[lbo-talk] Politically Incorrect Democracy Activism

[Jack Stewart]

NOTE: The next election is going to require me to modify this post.  
Posting this text all over the web has been so much fun I don't want to 
quit.  The anger and the insults I can understand, but the two people 
who spent weeks formulating a "logical" critique of my text stun me.  
This text is not susceptible to "logical" arguments.  It's about 
political value judgments!  How important is a truly representative 
government. It is my view that, although the pile of democratic nations 
has been growing; when the ability of U.S. voters to influence their 
government is considered - the U.S. voter is close to the bottom of that 
pile!

SUBJECT: Only "GIRLIE MEN" Voted for Bush or for Kerry

A boss who needed to hire an employee for a business, would certainly 
want the greatest level of competition possible for the job opening. The 
more job seekers the happier the employer would be. In a similar 
fashion, dynamic alpha male voters and the women that appreciate them, 
would obliviously want the greatest degree of competition possible for 
their vote.  After all, the politician is also looking for a job 
opening. But good little submissive "Girlie Men" voters are always 
willing to settle for the "lesser of two evils."

Now any red blooded American knows that, whatever it is that you view as 
political evils, it's much better to settle for the "lesser of three 
evils" or better yet the "lesser of ten evils."

President Bush and Senator Kerry were apparently quite happy with what 
is called the spoiler problem. Neither candidate supported runoff 
elections or proportional representation.  I think you will agree that 
they favor maintaining the two-party system.  They probably get 
stoked-up when "Girlie Men" voters surrender their own political 
interests, and meekly vote for candidates that will perpetuate the 
two-party system.

DEFINITION OF GIRLIE MEN VOTERS:
Voters who vote to keep themselves politically powerless - because it's 
the smart thing to do.

AN EXAMPLE OF A "GIRLIE MAN" VOTER
The following text was posted on a green party mailing list -
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SUBJECT: "What We Must Do!"
BODY:   "First we must be very careful to only vote for Green candidates in
safe states, then after the election we will DEMAND Instant Runoff Voting!"
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What causes "Girlie Men" voters?  Is it lack of testosterone, lack of 
brains, or both?  Would they really rather choose a desirable female 
from a group of two, rather than a group of ten?  Is fear of increased 
political power caused by a fear of women?   Did I spell "Girlie Men" 
correctly?

Jack

My rule of thumb: People without power tend to suffer.

My ( under construction ) web site -
Political Power in the U.S.:
and why you don't have any!
http://tinyurl.com/2sdtvk