Let us let go of our innocence and embrace reality.
Anytime you are voting, you are voting for the lesser of two evils. Well, at least I hope you are. But lets not take this expression out of context. It is not necessarily the fault of any one politician, it is the system. The system is evil!
Just because capitalism is the best system the world has seen, it does not mean it is the right one.
So how can I be making these claims? Well...
Guy A wants to drill Alaska VS Guy B who wants to put money into clean energy
Guy A wants tax cuts for the rich VS Guy B who wants to tax the rich
AND SO ON, AND SO FORTH
So, depending on personal belief, one guy is the right guy, and therefore not evil. I am with guy B all the way, so how is he still evil?
Well... Even though I agree with all the things guy B wants to do, what about all the other things I want done that will see no progress?
Guy B is better for a number of reasons, in my opinion, but he is still discouraging our children from thinking by allowing standardized test to be required. Now teachers have to focus ONLY on getting their students ready for these tests, and that they can't teach anything else. So now we have a noneducational education system that not only wants, but needs people to be incapable of thinking critically.
Guy B is also evil because of his personal interests. He is not going to be willing to do something potentially good if people don't understand and down the road will cost him votes.
And the list goes on and on.
Because the system is what is evil, choosing the lesser of two evils is unarguably necessary.
So please, don't discourage people from voting because they think all of their choices are evil. Try to understand why they would make such a claim and start thinking more realistically about what is going on in politics.
Thank You.
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I find it funny that you think I do not know what is realistically going on in politics because I chose to say I think it is wrong to say "you are voting for the lesser of two evils". I am actually a very informed person when it comes to politics and I choose to believe that if you know what you are voting for and who you believe in, then you are not voting for the lesser of two evils. Just because I choose to believe that I didn't vote for the lesser of two evils doesn't mean that I am innocent and haven't embraced reality. I think that the comment of voting for "the lesser of two evils" has become an overused excuse for many people.
ReplyDeleteJackie,
ReplyDeleteYou are misinterpreting my position on the issue. It is not about you, it is about me.
Please don't assume that I am making any assumptions about you in any way. This post is how I feel about this issue and why I feel the way I do. So don't let our differences come between what we are doing here. Although I am a very opinionated person, I have a great deal of respect for you and where you are coming from.
Again, this post is about me and my perceptions. So if you would, I would like for you to take yourself out of the context of my position and understand where I am coming from.
I'm looking for a deeper understanding of your side of the argument. I understand where you stand, but I would like to know why you stand there.
A---------B
If we could sum up life into this A.B line, you are standing at A and I am standing at B. In order to get to the middle, we have to try as hard as we can to understand each others positions. We are on the same team and the better we understand our teammates, the better the team functions. So let us (and everyone) relax and search for that deeper understanding.