tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413308198974932470.post8619312757966997228..comments2023-03-23T07:40:52.029-04:00Comments on idleprimate: Welcome To The New Dark Agesidleprimatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287702981119643646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413308198974932470.post-87501732769853372282011-06-09T12:03:17.562-04:002011-06-09T12:03:17.562-04:00I think most of your arguments can be successfully...I think most of your arguments can be successfully grafted onto the current US scene, and I am less kind to people in my society who vote against their best interests. This is even given all the stipulations you laid bare in this post--they all ring true. The media is heavily biased towards the status quo. People are very busy with their day-to-day lives. But, if a person can watch "American Idol" every week or a sports game, that same person can take ten minutes to read a little about politics and see which candidates are better.<br /><br />During the recent spate of protests across the Midwest in the US against Republican governors and their draconian measures to gut unions and social safety nets, many people who voted for said Republicans voiced remorse. But, they were perfectly fine when the same kind of draconian measures were enacted against people they considered less worthy. <br /><br />There are many complicated factors in why people vote against their best interest, but I have to put some of the responsibility on the people themselves, even if it's a bare minimum.asiangrrlhttp://www.minnahong.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413308198974932470.post-61837713083643524652011-05-09T22:04:16.297-04:002011-05-09T22:04:16.297-04:00I like the new design!I like the new design!Tim J. Moermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029034123245749231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413308198974932470.post-37678405517090849562011-05-05T13:58:58.931-04:002011-05-05T13:58:58.931-04:00Well your first mistake Ape, is assuming that the ...Well your first mistake Ape, is assuming that the Canadian political landscape is a democratic one...it isn't for a great number of reasons, one of which you pointed out being that a large chunk of the electorate doesn't vote. One of the biggest problems in 'modern democracies' is that people are not REQUIRED to vote.If one is required to vote, by law (with stiff penalties if you don't) one would be more likely to be informed and feel that they have a stake in what the outcome is.<br />As for 'none of the above', this is not currently an option on the Canadian ballot, although it is in the Russian Federation, France and a number of other democracies.In Canada, if you pencil in or otherwise choose not to vote for the listed candidates, your ballot is considered 'destroyed'. Go to Elections Canada and look up the figures for destroyed ballots in the last several elections...it will make your head spin. <br />And I could go on and on, but that would just be ranting in your comments and not very nice at all.britehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814072505496996061noreply@blogger.com