A SWING TO THE LEFT
November 08, 2006
by: jovial_cynic
by: jovial_cynic
My left-leaning friends are all cheering the win of the House and Senate by the Democrats, and the expected change that is supposed to wash over the United States, as though a new empire has been established.
Me? Yeah... maybe not.
Don't get me wrong -- I think that some things will change. I'm aware that the politicians voted into office have every intention of tipping the balance towards Democratic-party ideals. I'm just not convinced that it makes things any better.
As stated in comment for a previous post, I don't think down party lines, so if I did vote (which I don't), I certainly wouldn't vote down party lines. That said, why would I vote for somebody who is, by definition, a representative of the party, regardless of the political aisle they choose? In the House and Congress, the game is to create a majority vote among the representatives, such that the officials aren't really representating the people, but rather the party. It's all about agenda.
... and it makes me sick. The whole electoral process makes me sick. People vote, and they feel smarmy and great about themselves as though they've made a difference... and in my mind, it's a bit like Christians who pay their tithes to church and act like they've fulfilled their requirement to take care of the poor and the hungry, when in fact, all they've really done is passed off the responsibility of doing something to a representative organization. Let the church make the change. Let the politician make the change.
Disgusting.
I'd rather get my hands dirty and make a real difference. This whole representative democracy nonsense is worthless.
I, for one, welcome our new Democrat overlords.
Me? Yeah... maybe not.
Don't get me wrong -- I think that some things will change. I'm aware that the politicians voted into office have every intention of tipping the balance towards Democratic-party ideals. I'm just not convinced that it makes things any better.
As stated in comment for a previous post, I don't think down party lines, so if I did vote (which I don't), I certainly wouldn't vote down party lines. That said, why would I vote for somebody who is, by definition, a representative of the party, regardless of the political aisle they choose? In the House and Congress, the game is to create a majority vote among the representatives, such that the officials aren't really representating the people, but rather the party. It's all about agenda.
... and it makes me sick. The whole electoral process makes me sick. People vote, and they feel smarmy and great about themselves as though they've made a difference... and in my mind, it's a bit like Christians who pay their tithes to church and act like they've fulfilled their requirement to take care of the poor and the hungry, when in fact, all they've really done is passed off the responsibility of doing something to a representative organization. Let the church make the change. Let the politician make the change.
Disgusting.
I'd rather get my hands dirty and make a real difference. This whole representative democracy nonsense is worthless.
I, for one, welcome our new Democrat overlords.