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Re: boulders on shoulders
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:47:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> You're objecting to the assertion (who made it is unimportant) that the
> only reason people fail to join a group is because they don't understand it.
> Further, you're asserting that there are plenty of valid reasons, such as
> justifiably higher priorities, time constraints, etc., not to join a group.
> Am I reading you correctly? If not, please correct me.
Yes, this is exactly what I was trying to say.
> I don't (as you do not) accept that the number is low because everyone
> else "doesn't get it," nor do I accept that everyone else failed to vote LP
> simply because of higher priorities. Some, no doubt, were unable to vote
> precisely for that reason, but not enough to explain the low numbers.
While I don't have numbers in front of me because politics is not my area of
expertise, I am under the understanding that voter totals seem to be going down
more every year, across the board. Many, many people simply do not vote
anymore. Whether they would vote for the LP or any other party is difficult to
say because you can't judge unexpressed intent. Perhaps that would be a good
topic for another thread. IE: Why aren't large numbers of people voting at
all anymore? Why are so many people disenfranchised with the entire political
process?
Katie
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| (...) Now *that's* a worthy debate. It was actually my impression that the recent presidential election had higher than usual turnout, especially among African-Americans, but I don't have the numbers at hand to back that up, either (I'll check on (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Ah, thank you. Your phrasing has made me realize what I've been missing in your previous posts, and some clarification from my "side" is indeed in order. Let me paraphrase and see if I'm understanding you: You're objecting to the assertion (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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