Posted on 10/18/2004 3:40:49 PM PDT by Hi Heels
There's nothing silly about doing so since it's the reality that if we don't compaign for their votes, Dems will.
We don't have to like it, though, and the thought expressed above I believe is sound.
...Silly me. I've been working precincts trying to talk them into voting for Bush...
If you're educating them, and they're willing to be educated, God bless you, and keep up the good work.
think about it for a minute... forced voting means that the ignorant un-informed masses will vote for whoever had the most impressive advertising blitz, guaranteeing the election of the most populist and effective liar.
not voting is itself a choice, and IMHO, a quite honorable one.
Silly me...I guess I don't feel the need to educate certain people that are "undecided" for attention purposes only.
LOL - me too.. There is nothing sillier, IMO, than having someone like "Utility commissioner" be elected by popular vote. They ought to be hired by someone that has actually seen their resume ;~D
Are you saying you disagree with the sensible opinion that if one doesn't know much about the candidates and hasn't made an informed decision they ought not vote?
Or are you commenting on the vaunted "undecideds" being undecided at this late date?
i agree with the guy. learn the issues. knowledge is our friend. get your knowledge from a good source. if you don't know the issues, or if you decide not to work or pay taxes, then please don't vote.
It makes perfect sense to me. Ive encouraged most of my friends to vote but a couple of others I prefer that they don't.
I have one friend who if he were going to vote I would slash his tires because he will vote for whoever promises him the most "free" stuff. He's lived on various forms of welfare for at least 10 years. He's quite happy with the "free" medical care his kids get. It's bad enough that taxpayers pay for him to get fat, high, and play video games all day. There ain't no way in hell I'm going to encourage him to vote.
It is a responsibility to be informed and then vote. If one hasn't accomplished the former, they ought not perform the latter.
but then again, If they were smart,They wouldn't be morons.
Ya just can't win
Australia as well. Thank God they made the right choice.
The problem is, if you're a moron, you're probably to stupid to know it.
If I take the time to educate myself on the issues and then vote on that information and some illinformed undecided comes along and just flips a coin and cancels out my vote you better believe I want that moron to stay home and not vote at all.
He's not telling people to be ignorant and lazy. He's saying that if you ARE ignorant and too lazy to learn about the issues----stay home.
This is what I tell everyone after they say they haven't kept up with politics and admits they don't know much about the issues. If you try and tell them they just zone out. Best thing to do is tell them to stay home.
I think everyone should at least make the effort to find out about what the candidates are saying, consider their policies and make a decision (obviously I'm dreaming here)
If they have no idea about what is going on, and are just voting for the sake of it, then they should do everyone a favour and stay home.
Another point is that if you don't vote, then please don't complain about who get's elected!
That's terrific, but assume that Stone is talking to the people you won't get to meet.
You are right, it is a responsibility, and my parents taught me that. Also part of the responsibility is to be an informed voter.
I also agree with Stone. I don't want people voting just because the person has an R or a D after his/her name, or because they like their hairstyle, etc. They would be better off just staying home on election day.
And if there are any dem lurkers reading this, don't forget to vote on Nov. 3rd...
"If you pay no attention to the great issues of the day, refuse to read or hear about politics and politicians, and know that you are utterly uninformed about political and current affairs, and feel that your relative ignorance should preclude your taking part in the vote--well heck, thank you for not watering down the vote of those who bother to be informed, and who put themselves out to learn, who feel it's part of their responsibility as citizens. It's good of you not to weaken their vote with yours. It's good of you to be honest about it."
This is the same editorial where she describes the "Broken Glass Republicans" (BG's):
"That's how the BG's feel: No self appointed elite comes into our country and pushes us around, not forever, not without answering. The answer comes Tuesday. And we'll all be in the game.It is because of the BG's that Clinton-Gore are about to be rebuked. They are about to be chastised. They are about to be rejected. They are about to be ejected.
And this is good. A new beginning, a fresh start, the stables swept clean. New history begins."
It is worth reading again before this coming election.
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