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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: jttmab who wrote (166592)7/20/2005 1:34:06 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
"..the people that don't vote don't want democracy, they want to be left alone."

IMO, a lot of people in the US don't vote because they see a Tweedledum or Tweedledee choice, both of whom really work for different interest groups and corporations, and just don't care.

I wish we had a parlimentary form of government here, with many parties and governments formed by coalitions of parties. Then, you could vote your issues and feel like you had a little clout without having to completely compromise your values. Americans have been brainwashed into thinking we have the best implementation of democracy here. After watching democracy work around the world, I no longer agree.
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