From: "john bechtel" <dsidnt-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: That damn american election thing
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 17:02:22 GMT





Scott wrote...

>anarchist John, anarchist, while I like anarchist activists, I've never
>claimed to be one.
>

Funny, I don't think I've never claimed to be an anarchist.



demonstrating can be a way of
>saying "I
>want the Iron Heel off my neck", voting says "I want MY Iron Heel to be THE
>Iron Heel".
>

Or, demonstrating can be a way of letting the Iron Heel put you away. You 
can't get arrested for voting (yet).

I can't save
>mankind, and wouldn't even if I thought I could - that's the first step
>down the path to authority.
>

Can't agree with you there at all. Isn't anarchism more than JUST the 
individual. It can't work without some consideration for the greater good. 
Species survival is the reason we're here.


I'm not taking that back just because you don't
>want to
>hear it.
>

Nnnnyyyyyyaaaaaaa!!!I'm not listening!

>I have yet to hear a good argument for ANARCHISTS to vote, but I've read
>and thought about a fair number of reasons not to.  Ball's in your court
>spanky.
>

You wont hear any arguements for an anarchist to vote from me. I was only 
trying to point out that others have their reasons and more power to 'em 
(Except, of course, for Joshua Houks crazy idea of voting for Gore). The 
ball came into my court and I promptly lost it, alfalfa.

                                  Later, John


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