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Re: boulders on shoulders
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 19 Jun 2001 19:08:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Katie Dokken writes:
> 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.
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> Yes, this is exactly what I was trying to say.
> 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?
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 it). Still, you're right--at any level other than
presidential, voter turnout is increasingly small. I wonder whether it's a
question of disenfranchisement or simply a lack of interest. One assertion
various "third" parties is that the Democrats and Republicans are the same
party, so no one really cares who wins. Well, Bush's stance on pretty much
everything should demonstrate clearly that *his* Republican party, at least,
is distinguishable from the Democrats. In any case, I expect that low voter
turnout results from a feeling (founded or unfounded) that the voice of the
individual citizen doesn't matter, so what's the point in voting?
I'm not praising this as a great decision to make, but I fear it might
often be the case.
Regardless, I'm glad we got the particulars of our debate sorted out--it
was getting too tense around here!
Dave!
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| (...) Yes, this is exactly what I was trying to say. (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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