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You know, the "Bush-paid Nader ads" sounds suspiciously like
the Cheney story and every other entertaining and even plausible legends that
travels the net. I'd want to know the source of the story before I
put any stock in.
The notion of "swapping my vote" with someone makes me uneasy
on so many levels--including the privacy and integrity of my vote. Seems
to me that I'm "selling out" my vote to appease someone else's fear, which is
not, to me, voting my conscience. And to be honest, it seems to me that
websites that advocate such a practice could only get parties and candidates in
trouble, as it probably violates some kind of election and racketeering
laws. Think of how outraged you'd be if you found out that the candidates
themselves were sponsoring such sites. What right do we have to demand our
politicians not engage in practices that we ourselves engage in?
Tangentially, but to illustrate my last comment--I was talking
with my partner last night about the election and the state of things and it was
occurring to me that the while the public complains about candidates being owned
by corporations, more and more people are investing in and encouraging that very
system, creating a stake for themselves in a system that inherently works
against them. When we are unable or unwilling to walk away from the
corporations and what they wave in our faces, how can we demand with a straight
that politicians do the same? (Should we address corporate funding of the
arts here?????)
You get the rulers you deserve.
Have a nice day. =8-)
"Those poor kids. So young. So
nauseous."
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