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Thanks 1Time!
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 10:26 AM
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Thank you for that thought provoking poem.
posted by
1TimeSoldier
on March 16, 2007 at 8:56 AM
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Yes Tony, I do.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on March 16, 2007 at 8:47 AM
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Thanks Dylan!
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 8:45 AM
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Hi Bhaskar- thanks! Doncha just hate those darn dictators?
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 8:43 AM
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Thanks Kabu!
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 8:42 AM
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Good poem.
posted by
Dyl_Pickle
on March 16, 2007 at 7:17 AM
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An excellent reminder Tony to beware of dictators thru vote the dictator.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on March 16, 2007 at 5:29 AM
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I agree similar here
posted by
Kabu
on March 16, 2007 at 5:10 AM
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Thanks OTA
It's not meant to be too depressing or critical of anyone. Let's just be glad we've got a vote - that's the main weapon against dictators.
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 4:45 AM
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Thanks MsVision!!
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 4:44 AM
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Thanks MC!
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 4:43 AM
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Thanks Whacky and friend!
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 16, 2007 at 4:43 AM
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Tony
I sometimes have my head in the proverbial sand.. this is an excellant reminder of the dangers of that behavior..
posted by
Blue_feathers
on March 16, 2007 at 3:58 AM
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a challenging poem
I had to think about it for a while which I liked.
posted by
MsVision
on March 16, 2007 at 3:43 AM
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sobering words... for the non-voters and voters alike...
posted by
marieclaire66
on March 15, 2007 at 9:39 PM
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Wow! awesome!
A rose
from Bo =^..^= and one
from me!
posted by
Whacky
on March 15, 2007 at 8:33 PM
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Thanks Chris!!
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 15, 2007 at 4:01 PM
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Very well written Tony.
posted by
Scramble
on March 15, 2007 at 2:37 PM
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That is very true, Rithwik.
We also create our own information, which is not always true.
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 15, 2007 at 2:29 PM
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a lot to think.we believe information,not truth.information comes through the seive of varying interests.
rithwik.lancs
posted by
rihwik.lancs
on March 15, 2007 at 2:00 PM
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Hi Mneme - I suppose compulsory voting would be a change for the better,
but for reasons alluded to in my previous comment, it wouldn't change that much in terms of who gets elected, but it would legitimise whoever won more. It would not, though, mean that the majority actually did want that person or party in power, any more than a system does where only a small percentage bother to vote.
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 15, 2007 at 1:40 PM
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Hi troosha. Yes, I see the dilemma. I don't always vote either.
This is because my vote would change nothing, unless i was living in an area where you could not predict the winner.Then i would be motivated to vote. The poem was really 'inspired' by looking at the news and seeing articles about Mugabe and then Castro, and I just meant to demonstrate how the democratic voting system, even with its weaknesses we are all aware of, ensures that in most western countries we do not get old men hanging on to power. Bush will go and Blait will go, no matter what they would want to do. It's well known that Blair, in particular, would like to carry on, but his fellow party members in Parliament feel he has become an electoral liability and are refusing to support his continued leadership. So although British voters do not directly get to elect Blair or whoever takes over, as Prime Minister, they do have an indirect say, and this results in an inability for a PM to remain longer than the voters want him or her to.
posted by
Antonionioni
on March 15, 2007 at 1:37 PM
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Tonyzonit
I wonder how long it will be before voting in the US and UK is made compulsory like it is in Australia? Great work.
posted by
mneme
on March 15, 2007 at 1:19 PM
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Tony
Sometimes I think our "voice" is more like a whisper lost in the winds of hidden agenda. Hence, I have become somewhat apathetic when it comes to politics although it's the collective voice that can ultimately effect change. I bet there are a lot of "me's" out there though and that's unfortunate.
posted by
Troosha
on March 15, 2007 at 12:23 PM
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