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June 12 2008
kewagi
kewagi: "... democracy is just a show ... any real change, be it personal or social, must come from personal and post-political movements and actions"
Thought 1: Without you having specified what such movements and actions would be: This attitude is too cynical for me. I just think people have unrealistic expectations of elections and politicians (who often nurture those expectations). I do think broad social change can come from politics (does a country have public healthcare or not, do minorities have equal rights in every way, etc), you just can't expect them to solve your individual pet problems: "Listen to your concerns" can mean any of a million contradicting things, so naturally lots of people are going to be disappointed if that's what they're hoping for.
Thought 2, in which I mistake a humorous sign for an actual argument: "Voting for nobody" is obviously not going to change shit. Voting for, say, a libertarian who wants to limit the role of government so that you have more freedom for your own "personal movements and actions" would make a lot more sense.
Thought 1: Without you having specified what such movements and actions would be: This attitude is too cynical for me. I just think people have unrealistic expectations of elections and politicians (who often nurture those expectations). I do think broad social change can come from politics (does a country have public healthcare or not, do minorities have equal rights in every way, etc), you just can't expect them to solve your individual pet problems: "Listen to your concerns" can mean any of a million contradicting things, so naturally lots of people are going to be disappointed if that's what they're hoping for.
Thought 2, in which I mistake a humorous sign for an actual argument: "Voting for nobody" is obviously not going to change shit. Voting for, say, a libertarian who wants to limit the role of government so that you have more freedom for your own "personal movements and actions" would make a lot more sense.
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