Re: The Education Function

Samael (Samael@dial.pipex.com)
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 13:44:37 -0000

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From: Joe E. Dees <jdees0@students.uwf.edu> To: extropians@extropy.com <extropians@extropy.com> Date: 13 December 1998 03:48
Subject: Re: The Education Function 

From:           EvMick@aol.com
Date sent:      Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:13:13 EST
To:             extropians@extropy.com
Subject:        Re: The Education Function
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> In a message dated 12/11/98 2:36:12 PM Central Standard Time,
> jdees0@students.uwf.edu writes:
>
> >
> > "We" = those who cared enough to vote, obviously. Joe
>
> I think I'm insulted....(not sure)
>
> Consider the meme.
>
> "If you don't vote ...you don't care"...
>
> However...there are no real choices. A Republican votes just like a
Democrat
> after being elected (with various and sundry excuses as to why).
>
> So...to vote is to validate the system. NOT voting does not.
>
> Comments?
>
> EvMick
>
>
>
Not to vote is to forego one possibility of affecting upon the system. All our political systems are composed of people, some better than others. No choice is perfect, but to not choose is passive, vegetative and "victimicious."

How about if you don't believe that the government does anything you'd want to be associated with, or matters.

For those people who believe that businesses run everything and that voting does nothing useful, not voting shows that they believe voting is pointlessa and the system should be changed.

Samael