, bigotry, cronyism and fear mongering are exactly what we need to convince the sheep in this country that corporations, doublespeak and neocon "ideals" have no place in the White House.

Maybe I'll cut right to the chase and vote for Bush in November. -k]

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