Politics
Political musings
Elections: The Way It Works, Or Doesn’t
The first time I voted was in 1978. I was still the angry young man then. I was still enthusiastic about politics. Years of disappointments with successive administrations hadn’t yet made me cynical of any real change ever happening.
I was in England. It was the General Election when Margaret Thatcher came to power, and the [...]
A Picture of Failure
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Whoever you vote for, or are intending to vote for, this picture should replace the Twitter fail whale as a symbol of gross failure.
The Triumph of Ignorance: How Morons Succeed in U.S. Politics
This is a very interesting article, with some excellent points raised within it. My belief is that the media, which always seems to play to the lowest common denominator contributes a huge part in helping the morons succeed, with its continual accent on simple sound bites instead of in-depth looks at issues.
Read it here
Prop. 8
Perhaps I take too simple a view here. I don’t know.
Anyway, my thought is this. If you’re in love with someone of your own sex, and you want to have the same legal rights as my wife and I do, why the hell does it hurt me in any way if you do? It’s [...]
