The reason that most people don't care about elections, and won't vote, is because the debates/issues of the campaign are irrelevant to them. The campaigns don't target most voters -- they assume that, if you even vote, you've generally already decided who to vote for.
So instead of discussing wide-ranging issues, and actually arguing (which doesn't mean "My plan's better!" "No, my plan's better!"), they go for a few key topics that they figure will convince one-topic-voting middle of the roaders.
Do you really believe that the future of our nation and direction of the people who live here is centrally based on school vouchers, cheaper prescription drugs for seniors (hey, I buy prescription drugs, too, but ain't nobody trying to buy my vote), and social security? People gloss over things like, oh, I don't know, economics and foreign policy. Apparently, people seem okay with the fact that Dubya, the would-be representative of our country to the world, is about as conversant with world politics as a college freshman! This is bizarre!
And Gore...well, Gore's the lesser of two evils, but that still means that he's evil. The Democratic party is like methadone to liberal junkies -- it gives them enough of a social kick to stop them going out and making a real difference in the world. I think that, in terms of developing political consciousness in this country, it's a bad thing -- it keeps us sheeplike, and distracts us from the transformation of our republic into a corporate oligarchy. See http://www.billionairesforbushorgore.co m.
Plenty of folk who could do plenty good as activists and active voters and citizens are lulled by the vague social bread-and-circuses of the Dems.
So hey, yeah, I'm voting for Nader, so the Green Party can get matching funds, so that in four years when things are f-ed up even more, they can put up a real fight. Remember, corporate soft-money contributions have _doubled_ since the last election. That's not 10% growth, or 50% growth, but _doubled_. I don't want my politics to be corporate PR.
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So instead of discussing wide-ranging issues, and actually arguing (which doesn't mean "My plan's better!" "No, my plan's better!"), they go for a few key topics that they figure will convince one-topic-voting middle of the roaders.
Do you really believe that the future of our nation and direction of the people who live here is centrally based on school vouchers, cheaper prescription drugs for seniors (hey, I buy prescription drugs, too, but ain't nobody trying to buy my vote), and social security? People gloss over things like, oh, I don't know, economics and foreign policy. Apparently, people seem okay with the fact that Dubya, the would-be representative of our country to the world, is about as conversant with world politics as a college freshman! This is bizarre!
And Gore...well, Gore's the lesser of two evils, but that still means that he's evil. The Democratic party is like methadone to liberal junkies -- it gives them enough of a social kick to stop them going out and making a real difference in the world. I think that, in terms of developing political consciousness in this country, it's a bad thing -- it keeps us sheeplike, and distracts us from the transformation of our republic into a corporate oligarchy. See http://www.billionairesforbushorgore.co m.
Plenty of folk who could do plenty good as activists and active voters and citizens are lulled by the vague social bread-and-circuses of the Dems.
So hey, yeah, I'm voting for Nader, so the Green Party can get matching funds, so that in four years when things are f-ed up even more, they can put up a real fight. Remember, corporate soft-money contributions have _doubled_ since the last election. That's not 10% growth, or 50% growth, but _doubled_. I don't want my politics to be corporate PR.