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Psychopathology in Canadian Politics: Stephen Harper's Ruthless Drive for Power
Harold:
Hello,
Just made a thread regarding the upcoming election.... sorry bout that, maybe my thread can be included here. :)
D:
Hey Fabric
My feelings are also very similar to yours. I also have always thought that the voting system is a sham and there is pretty much no point in voting because in the end the PTB will do what they will do anyway, and so I've never voted.
But this year, I'm looking at things with a different perspective.
For one, I really hate the Harper government, and I really don't think Iggy and the Liberals are any better. So I thought to myself, if there is even a minor chance that my vote would actually count for something, I rather give it to someone else. Even though the place I live is majority conservative, at this point I don't care. I also have a feeling that a lot of people are in the same place I am in their line of thinking. People seem to just want a change... whatever that may be.
I saw on the news that there was a 34 % increase in advanced voting since 2008. I find that interesting. It just seems like more and more people are wanting change.
As for who I'm going to vote for.. I'll be voting NDP. I'm going for the lesser of evils here.
Layton's claim of capping interest rates is good if he goes through with it. He wants to tax corporations, and has other good points too. Like I've heard that his immigration policies are not too bad- he wants to help provide visas/immigration for older parents of immigrants. He doesn't like privatized health care (unlike Harper and Iggy) and all in all NDP seems more free-thinker friendly... and less corporate-friendly. They also seem to want to abolish the Senate which I don't mind.
In the end I think of it like this... I'm a person who is well aware that this world is most likely a one world government. And that the Canadian elections, like any other election is basically changing the puppet or actor on the main stage. So I will vote with no anticipation. Something may come of it, or it may not. At least, I can rest easy thinking that I did actually do something about whatever happens.
To me, voting is kind of like the lottery. Winning the lottery is highly unlikely, and you have a 1% chance of winning. But if you don't ever buy one, you won't even get that 1%. I rather have 1% than nothing. Fwiw.
Mac:
I've voted in many elections over the years. Giving it some thought I realized that my vote had not changed the outcome of any of them. My act of voting was simply a "Yes" vote to the system itself. By my voting I was saying that I approved of the system as a whole and all of it's acts.
I can see that voting to choose who will govern could be a good thing. But not in world ruled by psychopaths. Voting in the present circumstances just allows us to choose which gang of thugs will rule.
FWIW
Mac
Gandalf:
--- Quote from: Harold on April 28, 2011, 08:28:28 AM ---Hello,
Just made a thread regarding the upcoming election.... sorry bout that, maybe my thread can be included here. :)
--- End quote ---
Hi Harold,
Your new thread has been merged with this one.
fabric:
Hi All,
Thanks for your comments. I do think what is important to me the the intent with which I am voting. I have no illusions about our government (or any government for that matter) doing anything beneficial for us "commoners"....
I do like the lottery idea, and I think that is an interesting way to look at it. I guess to me it's about keeping the playing field a little more level... a minority government has all these different parties vying for their policies and I'd rather see them bickering n fighting amongst themselves rather than united in screwing us over. The do it us via racism, class, sexuality etc etc, so that we as a people never unite and truly see what they are up to. In that sense progress is slow. So if I can even get one chance to effect that to them (have a taste of your own medicine!), then it's worth a shot. I know that my 'vote' won't effect any true change, but it's more an act to show the universe I will at least try do something, with this specific intent in mind... and expecting nothing of it. osit.
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