Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 19:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Maldoror <insektus-AT-yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: wasted votes?


> Napalm Death's "I Abstain", which has the lyric 
> "don't substantiate the act" (from the album "Utopia
> Banished"). 

i remember napalm death from the high school days
(daze?). right on! it's always good to inject artforms
(whether they be musical or otherwise) into political
studies. 

> could easily be confused with not voting
> because of laziness
> and/or apathy,

confusion can always occur, but that doesn't mean my
not voting is laziness. i don't support the system due
to the blatant corruption of it, so i don't
participate in it. when only 2 parties (1 whatever)
have the funding to advertize themselves only 2 have
the possibility to be voted into office (outside of
miracles of course). political elections have their
roots in marketting. the reason coke and pepsi are at
the top is because they have more funds to advertize
than does fanta or faygo. ppl buy those products out
of the effects of advertising and ppl vote for the big
2 candidates for the same reasons. if a person like
nader had the funding to advertise he would've had a
much better chance because he'd be seen as one of the
big boys but alas he had not the finances and was thus
delegated to the non-debate areas where his voice
could not be heard, his face not seen.

you mentioned that votes do count, how does the 1% to
the little guy (hypothetically speaking- i don't
recall how much nader actually received) affect the
other 99% going to the big boys? when 99% is going to
the republicrats, they look at it like well 1% is
upset but the other 99% is happy so the 99% are not a
threat to the policies in place. herein lies my
discontent with the system.

and this is the reason why it is not a democratic form
of government in the u$ because democratic reality has
been thrown away and replaced with money. sure there's
the illusion of democracy where the ppl go out and
vote but everyone connected to reality knows 1 of 2
ppl will capture the throne. 

when power gets handed back to the ppl i will
participate but at this point fighting seems pointless
as the ppl don't seem to care so those of us who do do
it in vain.

maybe i'm just too pessimistic or nihilistic.
disenfranchised seems to fit me pretty well in just
about everything.

blast that napalm death loud and proud baby. a healthy
dose of rage against the machine and system of a down
is always good too. i'll be rockin the new manson disc
on may 13. ;) 

gr3g 

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"It is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy:  all you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering, at the Nuremberg Trials


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