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Politics : Canadian Political Free-for-All -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: marcos who wrote (124)	11/2/2000 2:20:17 PM
From: canuck-l-head	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37138

Marcos: I understand your point of view. And I respect your position that you don't want any religious fanaticism rammed down your throat. Unfortunately, because we live in a so-called "social" world, there is always stuff that we have to tolerate that we don't like. I don't like people who preach fire and brimstone. Some of the nicest people I met actually turned out to be bible-thumpers the first time I went to their house for coffee (I never went back). Tolerance (I suspect you and I agree on this) doesn't mean we are going to cause other people harm just because we think they are weird, tolerance DOES mean that as long as they live their life and leave us in peace, we will accept them. And tolerance means we have the discretion of allowing people into our home that we like, and telling people that we don't like to bugger off. Tolerance, unfortunately, means that there come moments in our life when we just have to turn the world off. We need to recharge. We need to recoup and regroup. But I firmly believe that not everyone has the capacity to recoup, regroup and move on quickly. That's why we see indifference when it comes time to vote. Canadians (we are not alone) are so bombarded with information and (as GerPol pointed out) mis-information that they just can't take it anymore. So they shut down. They tune out. They go into denial, just because they can't handle the stress. I believe elections are won by those who vote FOR, those who vote AGAINST and those who NEGLECT TO VOTE PERIOD. All I know is that there is never, ever going to be a politician that is perfect. They are all human, which means that we have to accept their weaknesses and hope that that their strengths bring positive results. Stockwell being a Christian doesn't intimidate or bother me: He doesn't preach his religion from his podium, he isn't trying to convert anyone to Christianity, and the basic "platform" which he represents is favourable to me - much more so than the NDP, Conservatives, Bloc or Liberals. I actually voted Liberal in the last election. Yup. And I did it because I figured it was important to vote, and I believed that showing political stability to the rest of the world would bode well for the Canadian economy. Unfortunately, I didn't realize the Liberals were gonna get crazy!!! Their social policies really, really scare me. I want to rectify my shortsightedness FAST before it is too late. The Conservatives haven't got the guts to get rid of Joe Clark, so there is no way I want to go there. The Bloc is self-centered, the "me" party, so I won't go there. The NDP's only agenda is to be what every other party isn't - so there is no point in going there. The Alliance is the only party that wants to get back to basics. They want to ensure that politicians are accountable to the taxpayers (what a novel concept). And they don't want to socially re-engineer Canada, which was and is a waste of our money. We have a military that the Liberals have allowed to disintegrate. We have a network of highways that is dangerous due to the congestion and lack of maintenance. We have trade barriers between the provinces that discourage expansion and progress. And, I believe that the Alliance is the only party that wants to address what is really important - simplifying government so that Canada can get back on its feet. We are floundering, mired in taxation because the government thought it could solve everything - and billed us for it's failed efforts. Regards, canuck-l-head