Friday, August 27, 2004
More Politics...
Shining Dragon wrote:
I am not supporting a third party. I never said I thought that voting for the person you think is best, even if its outside of the big two, had any chance of winning.
You assume to much.
People only want to back a winner. Its only natural. The current group think is "If I don't vote R or D then I am wasting my vote." This is not true. It is however true that in todays America you vote only has any chance of counting toward the winner if you vote either R or D.
My point is that we should not see things this way. Its one of those things that everyone has to think the same way, or at least play by the same rules for it to work. And we all know it never will, but I can dream I guess.
The idea is to vote for the person you feel is best for the office, and not to look at party. That could be for the Bush, that could be for Kerry. It could be for any third party person, or really any person that you feel would be the best person for the job.
It would require that people think for themselves, which I think we can agree, most can not. It would require that people be informed and honest about how they feel about who they are voting for. It require that people vote for the person they want to see in office and not for the person that will beat the person they DONT want to see in office.
I have no illusions that this will ever happen. I also have no illusions to whether my vote will put someone in the White House if I am voting for someone other then the R or D Canidate.
But its honest and its what I think is right. It will not be cast in fear, but out of hope.
So who would I vote for if the election was today? Well if I had to vote today, the person I think would be the best President is Edwards. So unless I find someone better that is who I will be casting my vote for.
Think thats silly? Think that is naïve? Well you are welcome to. Its my vote, its my voice.
To me, this implied that if you want to see a third party in the White House then you should vote for that person. Believing that, at this time, this will result in your preferred candidate getting there is somewhat naïve.
I am not supporting a third party. I never said I thought that voting for the person you think is best, even if its outside of the big two, had any chance of winning.
You assume to much.
People only want to back a winner. Its only natural. The current group think is "If I don't vote R or D then I am wasting my vote." This is not true. It is however true that in todays America you vote only has any chance of counting toward the winner if you vote either R or D.
My point is that we should not see things this way. Its one of those things that everyone has to think the same way, or at least play by the same rules for it to work. And we all know it never will, but I can dream I guess.
The idea is to vote for the person you feel is best for the office, and not to look at party. That could be for the Bush, that could be for Kerry. It could be for any third party person, or really any person that you feel would be the best person for the job.
It would require that people think for themselves, which I think we can agree, most can not. It would require that people be informed and honest about how they feel about who they are voting for. It require that people vote for the person they want to see in office and not for the person that will beat the person they DONT want to see in office.
I have no illusions that this will ever happen. I also have no illusions to whether my vote will put someone in the White House if I am voting for someone other then the R or D Canidate.
But its honest and its what I think is right. It will not be cast in fear, but out of hope.
So who would I vote for if the election was today? Well if I had to vote today, the person I think would be the best President is Edwards. So unless I find someone better that is who I will be casting my vote for.
Think thats silly? Think that is naïve? Well you are welcome to. Its my vote, its my voice.
