Politics. Run away!
She's going to blog. She is going to blog. Yes, she is going to sit down right now and blog about
anything.
Like toothpaste.
Have you ever tried to pick a toothpaste? Did you see all the choices?
Now how many political parties do you have from to choose?
2. When it gets down to it, you've got two choices. D or R. R or D.
So...does capitalism equal democracy?
This is fresh on the brain. I'm taking American Government from a professor of the left persuasion. I do not care to regurgitate everything I've heard from her. Yet, so much of what we've discussed in class makes sense. Why do we only have two parties that count for anything? Why do we associate the accumulation of material possessions with freedom?
Let's throw poverty into the mix. How does one take care of the poor? You certainly can on a personal level. However, I struggle with our federal government's role. My instincts say, "Government, save your people! Take care of them as you should!" My head says, "The poor you will always have...." I've listened to my head for a long time, passively.
posted by Narisilme @ 6:15 PM
4 Comments:
The focus of my schooling this year is "Foundations of American Thought," which basically means any political influences of the founding fathers. So politics have been running about in my mind lately, as well . . .
And, according to John Locke, property (and the possession thereof) is the catalyst of government, and without it, government never would happened at all.
And that's the only part of your post that I remember . . . and that doesn't even really apply entirely to what you said . . .
So yes, don't mind me.
I would rather have heard about toothpaste. but then again, I am not learned in politiics, and therefore cannot really hold a particular view or taken intrest in it. I have passively listened to the silence in my head.
Do we care for the poor who are lazy? those who are lazy because of addictions? Is there a meter to decide who gets to be cared for? Is there a difference between "caring for" and "giving to"ie: throwing money at
How do we get the poor out of the pit? Don't we just give to the poor because it makes us feel better? Is it really about the poor or is it about us?
I can completely understand your frustration. So often we feel that our society tries to lump everything into two categories and we should always vote the same way. But what of the split between convention and conscience? If one votes only out of convention and tradition, nothing will ever change. However, if one votes with conscience, one cannot always trust that the ultimate decisions of those chosen will coincide with their statements during the campaign. Thus, I feel your pain.
~Marge (Mike and AJ's friend from UCR)
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