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Tue 15 Aug, 2006 07:38 am
"What do we gain by having a vote?"
It seems to me that what we gain depends upon what we invest. If the vote is not accompanied by an investment of time and intellect directed at comprehending our self and our world then the vote becomes somewhat like our vote as to what is the best football team, ours or theirs.
Because our citizens invest little of themselves into our democracy it is a shallow popularity poll. Those who run the country give us these political teams that we can choose one or the other to be ?'our team' and we can battle ?'their team' and shout and laugh and rage at one another all to no avail because those who run the show use all this just to keep us happy with ?'bread and circus'.
I think that our (US) democracy is a shallow popularity poll. What do you think?
"I think that our (US) democracy is a shallow popularity poll. What do you think? "
If our "shallow" democracy is such a sham, why don't you propose a better form of government or election vehicle?
I think your description of our political system is "shallow".
Actually, I remember reading something a year ago about how our vote is silly. The electoral college is a very inefficient means of voting. It doesn't actually convey each person's thoughts. A few mathematicians came us with 2 or 3 other methods that would mathematically guarantee every vote counted equally. But of course, I forgot what those were. ;-)
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