Reply #4: Beg to differ there dpt [View All]

[MadHound]

Let me preface this by saying I didn't see this particular piece, nor do I endorse the notion of not critisizing the shrub.

That said, there are a lot of people out there who aren't voting because they realize that on the national level, modern politics is nothing but a shell game anyway. We have been reduced to voting for the lesser of two evils, both of whom are controlled by the same corporate masters. Yes, there are some differences in the candidates, but most are minor, and the whole matter really comes down to whether we the people want to get screwed with or without lube.

C'mon, we had a Democratic president in Clinton who pulled such wonderful moves such as the Telecom Act, NAFTA, FTAA, welfare "reform", and so many others that thirty years ago Clinton could have run on the 'Pug ticket.

What we really need in this country is a candidate who will truly make a difference. The only one I see in the current crop of Dems is Dennis Kucinich, and I doubt that he will get the nod. Thus once again next fall we will be stuck with the same ol' same ol' and once again set a new record for voter apathy.

Now what is interesting, and quite telling, is the run of the Green Party. These folks are going out and bringing voters back into the process. In the '00 election, one half of their supporters hadn't voted in a couple of election cycles. What brought these people out? A candidate and platform that people could see made a difference. That's why I think that if the Dems don't start implementing real changes soon then they're going to dry up and blow away. People will go to where they see the real action, and that certainly isn't with the same corporate controlled Dem/'Pug dichotomy.