RE: The Great Divide and Apathy Towards Politics
April 8, 2017 at 7:40 pm
(This post was last modified: April 8, 2017 at 7:41 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Quote:You seem to be thinking that I hope to incite change or something by making some post on an internet forum? I can assure you that is not that case.
No, I don't think you 'hope to incite change'. I think you're just having a whinge.
Quote:You sit there and tell me I should "get up off my arse" then you suggest starting a petition or donating to a political candidate? That's hilarious.
I suggested other things, but let's address these two. Elected representatives, contrary to what you seem to think, do indeed respond to petitions - I've lived under three markedly different political systems, I know whereof I speak. Isn't there something in the constitution you seem to despise about 'petition the government for a redress of grievances'? I'll get to the bit about political donations below.
Quote:I don't need to participate in a broken system to diagnose or simply recognize problems within that system. Just like I don't need to be a mechanic to notice that my car isn't running correctly. The difference is, if my car broke down I could, and would want to, actually fix it.
Ok, comparing a broken car to a broken political system is rather a clumsy analogy, but let's run with it. Let's suppose that your personal security, even your life, depended on your car being operative. Which course would you take: run round to strangers singing the blues about your car, or (as you said) fix it yourself? I'm sure you'd take steps to fix the car, so why are you so resistant to fixing your political system?
Quote:Also...you call it running? I call it survival.
*shrug* Call it what you like - if it grunts like a pig and shits like a pig, there's a very good chance that it's a pig.
Quote:People like you would just be a source of food, fuel, weapons and shelter for people like me in any sort of shit-hits-the-fan situation. (though to be completely clear I have no reason to believe that anything like this will happen any time soon, I'm not some sort of doomsday prepper type)
*indulgent chuckle* Ok, tough guy. When the 'shit hits the fan', come over and help yourself to my worldly goods.
Quote:Get down from your high horse. All I wished to do was see if anyone notices the same things I notice.
If that was the intent of your post, you're not even as bright as I gave you credit for.
Quote:And if you're not bringing money into politics, you're bringing bullshit.
But donating your money to a campaign is pointless? Can't have it both ways, Chuckles.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
