I'm so sick of the political campaigning going on; wondered if you guys had the same problem. I've missed 1 time to vote since I was eligible, and I'll vote this go-around, but my heart just isn't in it. I'm an independent voter, but my vote won't count for much. My state generally sucks; there are probably 3 other people in the Tiny Kingdom who will vote as I will. The rest are either the mindless sheep who follow the extreme religious right or they are paying for the Republicans who will get elected. My tax dollars and our democracy at work!
Anyone have some thoughts?
I'm not sure if I'm voting, way to many have ties to big media that lets remember hate hate hate the topic about flying saucers. Why look at the evidence, when you can have a good debunking session?
Needless to say, I don't watch RussiaToday either. If a politician somehow cared enough to force disclosure, I might ... might bring myself to care a little bit.
I could go on and on.
There's no way that I can justify not voting and passively allowing the greater two evils to possibly win. I vote at every available opportunity, this election cycle will be no different. Last week I cast a losing ballot to fill the vacant House seat left by our resident idiot cokehead. A whopping 3% of eligible voters made it the polls, confirming to me how important a single ballot can theoretically be.
I thought you all knew, voting isn't about candidates guys. It is about making yourself a constituency, a vote they have to worry about upsetting. That is why any group that is too devoted to either party gets ignored. I'll vote. Maybe Republican over the local level, maybe 3rd party if it looks like one has a chance to get in there and make things difficult for the establishment. Locally I'll probably go for Jim Gray. It is a non-partisan election, but it is an open secret he is a Democrat. He tried to opposed some just flat out stupid stuff, and the local economy has seemed to get better here a bit faster than other places in the region since he took over.
I vote more for entertaining people than anything else.
The only things worth voting for are local issues and local politicians. Otherwise, you're wasting your time and supporting a system that doesn't support you. There's an infallible power structure in place and they'll do what they please and give you the illusion that you matter to do so. The only way to truly protest is to not participate in the big elections. I'm going off of the grid (except for Youtube and Netflix) when election season starts, which will be any day now. I don't feel like dealing with all of the mudslinging and vitriol between everyone. It's unhealthy and boring.
That is so crazy sounding man, I hope you are just blowing of steam.
infallible power structure
If you say that big money groups have an unfair amount of influence, sure. Infallible? Not so much. They aren't all on the same page, conflict does exist. Big coal wants different things than Coke-a-Cola, whom both want different things than the NRA. Big tobacco and the insurance companies want different things to the point of being enemies. Not saying this is ideal or even good, but that language sounds like there is some big monolithic Illuminati ruling the universe instead of a group of powerful, but very difficult to influence groups.
I was definitely harping a little bit and i don't think it's anything like the illuminati. It's like you said, it's a group of really powerful and wealthy people who want to protect that wealth. When i see great, sweeping changes and candidates who aren't just shills and BSers, then i'll vote. But i don't see that happening.
Anyone remember Governor Gloom?
i'll chime in with a new angle-
i think the real problem is that people in this country no longer agree that personal freedom/liberty is of the utmost importancy. once you let go of that, it all crumbles.
Point?
Point?
@justwords
Aha, new tournament! :) Any interesting players on the field?
Names and numbers please. :)
Can you perhaps put down some names of Alabama politicians so I can give a fresh review on them? 'Cos I am an outsider from far abroad... Haha (please add not to much, how you call them?, southern baptist freaks, I am kind allergic to them, but try me anyway. On the other hand, southern baptist still seams relaxed compared to mormons, those folks are really from another world it seems......
Thanx dude :)
I have a fresh new angle. Help out the polititions and Judges who are pro cannibis with your kind support and together we can explore the universe on a magic school bus. I'm talking about some of those Judges that are peaking out from behind the hedgerow
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I don't know, I have family in the south and they do drugs in all those small towns (bigger ones too) like it's going out of style and about to expire.
In almost all of the south I've been it is like being nude. No one gets arrested for that unless they go in public and even then it is iffy if they aren't doing something to upset someone. I'm not a expert but I try to be and informed laymen and it seems like it is most common to find someone who thinks what you want and put them in office. Just a thought.