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[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by TGRR

Thanks for electing Bush!

At the time I thought it was more important to vote my heart, morally and ethically. I was of the opinion that maybe things needed to get really bad before we could change the system. Maybe now we will find out, because things are really, really bad.

I have always thought that, if people would vote for who they really believed was the best candidate, instead of voting for the lesser of two evils, we could change the system. But people are too afraid to vote outside of the two party system. And that is sad.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by sugarpop

At the time I thought it was more important to vote my heart, morally and ethically. I was of the opinion that maybe things needed to get really bad before we could change the system. Maybe now we will find out, because things are really, really bad.

I have always thought that, if people would vote for who they really believed was the best candidate, instead of voting for the lesser of two evils, we could change the system. But people are too afraid to vote outside of the two party system. And that is sad.

Politics is the art of the possible, and political realities are still realities. Expecting the people to act in their own best interests is the fundamental flaw with communism and laissez faire capitalism. It does not allow for pack mentality and perversity (ie, the tendency to do something definitely NOT in your own self interest).

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by TGRR

Politics is the art of the possible, and political realities are still realities. Expecting the people to act in their own best interests is the fundamental flaw with communism and laissez faire capitalism. It does not allow for pack mentality and perversity (ie, the tendency to do something definitely NOT in your own self interest).

I have to agree with this. Though there are other factors beyond pack mentality at work in creating perverse responses. There are also conflicting loyalties/interests at work. Often it's a matter of balancing those conflicts in whichever manner feels most comfortable, or possible at the time. For instance, gender and class often offer competing political claims for an individual to take account of. Personal (or class) financial health may compete with national financial health. Many people have conflicting ideals when it comes to social and economic policies.