The political scene is in full swing and the political machines are churning away with still well over a year before the election. Why do we often hear our choices are between the lesser of two evils? I want to be led by a good!
With certainty, one man has shown us a path to remove the burdens of a government that does not serve its people and that is Ghandi. With the combined will and action of others the greatest power of the day met its match. In actuality it was through non participation that these wonderful feats were accomplished. That time is without a doubt upon us again in this great nation of ours and we must regain control of our democracy.
Though the paths to this are many, one obvious fact shines through. You can not continue to fuel the very system that has been hijacked by an elite that hides behind corporate veils. Most of us believe that sticking with it or waiting for the democrats to be in office again will make a difference. But these are not real changes, they are only two lovers taking turns riding on top, placating their closest allies first.
Both parties regardless of who is on top serve themselves and each other first. Both are owned - the Republicans and the Democrats - entirely and completely by the wealth that puts them in front of us to begin with. The owners put candidates in front of us and believe it doesn’t matter which of these we choose as they are all controlled by the owners.
Many of you actually care a great deal about this kind of thing but perhaps now feel powerless to change the system. If we all stopped believing ourselves to be powerless maybe we could change things and reclaim our power. I believe change of this kind must be done without participating. The “get out the vote” campaigns are financed by those that own the politicians. I say it is time to make a change and we need to do so by no longer participating in this absurd dance.
Friday, March 30, 2007
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2 comments:
It sounds like 'not participating' is the same as doing nothing. So...we make the change by doing nothing?
For the most part, that is the current state of participation anyway, and look where that got us.
I fully agree. And I fully disagree.
Yes, both parties are bought. But they are far from the same. If more people of reason had voted in 2000, we would not be in an unwinnable war in Iraq, we would have signed the Kyoto protocol, we would not be buried once again in national debt, Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo would not have happened, and America might still have a shred of moral credibility among the other nations of the world.
If you're concerned about the role of money in politics, you're not alone. But to throw up your hands and say "I quit" will only make things worse. Donate to those few good candidates you can find. Sponsor a ballot initiative for election reform. Or at the very least, don't sit on the sidelines and watch the greater of two evils win.
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