Re: The Education Function

Terry Donaghe (tdonaghe@yahoo.com)
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 16:39:36 -0800 (PST)

---"Joe E. Dees" <jdees0@students.uwf.edu> wrote:
>
> From: EvMick@aol.com
> Date sent: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:13:13 EST
> To: extropians@extropy.com
> Subject: Re: The Education Function
> Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
>
> > 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." Joe
>
>
Our "government" actively seeks to squash all parties other than the Dems and Reps. By this action, and the fact that the Dems and Reps are almost identical, we live in a one party country. Not voting is as passive as voting. Either way, the same thing happens.

Until our "government" allows more than 2 parties, we will continue to live in a stagnant society...
==
Terry Donaghe: terry@donaghe.com
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