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June 12 2008
c3o: ... I do think broad social change can come from politics (does a country have public healthcare or not, do minorities have equal rights in every way, etc), you just can't expect them to solve your individual pet problems ...
Thought 2, in which I mistake a humorous sign for an actual argument: "Voting for nobody" is obviously not going to change shit. Voting for, say, a libertarian who wants to limit the role of government so that you have more freedom for your own "personal movements and actions" would make a lot more sense.
I agree, and I have to rephrase my original statement: the current state of politics, where tabloid stories are more important than facts, and people know which subculture our chancellors' daughter belongs to, but not what the Lisbon treaties actually say, is a farce. Politics can bring real change, if it's real politics.
Thought 2, in which I mistake a humorous sign for an actual argument: "Voting for nobody" is obviously not going to change shit. Voting for, say, a libertarian who wants to limit the role of government so that you have more freedom for your own "personal movements and actions" would make a lot more sense.
Well, yes, but where would you even get such a person to vote for? In the current representative system, you get the same center bullshit from everyone, with slight deviations at the edges. Which is bullshit, to say it bluntly.
