> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/28/nyregion/28wbai.html
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This is an example of one of the most annoying things about the Left. These people in New York are fighting over bread crumbs. Instead of organizing to take over the bread factory they are rioting over a choice bread crust that has fallen off of the table.
What would happen if left media activists devoted their passions and resources to take over other stations on the radio dial, or at least put together a national network that was a bit more ambitious than the jaded folks who run Pacifica? The right wing has been very effective in taking over the airwaves. Right wing hate radio dominates talk radio. Religious groups like the American Family Association have built national networks to spread their propoganda online. Why fight over WBAI when we could aspire to something bigger and better?
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If people eat their ballots, then that nut-case Stockwell Day will get in. Right-wingers aren't angst-ridden about voting. Don't we have to vote strategically, even if that means voting for the Liberals?
Having to decide between Tweedledum and Tweedledee -- that's not a choice -- that's a threat. Our electoral system favors a two-party race, and we should reject it. We have to start working towards a democratic system that doesn't force people to vote for the lesser of two evils (or the evil of two lessers). We can't keep jumping from election to election, voting for one moron because we're terrified that there's something worse. Now's the time to stop legitimizing this process and take a stand for fundamental, long-term change. It's more important to call attention to the farce of electoral politics than to split-hairs by choosing between Tweedledumb andTweedledee (or The Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the Doormouse for that matter).
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