Just for the helluvit I'll soon post my political platform (again).
It will show that I try to change reality by nibbling at the
contradictions of the establishments.
Nothing gives me greater joy.
Prepare to have your commute--or those routine commutes of
many--changed for the better overnight utilizing that bad ole incentive
systyem the way the wiser gods & goddesses intend.
It could/would/should then be your turn (or any damned time ya feel
like it) to provide a working actual model, in history and/or
currently, of what you consider righteous, just, and fair government,
or you may explain that it doesn't exist and never has in reality but
that you know it would be great... .
If Marxian socialism, national socialism, libertarianism,
Jeffersonianism, or whatever is your ideal, then ok: I suppose that
perfections of any of the above are terrific theories.
You might just cite the contem****ary Scandanivian examples, and I would
have to agree they do seem to work fairly well, but why sell Volvo to
Ford I shall quibble.
Jack Stewart wrote:
> In article <1155415770.628529.229010@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> robtcohen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> >
> > Keep reading, because I'm turning cliches upon themselves.
> >
> > I've run & lost for the U.S. State of Georgia legislature thrice
(count
> > 'em).
> >
>
> Georgia is a state with a long history of
> politicians explaining why powerless people
> are happy and satisfied. First it was slavery
> then segregation. Now you continue the tradition
> by explaining how wonderful it is that the voters
> lack effective representation.
>
> According to James Madison, politics is primarily
> about interests, and the interests of politicians
> such as yourself, are very different from the common
> interests of U.S. voters.
>
> You may not wish to admit it but the politician is not
> the voters friend. The voter is the politician's boss,
> and employees tend to resent their boss. Not only
> that - but for whatever reason you were rejected as
> unfit for employment.
>
> When peoples interests differ strongly, there is little
> reason to engage in further discussion. My true audience
> is the voters of any nation, and by voters I mean people
> who's vote is their primary form of political power.
>
> My purpose is to help them to understand the situation
> of the U.S. voter. The voters of all nations have
> common interests that differ from those of the political
> class. I do thank you for helping to confirm that fact.
>
> Since political power influences the survival, health,
> and economic well being of the voters and their children -
> it is no wonder that you lost.
>
> Your limited interest in representative government implies that
> you would serve the interests of the voter little better than
> the slave master served the interests of the slave. If you really
> are a member of, or closely associated with, the professional
> political class - I am surprised that you used your real name!
>
> I think that the voters would agree with John Adams view of
> political representation rather than yours.
>
> "[Legislatures in the United States] should be an exact
> ****trait, in miniature, of the people at large, as it
> should think, feel, reason, and act like them."
> -- John Adams
>
> Jack
>
> "The case for pro****tional representation is
> fundamentally the same as that for representative
> democracy. Only if an assembly represents the full
> diversity of opinion within a nation can its decisions
> be regarded as the decisions of the nation itself."
> Attribution: Encyclopedia Britannica
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